Marcus Molinaro

Marcus Molinaro
Executive of Dutchess County
Assumed office
January 1, 2012
Preceded by William Steinhaus
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
2007–2011
Mayor of Tivoli
In office
1995–2007
Personal details
Born (1975-10-08) October 8, 1975
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater Dutchess Community College

Marcus 'Marc' Molinaro (born October 8, 1975[1]) is an American politician. He practices the Christian religion, and is an attendee at Calvary Chapel of the Hudson Valley. Originally from Yonkers, New York, he is the current Dutchess County Executive.[2] He served as a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2011. At age 19, he was elected as the mayor of Tivoli, New York, making him one of the youngest mayors to be appointed to office.[3] He held this position from 1995 to 2007. The Albany Times Union cited Molinaro as one of Albany's "True Reformers."[4] Molinaro lives in Red Hook, NY with his wife, Corinne and children, Abigail & Jack.

County Executive campaign

Marcus Molinaro officially announced his bid to succeed twenty-year Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus in May 2011. The campaign was endorsed by the Republican, Conservative, and Independence parties in Dutchess. On June 3, Beekman supervisor Dan French was nominated as the Assemblyman's Democratic challenger. Molinaro won on November 8, 2011 with a solid margin of 62% to French's 38%. [5] He was sworn into office on January 1, 2012.[6] In 2015, Molinaro was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Diane Jablonski with 64% of the vote.

References

  1. ↑ http://votesmart.org
  2. ↑ http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/CountyExecutive/CEIndex.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.redstate.com/mrnewman/2010/01/26/2010-gop-hopefuls-marcus-molinaro/
  4. ↑ http://timesunion.com
  5. ↑ http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/11/08/news/doc4eb9fd5eb1e56167129575.txt
  6. ↑ http://nysac.org/news/county-voices/marcus-molinaro-takes-oath-of-office-as-dutchess-county-executive/
New York Assembly
Preceded by
Patrick Manning		 Member of the New York Assembly
from the 103rd district
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Didi Barrett
Political offices
Preceded by
William Steinhaus		 Executive of Dutchess County
2012–present 		Incumbent


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