Caroline Caird Woerner is the Assembly member for the 113th District of the
New York State Assembly. She is a
Democrat
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. The district includes portions of
Saratoga,
Warren
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and
Washington
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Counties.
Life and career
A graduate of
Carnegie-Mellon University
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and
Santa Clara University, Woerner had a thirty year career in software development before entering politics. She founded MeetMax Conference Software, located in
Saratoga Springs
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.
Woerner served as a Round Lake Village Trustee from 2008 to 2012, and was a member of the
Town of Malta Planning Board from 2008 to 2014. She has been active in
historic preservation
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efforts throughout Saratoga Springs and the surrounding area.
New York Assembly
In 2012, Woerner first ran for the Assembly, but lost to incumbent
Tony Jordan
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by a 53% to 47% margin. In 2014, Jordan was not a candidate for re-election after winning election as Washington County District Attorney in 2013. Woerner however, decided to run again and this time prevailed over Republican Steve Stallmer by a 52% to 48% margin.
She was seated on January 1, 2015. As of January 2023, Assemblywoman Woerner is the Chair of the Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee.
References
External links
New York State Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner''official site''
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Living people
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Place of birth missing (living people)
Santa Clara University alumni
Carnegie Mellon University alumni
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Women state legislators in New York (state)
1962 births