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David Valesky

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David J. Valesky (b. circa ) is an American politician who is a former member of the New York State Senate.

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    • A Democrat, Valesky represented the 53rd Senate District and the 49th Senate District in upstate New York.[1]

    Career

    Valesky was first elected to the State Senate in [2] when he defeated longtime incumbent Sen. Nancy Larraine Hoffmann (R-Fabius).[3][4] Hoffman was challenged in a Republican primary by Tom Dadey.[5] While Hoffmann defeated Dadey,[6] Dadey remained in the race on third-party lines.

    Valesky prevailed in the three-way race.[7][8] He took office as a state senator in January [9]

    In , Valesky joined with Jeffrey D. Klein, Diane Savino, and David Carlucci to form the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).[10] On April 16, , the IDC was dissolved and Valesky returned to the Senate Democratic Conference.[11][12]

    In the Democratic primary, Valesky was defeated by Rachel May.[13] Valesky received % of the primary vote to May's %.[14] All eight former members of the IDC faced progressive primary challenges in , and six were defeated.[15]

    References

    1. ^Parsnow, Luke (20 September ).

      "Valesky concedes; May wins Democratic primary in race for state Senate seat". WSTM.

    2. ^Willis, Scott (18 January ).

      Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart

      David J. Valesky b. He is a Democrat representing the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompasses the city of Rome in Oneida County , all of Madison County , eastern and southern Onondaga County , including the eastern half of the city of Syracuse , and parts of Cayuga County in upstate New York. He was first elected to the office in Valesky holds a B.

      "Rachel May Mounts Primary Challenge to Sen. Dave Valesky". .

    3. ^Barron, James (25 October ). "Andrew Russo and David Valesky in Upstate N.Y. Senate Race" &#; via
    4. ^Riede, Paul (17 February ). "Onondaga County Republican Party chairman Tom Dadey's mission: Rebuild the GOP". .
    5. ^Citizen, Louise Hoffman Broach / The.

      "GOP races turning crazy".

      David Valeskys personal website David J. Valesky is a member of the New York State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 53rd Senate District. He previously represented the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompassed the city of Rome in Oneida County, all of Madison County, eastern and southern Onondaga County, including the eastern half of the city of Syracuse, and parts of Cayuga County in upstate New York. He was first elected to the office in

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    6. ^"Valesky successfully challenges Hoffmann". The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York. 2 November
    7. ^"ยป for Senate Democrats Thinking of Switching Parties, Cautionary Tales Abound &#; City & State". Archived from the original on Retrieved
    8. ^Katz, Celeste (January 24, ).

    9. Biography from Project Vote Smart
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      12. "Lining Up in the 25th CD". New York: NY Daily News. Archived from the original on 4 June Retrieved 8 February

    12. ^Reeher, Grant (22 December ). "Outgoing state Sen. Dave Valesky on the Campbell Conversations". .
    13. ^Confessore, Thomas Kaplan and Nicholas (5 January ). "4 Democrats in State Senate Break With Leaders".

      Retrieved 8 February

    14. ^Wang, Vivian (April 16, ).

      Profile from Open States David J. Valesky b. Valesky was first elected to the State Senate in [ 2 ] when he defeated longtime incumbent Sen. Nancy Larraine Hoffmann R-Fabius. Valesky prevailed in the three-way race.

      "As Session Resumes, a Democratic Truce in Albany Seems Uneasy". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16,

    15. ^Spector, Joseph (April 16, ). "After seven years, it's all over for the Senate Independent Democratic Conference". . Retrieved April 18,
    16. ^"Rachel May".

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      David valesky biography David J. Valesky b. Valesky was first elected to the State Senate in [2] when he defeated longtime incumbent Sen. Nancy Larraine Hoffmann R-Fabius. Valesky prevailed in the three-way race.

      Retrieved 10 September

    17. ^"Rachel May beats incumbent Sen. Dave Valesky in Democratic primary". Retrieved 13 September
    18. ^Lombardo, David (13 September ). "Six of eight ex-IDC senators lose primary bids". Times Union.

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