David Valesky
David Valesky | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Senate | |
| In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Larraine Hoffmann |
| Succeeded by | Rachel May |
| Constituency | 49th district (2005–2012) 53rd district (2013–2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
Other party | Independent Democratic Conference (2011–2018) |
| Education | State University of New York at Potsdam University of Connecticut |
| Website | [1] |
David J. Valesky (b. circa 1966) is an American politician who is a former member of the New York State Senate. 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 2004[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 2005.[9]
In 2011, Valesky joined with Jeffrey D. Klein, Diane Savino, and David Carlucci to form the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).[10] On April 16, 2018, the IDC was dissolved and Valesky returned to the Senate Democratic Conference.[11][12]
In the 2018 Democratic primary, Valesky was defeated by Rachel May.[13] Valesky received 46.66% of the primary vote to May's 50.47%.[14] All eight former members of the IDC faced progressive primary challenges in 2018, and six were defeated.[15]
References
- ^ Parsnow, Luke (September 20, 2018). "Valesky concedes; May wins Democratic primary in race for state Senate seat". WSTM.
- ^ Willis, Scott (January 18, 2018). "Rachel May Mounts Primary Challenge to Sen. Dave Valesky". www.waer.org.
- ^ Barron, James (October 25, 2010). "Andrew Russo and David Valesky in Upstate N.Y. Senate Race" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Riede, Paul (February 17, 2011). "Onondaga County Republican Party chairman Tom Dadey's mission: Rebuild the GOP". syracuse.com.
- ^ Citizen, Louise Hoffman Broach / The. "GOP races turning crazy". Auburn Citizen.
- ^ "Valesky successfully challenges Hoffmann". The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York. November 2, 2004.
- ^ "» for Senate Democrats Thinking of Switching Parties, Cautionary Tales Abound | City & State". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ Katz, Celeste (January 24, 2008). "Lining Up in the 25th CD". New York: NY Daily News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Reeher, Grant (December 22, 2018). "Outgoing state Sen. Dave Valesky on the Campbell Conversations". www.wrvo.org.
- ^ Confessore, Thomas Kaplan and Nicholas (January 5, 2011). "4 Democrats in State Senate Break With Leaders". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ Wang, Vivian (April 16, 2018). "As Session Resumes, a Democratic Truce in Albany Seems Uneasy". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Spector, Joseph (April 16, 2018). "After seven years, it's all over for the Senate Independent Democratic Conference". LoHud.com. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Rachel May". Our Revolution. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ "Rachel May beats incumbent Sen. Dave Valesky in Democratic primary". Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ Lombardo, David (September 13, 2018). "Six of eight ex-IDC senators lose primary bids". Times Union.