Sandra R. Galef (born May 7, 1940) is an American politician serving as a
state legislator who was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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for 30 years.
Career
Galef represents the 95th Assembly District, spanning
Westchester
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counties. The district includes the Westchester towns of
Cortlandt,
Croton-on-Hudson,
Ossining,
Peekskill, and the Putnam communities of
Philipstown,
Cold Spring, and
Kent
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.
Personal life
Prior to her election to the Assembly in 1992, Galef worked as a
schoolteacher, a
Westchester County Legislator, and President of the New York Association of Counties. She currently chairs the Assembly Committee on
Real Property
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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
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and holds a M.A. in education from the
University of Virginia
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. She currently resides within her own district in the town of Ossining.
See also
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New York state elections, 2010
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New York State Legislature
The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an officia ...
References
External links
New York Assembly Member Website
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1940 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Legislators from Westchester County, New York
Politicians from Westchester County, New York
Women state legislators in New York (state)
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Yonkers, New York
Purdue University alumni
Curry School of Education alumni
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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