George Elmer Pataki is an American politician who served as the 53rd Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. He previously served in the State Legislature from 1985 to 1994,and as the Mayor of Peekskill from 1981 to 1984. Pataki was the third Republican since 1923 to win New York's governorship,after Thomas E. Dewey and Nelson Rockefeller.
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line,James L. Buckley won election to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served for one term. Since 2010,the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position,directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010,2014 and 2018 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature,while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York,its members are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. There are currently 63 seats in the Senate.
Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in New York since July 24,2011 under the Marriage Equality Act. The Act does not have a residency restriction,as some similar laws in other U.S. states do. The Act allows religious organizations to decline to officiate at same-sex wedding ceremonies.
Arthur Jay Finkelstein was a New York state-based Republican Party (GOP) consultant who worked for conservative and right-wing candidates in the United States,Canada,Israel,Central Europe,and Eastern Europe over four decades.
Joseph Louis Bruno was an American businessman and Republican politician from upstate New York. Bruno served in the New York State Senate from 1977 to 2008 and was Senate Majority Leader from 1994 to 2008. Bruno was convicted of federal corruption charges in 2009,but his conviction was overturned on appeal and a subsequent retrial resulted in an acquittal.
Thomas W. Libous was an American politician who served as New York State Senator for the 52nd Senate District,representing the counties of Broome,Tioga,Chenango and Delaware.
Kevin Parker is an American politician from the state of New York. He is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 21st district,which comprises portions of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush,Flatbush,Midwood,Ditmas Park,Kensington,Park Slope,and Windsor Terrace. A Democrat,Parker was first elected to the Senate in 2002.
John A. DeFrancisco is an attorney and Republican politician who formerly represented District 50 in the New York State Senate from 1993 to 2018. Senate District 50 comprises Skaneateles,Pompey,Van Buren,most of Onondaga County,and the western half of Syracuse,among other communities located in Upstate New York.
Roy J. McDonald is a Republican politician and former member of the New York State Legislature who represented the 43rd District in the New York State Senate and Districts 100 and 112 in the New York State Assembly. McDonald served as Town and County Supervisor for the Town of Wilton,New York for 23 years. Following his tenure as Supervisor,McDonald served in the Assembly from 2002 to 2008 and served in the Senate from 2009 to 2012.
The 2010 New York state elections took place on November 2,2010. Due to the special election for US Senate,all of New York's six statewide offices were up for popular election on the same date. At the same time,all 29 members from New York of the U.S. House of Representatives,all 212 members of the New York State legislature,and many other local officials were elected.
Pedro Espada Jr. is an American convicted felon and former politician. A Democrat,Espada served in the New York Senate.
Mark John Grisanti is an American lawyer,politician,and judge from New York. After being elected to the New York State Senate in District 60 as a Republican in 2010,Grisanti took office as a State Senator on January 3,2011. Grisanti served in the State Senate from 2011 to 2014,when he was defeated in the Republican primary and in the general election. Grisanti was appointed to the New York State Court of Claims in May 2015 and later became an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York,Eighth Judicial District.
The Marriage Equality Act is a 2011 landmark New York State law that made same-sex marriage legal. The bill was introduced in the New York State Assembly by Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell and in the New York State Senate by Senator Thomas Duane. It was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 24,2011 and took effect on July 24,2011.
The 2012 New York state elections took place on November 6,2012. These elections included the 2012 presidential election,an election to one U.S. Senate seat,and elections to all 27 New York congressional seats,all 63 seats in the New York State Senate,and all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly.
The 2012 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6,2012 to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on September 13,2012.
Kathleen A. Marchione is an American politician from the State of New York. A Republican,Marchione served as Town Clerk and Town Supervisor in the Town of Halfmoon,New York before becoming Saratoga County Clerk. She served in that role from 1997 through 2012. In 2012,Marchione was elected to the New York State Senate in District 43;she held that position from 2013 until 2018,when she declined to seek re-election. Marchione is notable for having unseated State Senator Roy McDonald,a fellow Republican,following his 2011 vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York.
The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) was a group of several Democratic members of the New York State Senate that was formed to caucus with the Republican Party and protect its status as the majority party. At the time of its dissolution,the IDC included eight members:Jeffrey D. Klein,Marisol Alcantara,Tony Avella,David Carlucci,Jesse Hamilton,Jose Peralta,Diane Savino,and David Valesky.
The 2018 New York gubernatorial election occurred on November 6,2018. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a third term,defeating Republican Marc Molinaro and several minor party candidates. Cuomo received 59.6% of the vote to Molinaro's 36.2%.
The 2018 New York state elections took place on November 6,2018. On that date,the State of New York held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Comptroller,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,New York State Senate,New York State Assembly,and various others. Primary elections took place on September 13,2018. As of May 2018,Democrats had won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred in New York since 2002.
