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's 62nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Rob Ortt Robert Gary Ortt II (born May 23, 1979) is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Senate. Ortt represents the 62nd district, which covers Niagara and Orleans counties. First elected in 2014, Ortt is a Republican. Prior ...

, currently the Senate Minority Leader, since 2015.

Geography

District 62 covers all of Niagara and Orleans Counties, including the city of

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, as well as the towns of

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and Ogden in

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. The district overlaps with New York's 24th, 25th, and 26th congressional districts, and with the 134th, 139th, 140th, 144th, 145th, and 146th districts of the

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Geography

Recent election results

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2016

2014

2012

Federal results in District 62

References