Michael J. Hoblock Jr. (born July 4, 1942) is an American politician from

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Life

He was born July 4, 1942, in

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. He attended

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. He graduated

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in accounting from

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; and in 1967 from

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. He practices law, and entered politics as a Republican. On February 14, 1978, he was elected to the

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, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Fred G. Field Jr. as Supervisor of the Town of Colonie. Hoblock was re-elected three times, and remained in the Assembly (103rd D.) until 1984, sitting in the 182nd, 183rd, 184th and

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s. In November 1991, he was elected Albany County Executive He was a member of the

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in 1995 and 1996, winning by a shocking 18-point margin in what had historically been a heavily Democratic district. He was the first Republican to represent this district or its predecessors since 1922. He ran for reelection in 1996, but the district reverted to form and he was defeated by Democrat

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. On May 6, 1997, Hoblock was appointed as Chairman of the

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. He remained on the post until November 29, 2005. In November 2009, he ran for Supervisor of the Town of Colonie, but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat Paula Mahan.''Mahan holds off Hoblock's bid''
by Tim O'Brien, in the ''

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'' on November 4, 2009 He lives in Loudonville.

References

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