David J. Valesky
| David Valesky | |
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| Member of the New York Senate from the 53rd district |
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Assumed office January 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tom O'Mara |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 49th district |
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In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Nancy Larraine Hoffmann |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Farley |
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| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Oneida, New York |
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State University of New York at Potsdam University of Connecticut |
| Website | Official website |
David J. Valesky (b. circa 1966) is a member of the New York State Senate in the Independent Democratic Conference.
Valesky is a Democrat representing the 53rd Senate District. He previously represented the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompassed the city of Rome in Oneida County, all of Madison County, eastern and southern Onondaga County, including the eastern half of the city of Syracuse, and parts of Cayuga County in upstate New York. He was first elected to the office in 2004.
Valesky holds a B.A. in mathematics from the State University of New York at Potsdam and an M.A. in political science from the University of Connecticut.
He served as aide to former New York State Assembly Majority Leader Michael Bragman from 1989 to 1995. From 1995 to 2004, he served as vice president of communications at Syracuse's public television and radio station WCNY-TV/WCNY-FM and hosted the local public affairs program, Hour CNY. He resigned from WCNY to pursue the 49th District seat.
Valesky currently resides in Oneida, where he was born and raised. He is Roman Catholic and attends St. Patrick's Parish Church.[1]
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