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Dean Skelos
| Dean Skelos | ||
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| New York Senate District 9 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1985 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 28 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Temporary Co-President of the Senate | ||
| 2012 - present | ||
| Co-Majority Leader, New York State Senate | ||
| 2011 - present | ||
| Minority Leader, New York State Senate | ||
| 2009 - 2010 | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $79,500/year | |
| Per diem | $171/full day; $61/half day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 6, 1984 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| State Assembly | ||
| 1981 to 1983 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Washington College | |
| J.D. | Fordham Law School | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | February 16, 1948 | |
| Place of birth | Rockville Centre, NY | |
| Profession | Counsel | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Skelos served in the New York State Assembly from 1981 to 1983. From 1995 to 2008, he was Deputy Majority Leader for Legislative Operations. He was briefly Temporary President/Majority Leader in the senate in 2009. He previously served as Minority Leader in the 2009-2010 session.
Skelos works as Counsel for Ruskin Moscou Faltischek Professional Corporation.
Skelos earned his BA in History from Washington College in 1970. He went on to receive his JD from Fordham Law School in 1975.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Skelos served on the following committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Rules, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Skelos served on these committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Rules, Chair | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Skelos served on these committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Aging | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
Issues
Tax extensions
Promoting his 2013-14 budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo and his 2014 re-election campaign launched television ads in late January, 2013.[1] E.J. McMahon of the pro-market Empire State Center for New York Policy argued that Cuomo's claim in the ads that his budget did not impose any new taxes was technically true but disingenuous because the governor did call for extending two "temporary" taxes first imposed in 2009. Cuomo proposed extending the 2 percent assessment on electric, water, and gas utility bills for five years beyond its scheduled March 13, 2014, expiration date. Senate Majority Leader Skelos and his fellow Senate Republicans opposed the utility tax extension and held a February 5 press conference on the topic with representatives from the Business Council of New York State, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), the New York Farm Bureau, and AARP.[2] Cuomo also proposed extending a tax on households earning more than $10 million annually. Already statutorily limited to receiving only half of their tax deductions for their charitable giving, high-end taxpayers would see the temporary law limiting them to receiving only a quarter of their charitable giving deductions extended for three more years. The utility assessment tax brings in $509 million annually, and the charitable giving deduction limit brings in $140 million.[3]
Legislation
Marijuana:
In June 2012, Skelos led the fight against a proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) that would have decriminalized the display of small amounts of marijuana. While possessing small amounts of marijuana is legal in the state, showing it to a police officer is not legal. Ultimately, Republicans were able to defeat the measure.[4]
Elections
2012
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
Skelos ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 9. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Skelos defeated Thomas H. Feffer (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [5][6]
| New York State Senate, District 9, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dean Skelos Incumbent |
60.7% | 68,816 | |
| Democratic | Thomas H. Feffer | 39.3% | 44,646 | |
| Total Votes | 113,462 | |||
2010
Skelos ran unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary. He defeated George Sava(D) in the general election.[7] Skelos is running as a member of the Republican, Conservative, and Independence party.
| New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 9 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dean Skelos (R)
|
59,252 | |||
| George Sava (D) | 30,804 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008 Dean Skelos won the election for New York State Senate, District 9 with 82,410 votes.
Skelos raised $903,024 for his campaign.[8]
| New York State Senate, District 9 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dean Skelos (R)
|
82,410 | |||
| Roy D. Simon (D) | 45,038 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2012
As of August 2012, Skelos had received $9,500 from the Correctional Officers Benevolent Association, a public sector prison union, during the 2011-2012 campaign cycle.[9]
2010
Listed below are the largest contributors to Skelos's 2010 campaign.[10]
| New York State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Dean Skelos's campaign in 2010 | |
| Uniformed Sanitation Men's Association Local 831 | $16,000 |
| Cameron Engineering & Associates | $13,800 |
| New York State Police Investigators Association | $13,600 |
| New York State Correctional Officers | $12,750 |
| Physicians Reciprocal Insurers | $12,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $1,163,554 |
2008
Listed below are the five largest contributors to Dean Skelos' 2008 campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Physicians Reciprocal Insurers | $14,500 |
| Roger B. Tilles | $12,000 |
| New York State Police Investigators Association | $11,850 |
| New York State Court Clerks Association | $11,300 |
| New York State AFL-CIO | $10,500 |
Personal
Skelos and his wife Gail have one child.
External links
- Dean Skelos' official campaign website
- Official New York State Senate website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Dean Skelos on Facebook
- Dean Skelos on Twitter
References
- ↑ Tom Precious, The Buffalo News, "Cuomo taking to TV to sell his budget plan," January 23, 2013
- ↑ John A. DeFrancisco, press release, "Senate Republicans call on Governor Cuomo to remove utility tax surcharge extension from executive budget," February 5, 2013
- ↑ E.J. McMahon, Empire State Center for New York Policy, "“No new taxes”? Not so fast," January 31, 2013
- ↑ New York Times, "Divide in Albany Kills Proposal on Marijuana," June 19, 2012
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, Candidate Petition List, retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ↑ ABC News, "New York unofficial 2012 primary election results," accessed September 13, 2012
- ↑ New York Times NY state legislative election results
- ↑ 2008 Follow the Money's report on Dean's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Influence Explorer, "Correctional Officers Benevolent Association," accessed August 24, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money "Skelos's 2010 Campaign contributions
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