Sandra R. Galef (born May 7, 1940) is an American politician serving as a

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who was a member of the

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for 30 years.

Career

Galef represents the 95th Assembly District, spanning Westchester and Putnam counties. The district includes the Westchester towns of Cortlandt,

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, Ossining,

Peekskill Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across fr ...

, and the Putnam communities of Philipstown, Cold Spring, and

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Personal life

Prior to her election to the Assembly in 1992, Galef worked as a

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, a Westchester County Legislator, and President of the New York Association of Counties. She currently chairs the Assembly Committee on

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Taxation, and is the former chair of the committee on Libraries and Education Technology. She is a graduate of

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

and holds a M.A. in education from the

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. She currently resides within her own district in the town of Ossining.

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External links

New York Assembly Member Website
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Career

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