Brian U. Stratton (born 6 September 1957) is a former mayor of

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. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Stratton received his

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degree from the

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in 1980. He began his career in 1981 as an employee of General Electric, where he worked for the company's cable television and broadcasting department in Schenectady before moving to its government relations department in Washington D.C. From 1987 to 2000, Stratton worked for the

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as part of its staff in the Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research. He then served on the staff of State Senator Martin Connor. He served on the Schenectady City Council from 1992 to 2002, and ran unsuccessfully for

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in 2000. Stratton was the Economic Development and Small Business Liaison for the New York State Senate Minority Leader from 2000 to 2003. From 2002 to 2004 he was a member of the Schenectady County Legislature. First elected mayor in 2003, elected for a second term in 2007. Although he was once rumored to be a possible candidate for the

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seat being relinquished by retiring Congressman

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, he announced in February 2008 that he was not going to run for this seat. McNulty's predecessor was Stratton's father, Samuel S. Stratton. Stratton resigned as mayor in 2011 to serve as director of the

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.Brian U. Stratton, Director of Canals
, NYS Canals web site, retrieved 15 Nov 2011

External links

Mayor Stratton page

References

Living people Mayors of Schenectady, New York New York (state) Democrats 1957 births {{NewYork-mayor-stub