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| x Bernie Sanders |
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Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is the junior United States Senator from Vermont, elected on November 7, 2006. Before becoming Senator, Sanders represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives...
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| x J. William Fulbright |
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James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975.
Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist, supported the creation of the United Nations and...
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| x Dianne Feinstein |
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Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (pronounced /ˈfinestine/; born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California and a member of the Democratic Party. Feinstein was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, after serving as Mayor of San...
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| x Claiborne Pell |
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Claiborne de Borda Pell (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to U.S....
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| x Carl Marcellino |
Carl L. Marcellino (born December 23, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York) is a member of the New York State Senate. He represents the 5th Senate District which comprises parts of Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Long Island. Marcellino is a Republican who...
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| x Catharine Young |
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Catharine M. "Cathy" Young (R, C, I, born in Livingston County, New York) is the New York State Senator from the state's 57th [district, which includes all of Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus County and Allegany County, and the lower half ofLivingston...
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| x George D. Maziarz |
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George D. Maziarz (born May 25, 1953) is the Republican state senator from New York's 62nd district.
Maziarz was born in North Tonawanda, New York. He graduated from Niagara County Community College in 1974 with an Associate of Arts and in 1976...
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| x DeWitt Clinton |
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DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 Little Britain, New York – February 11, 1828 Albany, New York) was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the...
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| x William H. Seward |
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William Henry Seward, Sr. (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was a Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. An outspoken opponent of the spread of slavery in the...
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| x Ira Harris |
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Ira Harris (May 31, 1802 Charleston, Montgomery County, New York - December 2, 1875 Albany, New York) was an American jurist and senator from New York. He was also a friend of Abraham Lincoln's.
Harris grew up on a farm, and graduated from Union...
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| x Henry A. Foster |
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Henry Allen Foster (May 7, 1800 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut - May 11, 1889 Rome, Oneida County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a United States Senator from 1844 to 1845.
His family moved to Cazenovia...
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| x Vincent Leibell |
New York State Senator Vincent L. Leibell III was born in New York City on August 6, 1946. He was first elected to the New York State Senate in 1994 when he defeated former New York State Lieutenant Governor Alfred DelBello. Previously, he had...
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| x Serphin Maltese |
Serphin R. Maltese (born December 7, 1932) was a Republican New York State Senator representing New York's 15th State Senate District, located in southern and central Queens.
Born and raised in the once heavily Italian-American neighborhood of...
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| x John J. Flanagan |
John J. Flanagan (born May 7, 1961, West Islip, New York) represents the 2nd District of the New York State Senate, which includes the entire Town of Smithtown and portions of both the Town of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington, all located in...
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| x Anthony Masiello |
Anthony M. Masiello (born April 28, 1947) was mayor of Buffalo, New York from 1994 to 2005. Prior to being mayor, he served as a New York State Senator.
A Buffalo native, who was educated in Buffalo Catholic schools, Anthony Masiello graduated from...
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| x Guy Velella |
Guy Velella (born September 25, 1944) is a former Republican New York State Senator from The Bronx.
A political leader, state assemblyman, and state senator for over 30 years, Velella was indicted in 2002 with 25 counts of bribery and conspiracy for...
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| x Clarence Lexow |
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Clarence Lexow (September 16, 1852 – December 31, 1910) was a member of the New York Senate from 1894 to 1898.
He was born on September 16, 1852, in Brooklyn, New York City. His father was Rudolph Lexow (1823-?) who was born in Germany. His mother...
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| x John Flanagan |
John Flanagan was first elected to the New York State Senate in 2002 and is in his sixth year of representing the 2nd Senate District, which includes the entire Town of Smithtown and portions of both the Town of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington...
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| x Martin Connor |
Martin Connor is a former member of the New York State Senate from Brooklyn, New York. He was first elected to the State Senate in a special election in 1978. He is a Democrat. The 25th Senate District that he represented covers lower Manhattan and...
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| x David Valesky |
David J. Valesky (b. circa 1966) is a member of the New York State Senate and the Vice President Pro Tempore of the State Senate.
He is a Democrat representing the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompasses the city of Rome in Oneida...
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| x Jess Present |
Jess J. Present (born c. 1921, died August 8, 1998) was a New York State Senator from Jamestown, New York.
