Darrel Aubertine
| Darrel Aubertine | |
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| Member of the New York Senate from the 48th district |
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In office February 2008 – December 2010 |
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| Preceded by | James W. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Patricia A. Ritchie |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 118th district |
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In office 2003–2008 |
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| Preceded by | William Sanford |
| Succeeded by | Addie Jenne Russell |
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June 3, 1953 Cape Vincent, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret |
| Children | three |
| Residence | Rosiere,NY |
| Profession | farmer, politician |
| Website | Official website |
Darrel J. Aubertine (born June 3, 1953) was a member of the New York State Senate for the 48th district, which covers Central New York and the North Country region counties of Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence in New York State. He is a registered Democrat and represented the district in the state Senate from February 2008 to December 2010. He was chairman of the Senate's Agriculture Committee and Ranking Majority Member of the Senate Energy Committee, as well as the bicameral/bipartisan Legislative Commission on Rural Resources and the Senate's Upstate Democratic Caucus.
Aubertine currently serves as the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
Aubertine was born in Cape Vincent, New York. He and his wife Margaret were married in 1977. They have three children: Erin, Paul, and Timothy.
On February 26, 2008 he won an upset victory in the predominantly Republican 48th district of the New York State Senate. Prior to serving in the state senate he served on the Cape Vincent town council from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 he was elected to the Jefferson County legislature where he served until 2002 when he was elected to the New York State Assembly representing the 118th district. He was the only farmer serving in the New York state Legislature and the only Democrat in the state Senate that represents exclusively rural areas; he was one of five Democrats in the Senate to represent a region of Upstate New York.
He defeated Republican William Barclay, partially because Barclay's family profited from their privately owned stretch of the Salmon River, by charging local fishermen and anglers $30 for access, which had previously been free. Aubertine carries significant crossover appeal among Republicans and Independents enabling him to win election in the most Republican district in the State Senate.
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