Carolyn K. Peterson was

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's first female

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, first elected in 2003 and reelected in 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and her term ended on December 31, 2011.

History of same-sex marriage in New York State

On February 27, 2004,

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Mayor

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married 25 same-sex couples before a cheering crowd, in front of the

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. These weddings, coming on the heels of

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's mayor

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led other New York mayors to act. On February 27, 2004, Nyack mayor John Shields announced that he would recognize the New Paltz marriages and on March 1, 2004,

's mayor Carolyn K. Peterson declared that she would recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.

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