James N. Tedisco
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Senate (63 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve the governor's picks for top jobs and for judges on the state's highest court. A term is two years.
- Current office
- State Senator, District 44 (in the Senate since 2017; District 44 since 2023)
- Occupation
- State Senator
- Lives in
- Glenville
Background
- B.A. in psychology from Union College; graduate degree in special education from the College of Saint Rose. source: nysenate.gov
- Worked about ten years as a special education teacher, guidance counselor, coach and athletic director. source: nysenate.gov
- Member of the State Assembly from 1983 to 2016, including Assembly Minority Leader (2005-2009). source: nysenate.gov
- Republican nominee in the 2009 special election for New York's 20th Congressional District, which Scott Murphy won. source: en.wikipedia.org
- First elected to the State Senate on November 8, 2016 (49th District); has represented the 44th District since 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Keep New York open for business source: jimtedisco.com
- New ways to save tax dollars source: jimtedisco.com
- Keep New York working source: jimtedisco.com
- Protecting all members of our family source: jimtedisco.com
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