Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican, Conservative, Independence

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Pat; 2 Children: Jenna, Conor
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Home City: NY
Religion:

Profession

Sheriff, Erie County, 1998-2005 Captain, New York Police Force

Education

MA, Criminal Justice, State University of New York Graduated, Canisius College

Committees

Agriculture
Banks
Codes
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Elections
Housing, Construction, and Community Development
Labor
Social Services
State-Native American Relations

S 1707A Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6735 Amends Pensions for New State Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 9525 State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6733 Expands DNA Database to Include Misdemeanors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 9525 State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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S 1707A Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6735 Amends Pensions for New State Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 9525 State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6733 Expands DNA Database to Include Misdemeanors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 9525 State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6733 Expands DNA Database to Include Misdemeanors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 9556 Authorizes Casino Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6733 Expands DNA Database to Include Misdemeanors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6735 Amends Pensions for New State Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 6087-A Authorizes the Use of School Property for Religious Meetings and Worship
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 5560-A Requires DNA Testing of All Persons Convicted of Certain Crimes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 8354 Marriage Equality Enactment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A 8496 Increasing The Number Of Taxicabs Serving New York
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 8354 Marriage Equality Enactment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A 8496 Increasing The Number Of Taxicabs Serving New York
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 5596 Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 8446 Extension of Rent Control Laws
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A 8446 Extension of Rent Control Laws
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 5596 Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1707 Authorization of Mixed Martial Arts Events
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2808 Implementing the Education, Labor, and Family Assistance Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 3331 Constitutional Amendment for Non-Partisan Redistricting Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2706 Limitations on Tax Levies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2707 Funding State Mandated Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1891 New York Jobs Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1892 Limiting State Spending
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1919 Amends Rules for Legislature
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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