Robert Reilly (politician)

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Robert Reilly
Assemblyman, 109th District
In office
2005–2012
Preceded byRobert Prentiss
Succeeded by Phillip Steck
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s)Mary Reilly
Religion Roman Catholic

Robert Reilly (born c. 1939) is a former member of the New York State Assembly for the 109th district.

Career

A Democrat, Reilly was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2004. Reilly has made three pledges: 1) to be a legislator loyal to his constituents, not a political party; 2) to visit each neighborhood in the district twice a year; and 3) to donate his entire Assembly salary to charity. (To date[ when? ] Reilly has donated nearly $145,000 to local charitable organizations.) During his first two terms in office, the Legislature passed the first two on-time budgets in 21 years, brought reform to the budget process, ethics and lobbying practices and public authorities, and enacted a new law that will provide greater public disclosure of state contracts. Reilly also is pushing for further reforms in areas like campaign finance. [ citation needed ]

Reilly served as the former president of the Shaker Heritage Society and Co-Chair of the Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission. He has been a Board Member of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission. Reilly was a high school teacher for ten years, including two years in Uganda. He is the retired director of the New York State Education Department's Office of Public Broadcasting. In 2006, he sold his small business of 30 years, the Partridge Pub.[ citation needed ]

Beginning in 1970, Reilly was cross country coach at Siena College [1] for 17 years and is a member of Siena's Hall of Fame. [2] Earlier, he coached at Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York, and Hendricksen High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. [1]

Reilly is a 1961 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree and received his Master's from the College of Saint Rose. [1] He completed all coursework for a Ph.D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Reilly resides in Latham, New York with his wife Mary.[ citation needed ]

New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Robert Prentiss
New York State Assembly, 109th District
2005–2012
Succeeded by
Phillip Steck

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Reilly New Track Coach At Siena". The Troy Record. New York, Troy. September 15, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 7 August 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees". Siena College. Retrieved 2020-07-23.