Candidate · State Senate, District 62
Robert G. Ortt
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 62 (since 2015); Senate Minority Leader (since 2020)
- Occupation
- State Senator
- Lives in
- North Tonawanda
Background
- Enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in October 2001; served in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) March to December 2008; awards include the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge. source: nysenate.gov
- Served as North Tonawanda City Treasurer (appointed 2007), then Clerk-Treasurer, then Mayor from January 2010 to December 2014. source: nysenate.gov
- Sworn in as State Senator for the 62nd District in January 2015; elected Minority Leader by the Senate Republican Conference in June 2020. source: nysenate.gov
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