Joanie Mahoney
| Joanie Mahoney | |
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| 3rd Executive of Onondaga County, New York | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Nicholas J. Pirro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 Rochester, NY |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marc Overdyk |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Profession | attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Joanne M. "Joanie" Mahoney (born 1965) is the County Executive of Onondaga County, New York. She is the first woman to hold this position. She took office on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
Mahoney was raised in Syracuse, New York, as the middle child of nine children. Her father, Bernie Mahoney, was a member of the Syracuse Common Council and then the New York State Assembly.
Mahoney attended Shea Middle School and Corcoran High School in Syracuse, then received her undergraduate degree from the Management School at Syracuse University. Upon completing her undergraduate degree, Mahoney received her law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law.
She is married to Marc Overdyk and has four children.
An attorney by trade, Mahoney previously served as Criminal Prosecutor in the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office. She left work in 1997 to become a full-time stay-at-home mother, but decided to run to serve part-time on the Syracuse Common Council. She won election to the Syracuse Common Council in November 1999 and served from 2000 until 2002.
She decided against running for re-election, choosing to spend more time with her children and focus on her newborn son. In 2005, she announced she would seek the office of Mayor of Syracuse, challenging incumbent Matthew Driscoll, a Democrat. She ultimately lost to Driscoll 49% to 46%, with Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins receiving 5% of the vote. It was the closest mayoral race in over 80 years for Syracuse.
After Mahoney's victory in the 2007 County Executive race, she was inaugurated on January 1, 2008.
In February 2007, long-time incumbent County Executive Nicholas J. Pirro announced his retirement. Mahoney decided to run, but failed to win the endorsement of the Onondaga County Republican Party, this was because she endorsed Democrats for statewide positions and still does. The republicans then endorsed Dale Sweetland, Chairman of the County Legislature.
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