Candidate · State Senate, District 48
Rachel May
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.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 48 (since 2019)
- Occupation
- State Senator
- Lives in
- Syracuse
Background
- Earned a master's degree from Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar, a Ph.D. in Russian language and literature from Stanford University, and a master's degree from SUNY-ESF. source: nysenate.gov
- Taught Russian language and literature at Stony Brook University and earned tenure at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. source: nysenate.gov
- Moved to Syracuse in 2001, retrained in ecology and sustainability, and became director of sustainability education at Syracuse University. source: nysenate.gov
- Took office in the State Senate for the 2019 session; chairs the Consumer Protection Committee and the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, and formerly chaired the Aging and Cities 2 committees. source: nysenate.gov
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