Carol A. Siwek Explained

Carol A. Siwek (born 1938) is an American politician from New York.

Life

She was born in 1938. She entered politics as a Republican.

In November 1980, she was elected in the 142nd District to the New York State Assembly, unseating the 22-year-incumbent Democrat Stephen R. Greco. She sat in the 184th New York State Legislature in 1981 and 1982. At the re-apportionment in 1982, the area of her residence was joined with parts of the old 144th District to form the new 144th District. In November 1982, she ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat William B. Hoyt, the incumbent of the old 144th District.[1]

In September 1985, Carol Siwek ran in the Republican primary for Mayor of Buffalo, but was defeated by the incumbent Mayor James D. Griffin, a registered Democrat. Griffin lost the Democratic primary, and was re-elected on the Republican, Conservative and Right to Life tickets.[2]

Her daughter Donna M. Siwek (born 1961) took office as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court in January 2001.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/04/nyregion/vote-totals-for-races-in-the-new-york-state-assembly.html VOTE TOTALS FOR RACES IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19850911&id=ZZopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4676,4983327 Koch crunches to a win in Big Apple election; ...Mayor James Griffin...beat...former state Assemblywoman Carol Siwek in the Republican primary...
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329183443/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22354146.html FAMILY IS ON HAND AS SIWEK TAKES OATH