He joined the New York State Assembly in 1966 but only stayed two terms, moving to the New York State Senate in 1968 after James F. Hastings...
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| x George Geddes |
George Geddes was a prominent engineer and agricultural expert, and a New York state senator. He was born at Fairmount, New York on February 14, 1809. He died there October 8, 1883. He was the son of engineer, surveyor and U.S. Congressman James...
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| x Owen H. Johnson |
Owen H. Johnson (born July 3, 1929, West Babylon, New York) is a Republican, New York State Senator representing the 4th State Senate district which includes mostly the Town of Babylon in south-west Suffolk County. He was first elected to the New...
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| x Joseph Bruno |
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Joseph L. Bruno (born April 8, 1929) is an American businessman and Republican politician. He was the Temporary President of the New York State Senate and its majority leader. Most recently he also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York (Acting)....
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| x Hugh Douglas Barclay |
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Hugh Douglas Barclay (born 5 July 1932) was a long-time New York State Senator and a former United States Ambassador to El Salvador. He was born in Pulaski, New York, and earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his Juris Doctor from...
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| x Ralph J. Marino |
Ralph John Marino (January 2, 1928 - April 6, 2002) was majority leader of the New York State Senate from 1988 until 1994. He was ousted during the Thanksgiving holiday in 1994 by allies of then Governor-elect George Pataki and replaced by Joseph...
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| x Nancy Larraine Hoffmann |
Nancy Larraine Hoffmann is a former Republican State Senator from Central New York State.
She was first elected in 1984 to the New York State Senate representing Syracuse, New York and its surrounding environs, including suburbs and rural areas, as...
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| x James Watson |
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James Watson (April 6, 1750 Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut - May 15, 1806 New York City) was a United States Senator representing the state of New York.
Watson moved to New York City in 1786 and engaged in business pursuits. He was a...
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| x Robert F. Wagner |
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (June 8, 1877 – May 4, 1953) was an American politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from New York from 1927 to 1949.
He was born in Nastätten, then in the Province Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now in...
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| x James Griffin |
James Donald "Jimmy" Griffin (June 29, 1929 – May 25, 2008) was a former American politician who served in the New York State Senate (56th District, 1967-77) and then for 16 years as the Mayor of Buffalo, New York (1978-93). He later returned to...
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| x John Boyd Thacher |
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John Boyd Thacher (September 11, 1847–February 25, 1909) was the Mayor of Albany, New York and New York State Senator as well as an American manufacturer, writer, and book collector. He was the son of Albany mayor, George Thacher, and the uncle of...
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| x George Washington Plunkitt |
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George Washington Plunkitt (1842 – 1924) was a long-time State Senator from the U.S. state of New York, representing the Fifteenth Senate District, who was especially powerful in New York City. He was part of what is known as New York's Tammany Hall...
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| x Jose M. Serrano |
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José Marco Serrano, son of the long-time US Representative by the same name, is a member of the New York State Senate, representing Mott Haven, Melrose, Highbridge, Morris Heights, Spanish Harlem, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island. He is the son of U.S...
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| x Marc Coppola |
Marc Coppola represented the New York's 60th Senate district which includes parts of the Cities of Buffalo and Tonawanda and the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Grand Island.
Coppola previously served for six years as the Delaware District...
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| x Al Coppola |
Al Coppola is a former state senator and politician in New York. A resident of Buffalo, New York, Coppola is a long time political figure in the city, who served briefly in the Senate at the turn of the century.
A longtime member of the Buffalo...
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| x Mary Lou Rath |
Mary Lou Rath is a former state senator in New York. A Republican, she represents the state's 61st Senate District, which consists of parts of Erie County and all of Genesee County. In January 2007, she was appointed to the post of Deputy Majority...
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| x Anthony Nanula |
Anthony Nanula is a political leader and businessman in Buffalo, New York. He has served as a state senator and city comptroller.
Nanula, a local businessman, was elected in a 1994 special election to serve in the State Senate, succeeding Anthony...
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| x Warren M. Anderson |
Warren Mattice Anderson (October 16, 1915 – June 1, 2007) was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. He was a resident of Binghamton, New York.
Anderson, a Republican, served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance...
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| x Andrew Lanza |
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Andrew Joseph Lanza (born March 12, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician and is currently serving as a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 24th District which encompasses most of Staten Island. Lanza was elected State Senator...
