Shelley Mayer | |
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Member of the New York State Senate from the 37th district | |
Assumed office April 30, 2018 | |
Preceded by | George Latimer |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 90th district | |
In office January 1,2013 –April 30,2018 | |
Preceded by | Sandy Galef |
Succeeded by | Nader Sayegh |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 93rd district | |
In office March 21,2012 –December 31,2012 | |
Preceded by | Mike Spano |
Succeeded by | David Buchwald |
Personal details | |
Born | Yonkers,New York,U.S. | March 6,1952
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lee Smith |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Yonkers,New York |
Alma mater | University of California,Los Angeles (BA) SUNY Buffalo School of Law (JD) |
Signature | |
Website | Official website Campaign website |
Shelley Mayer (born March 6,1952) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate representing the 37th Senate District,which includes portions of Westchester County. Formerly a member of the New York State Assembly,Mayer was first elected in a special election in 2018.
Born and raised in Yonkers,Mayer went on to receive her B.A. at University of California,Los Angeles,and later her J.D. at the University at Buffalo Law School. [1]
Prior to her election to public office,Mayer was a Senior Counsel at the National State Attorney General Program at Columbia University,where she focused on health care and labor law rights. [1] From 2007 until early 2011,Shelley worked as Chief Counsel to the New York State Senate Conference in Albany. [2]
For over seven years,she served as Vice President of Government and Community Affairs at Continuum Health Partners in New York City. [3] From 1982 to 1994,Mayer served as an Assistant Attorney General in the office of New York Attorney General Bob Abrams. [4] She served in the Civil Rights Bureau,as Chief of the Westchester Regional Office,as the legislative liaison for the Attorney General and ultimately as a senior advisor to the Attorney General.
In 2006,Mayer made her first run for public office,losing a bid for the New York State Assembly to incumbent Republican Mike Spano. [5] Spano later went on to change parties,ran for Mayor of Yonkers in 2011 as a Democrat,and won. [6]
Mayer was first elected to the New York State Assembly on March 20,2012, [7] in a special election to succeed Mike Spano,and was re-elected three times.
Mayer lives in Yonkers with her husband,Lee Smith,with whom she has three adult children.
Mayer was elected to the State Senate in a special election held on April 24,2018 after the office was vacated by Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Mayer appeared on the Democratic,Working Families,and Women's Equality Party lines and won by a margin of 57% to 43%. [8] Mayer attributed the win to a "'big tent blue wave' that brought together progressives,Democrats,union groups and female activists." [9]
Later in 2018,despite the district being deemed competitive by pundits,Mayer was unopposed for a full-term. With Democrats retaking the majority,Mayer is serving as Chair of Committee on Education. [10]
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