Michelle Hinchey | |
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Member of the New York State Senate | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | George Amedore |
Constituency | 46th district (2021–2022) 41st district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | November 3,1987 |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Maurice Hinchey (father) |
Education | Cornell University (BS) |
Website | Campaign website State Senate website |
Michelle Hinchey (born November 3,1987) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 41st district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 1,2021. [1] [2]
Hinchey,the daughter of former Congressman Maurice Hinchey and Ilene Marder Hinchey,was born in 1987 and grew up in Saugerties. After graduating from Saugerties High School,she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University. [3]
Hinchey worked as a communications executive and served on the board of the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development. [4]
In 2020,Hinchey announced she would run for the 46th district of the New York State Senate,which was being vacated by retiring Republican George Amedore. [5] After winning the Democratic primary unopposed,Hinchey narrowly defeated Richard Amedure,her Republican opponent and George Amedore's distant cousin,by a margin of 51–49%. [6] Hinchey took office in January 2021 as part of the first Democratic Senate supermajority in decades. [7]
As a result of 2022 New York redistricting,Hinchey ran for reelection in the newly drawn 41st Senate district,against fellow incumbent Sue Serino. [8] In November 2022,Hinchey won reelection,defeating Republican Serino with 52.5% of the vote to Serino’s 47.6%. [9]
Hinchey serves as chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, [10] and introduced legislation establishing a farm soil health program advocated by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at her alma mater,Cornell University. [11] [12]
After Congressman Antonio Delgado was selected to serve as lieutenant governor of New York in May 2022,Hinchey was mentioned as a possible candidate in a special election to fill his vacant House seat. [13]
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