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| x John Marchi |
John J. Marchi (May 20, 1921 – April 25, 2009) was a former New York State Senator who represented Staten Island for a record 50 years. Marchi (pronounced MAR-key), a Republican, retired on December 31, 2006, from the seat that he had held since...
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| x Liz Krueger |
Liz Krueger is a member of the Senate of the United States state of New York, where she currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate's Finance Committee and Chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform.
She was first elected in...
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| x Elizabeth O'C. Little |
Elizabeth O'Connor "Betty" Little (born 1940) is a New York State Senator. A member of the Republican Party, she was first elected in 2002. She serves in the 45th Senate District, which includes all or part of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton,...
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| x Thomas W. Libous |
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Thomas W. Libous is the New York State Senator representing the 52nd district which includes Broome County, Tioga County and parts of Chenago County. He is a member of the Republican Party but is also endorsed by the Converative and Independence...
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| x Jeffrey Klein |
Jeffrey David Klein (born July 10, 1960) is a New York State Senator representing parts of Bronx and Westchester Counties. He was elected to his first term in the Senate in 2004.
A lifelong resident of the northeast Bronx, he was educated in Bronx...
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| x Ada Smith |
Ada L. Smith (born April 18, 1945, in Amherst County, Virginia) served as a New York State Senator from 1989 to 2006. She represented the 10th Senate District, centered in the Jamaica, Queens section of New York City.
Smith, an African-American, was...
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| x Carlo Lanzillotti |
Carlo A. Lanzillotti was a Republican, member of the New York Senate representing the 7th State Senate district. He was first elected to the New York State Senate in 1952, the last Republican from western Queens to do so. He was subsequently...
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| x Dale Volker |
Dale Volker (born August 2, 1940) is a New York State Senator representing the 59th Senate District, which comprises Wyoming County, as well as portions of Erie, Livingston and Ontario Counties.
The Chairman of the Senate Codes Committee, Senator...
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| x Dean Skelos |
Dean G. Skelos (born February 16, 1948 in Rockville Centre, New York) is an American politician and the Republican Minority Leader in the New York State Senate. Skelos represents District 9 in the State Senate, which comprises the southwest region...
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| x George H. Cobb |
George Henry Cobb (October 10, 1864 Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York - January 1943) was an American politician from New York. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1910.
He was...
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| x Lamar Alexander |
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Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and Conference Chair of the Republican Party. He was previously the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, U.S. Secretary of Education from 1991 to...
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| x John Barrasso |
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John Anthony Barrasso (born July 21, 1952) is the junior U.S. Senator from Wyoming. A Republican, he was appointed by Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal to succeed the late Craig L. Thomas, taking office on June 25, 2007. He won a special election...
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| x Max Baucus |
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Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is the senior U.S. Senator from Montana and a member of the Democratic Party. He is the current chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Finance and is influential in the debate over health care...
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| x Daniel Kahikina Akaka |
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Daniel Kahikina Akaka (born September 11, 1924) is the junior U.S. Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. He is the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry and is currently the only member of the Senate who has Chinese...
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| x Evan Bayh |
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Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III (pronounced /ˈbaɪ/, like "by"; born December 26, 1955) is an American Democratic politician who has served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana since 1999 and earlier served as Governor of Indiana.
Bayh first held...
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| x Mark Begich |
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Mark P. Begich (pronounced /ˈbɛɡɪtʃ/; born March 30, 1962) is the junior United States Senator from Alaska and a member of the Democratic Party. A former mayor of Anchorage, he served on the Anchorage Assembly for ten years before being elected...
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| x Michael Bennet |
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Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Colorado.
He was born in New Delhi while his father, Douglas J. Bennet, was serving as an aide to Chester Bowles, then the U.S....
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Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. (born October 3, 1943), is the senior U.S. Senator from New Mexico. He has been in the Senate since 1983 and is a member of the Democratic Party. Bingaman was Attorney General of New Mexico from 1978 until his...
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| x Kit Bond |
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Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is a former governor and current senior United States Senator from Missouri. He has been in the Senate since 1987 and is a member of the Republican Party. He announced on January 8, 2009 that he...
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| x Barbara Boxer |
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Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American Democratic politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. She holds the record for the most popular votes in a statewide contested election in California,...
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