Roy McDonald

Roy McDonald
New York Senate District 43
Former Member
In office
2009 - 2013
Party	Republican
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 4, 2008
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
State Assembly
2002 - 2008
Education
Bachelor's	State University of New York
Associate's	Hudson Valley Community College
Master's	State University of New York
Personal
Birthday	April 12, 1947
Place of birth	Troy, NY
Profession	Businessman
Websites
Office website

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Roy McDonald (b. April 12, 1947) is a former Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing District 43 from 2009 to 2013. McDonald has served on the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors as Town and County Supervisor since 1979. In 2002 he was Chair of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. He then served in the New York Assembly from 2002 to 2008.

McDonald has worked as Vice President for Cowen and Company. He has also worked as Program Manager for International Business Machines Corporation. He has been Assistant Vice-President of Chemical Bank as well. From 1969 to 1972 he served in the United States Army as Artillery Forward Observer in Vietnam. He was then a Trainee and Associate at Marine Midland Bank in 1972. He is currently Vice President of the Municipal Securities Group at Paine Webber Incorporated.

McDonald earned his AA from Hudson Valley Community College in 1967. He went on to receive his BA and MS from the State University of New York, Oneonta, in 1969 and 1974, respectively.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McDonald served on these committees:

• Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
• Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business
• Health
• Labor
• Local Government
• Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Chair
• Racing, Gaming and Wagering
• Transportation
• Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McDonald served on these committees:

• Children and Families Committee, New York State Senate
• Insurance Committee, New York State Senate
• Labor Committee, New York State Senate
• Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, New York State Senate
• Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, New York State Senate
• Social Services Committee, New York State Senate
• Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, New York State Senate

Elections

2012

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012

McDonald ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 43. He lost to Kathleen A. Marchione in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. According to unofficial results Marchione led by a small margin. The race came down to absentee ballots. McDonald lost by less than 150 votes.

McDonald could have ran as an Independence candidate in the general election, but announced on September 27 that he was endorsing Marchione.

Robin Andrews ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Marchione and Edward J. Gilbert ran in the Conservative Party primary. Marchione defeated Andrews and McDonald in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New York State Senate, District 43, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kathleen A. Marchione	47.2%	60,856
	Democratic	Robin Andrews	36.5%	47,022
	Independence	Roy McDonald	16.2%	20,929
Total Votes				128,807

New York State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathleen Marchione	50.3%	7,339
Roy McDonald Incumbent	49.7%	7,240
Total Votes		14,579

McDonald did not receive the endorsement of the Conservative Party due to his vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage.

2010

McDonald was unopposed in the Republican primary. He defeated Joanne Yepsen (D) in the November 2 general election. He ran as a member of the Republican, Independence, and Conservative party.

New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 43 (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Roy McDonald (R)		64,811
Joanne Yepsen (D)		46,542

2008

On November 4, 2008 Roy McDonald won the election for New York State Senate, District 43 with 82,211 votes.

McDonald raised $854,363 for his campaign.

New York State Senate, District 43 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Roy McDonald (CON)		82,211
Michael Russo (D)		54,582

Campaign donors

2010

Listed below are the largest contributors to McDonald's 2010 campaign.

New York State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Roy McDonald's campaign in 2010
Rent Stabilization Association	$9,900
Neighborhood Preservation Political Action Fund	$9,500
Samson Management	$9,500
New York State United Teachers	$9,500
92nd Realty	$9,500
Total Raised in 2010	$413,201

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Roy McDonald's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Senate Republican Campaign CMTE of New York	$511,170
CMTE to Elect McDonald to the Assembly	$16,216
Friends for the Election of Dean Skelos	$15,500
W. P. Dake	$10,000
CMTE to Reelect Senator Joseph Bruno	$9,500

Personal

McDonald and his wife, Angela, have three children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Official New York State Senate website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Roy McDonald on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	New York State Senate District 43 2009–present	Succeeded by Kathleen A. Marchione (R)