Carrie Woerner | |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1962 |
Party: | Democrat |
Alma Mater: | Carnegie-Mellon University (BA) Santa Clara University (MBA) |
Signature: | Carrie Woerner Signature.png |
State Assembly: | New York |
District: | 113th |
Predecessor: | Tony Jordan |
Termstart: | January 1, 2015 |
Office2: | Chair of the New York State Assembly Small Business Committee |
Term Start2: | January 8, 2024 |
Predecessor2: | Al Stirpe |
Office3: | Chair of the New York State Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee |
Term Start3: | January 1, 2023 |
Term End3: | January 8, 2024 |
Predecessor3: | Kimberly Jean-Pierre |
Successor3: | Angelo Santabarbara |
Office4: | Village Trustee of Round Lake, New York |
Term Start4: | 2008 |
Term End4: | 2012 |
Caroline Caird Woerner (born April 7, 1962) is the Assembly member for the 113th District of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties.
A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University and Santa Clara University, Woerner had a thirty-year career in software development before entering politics.[1] She founded MeetMax Conference Software, located in Saratoga Springs.[2]
Woerner served as a Round Lake Village Trustee from 2008 to 2012, and was a member of the Town of Malta Planning Board from 2008 to 2014. She has been active in historic preservation efforts throughout Saratoga Springs and the surrounding area.[3]
In 2012, Woerner first ran for the Assembly, but lost to incumbent Tony Jordan by a 53% to 47% margin.[4] In 2014, Jordan was not a candidate for re-election after winning election as Washington County District Attorney in 2013.[5] Woerner however, decided to run again and this time prevailed over Republican Steve Stallmer by a 52% to 48% margin.[6]
She was seated on January 1, 2015. As of January 2023, Assemblywoman Woerner is the Chair of the Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee.