David Valesky Explained

David Valesky
Office:Member of the New York State Senate
Constituency:49th district (2005–2012)
53rd district (2013–2018)
Term Start:January 1, 2005
Term End:December 31, 2018
Preceded:Nancy Larraine Hoffmann
Succeeded:Rachel May
Party:Democratic
Otherparty:Independent Democratic Conference (2011–2018)
Education:State University of New York at Potsdam
University of Connecticut
Website:https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/david-j-valesky

David J. Valesky (b. circa 1966) is an American politician who is a former member of the New York State Senate. A Democrat, Valesky represented the 53rd Senate District and the 49th Senate District in upstate New York.[1]

Career

Valesky was first elected to the State Senate in 2004[2] when he defeated longtime incumbent Sen. Nancy Larraine Hoffmann (R-Fabius).[3] [4] Hoffman was challenged in a Republican primary by Tom Dadey.[5] While Hoffmann defeated Dadey,[6] Dadey remained in the race on third-party lines. Valesky prevailed in the three-way race.[7] [8] He took office as a state senator in January 2005.[9]

In 2011, Valesky joined with Jeffrey D. Klein, Diane Savino, and David Carlucci to form the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).[10] On April 16, 2018, the IDC was dissolved and Valesky returned to the Senate Democratic Conference.[11] [12]

In the 2018 Democratic primary, Valesky was defeated by Rachel May.[13] Valesky received 46.66% of the primary vote to May's 50.47%.[14] All eight former members of the IDC faced progressive primary challenges in 2018, and six were defeated.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valesky concedes; May wins Democratic primary in race for state Senate seat. Luke. Parsnow. 20 September 2018. WSTM.
  2. Web site: Rachel May Mounts Primary Challenge to Sen. Dave Valesky. Scott. Willis. www.waer.org. 18 January 2018 .
  3. News: Andrew Russo and David Valesky in Upstate N.Y. Senate Race. James. Barron. 25 October 2010. NYTimes.com.
  4. Web site: Onondaga County Republican Party chairman Tom Dadey's mission: Rebuild the GOP. Paul. Riede. 17 February 2011. syracuse.com.
  5. Web site: GOP races turning crazy. Louise Hoffman Broach / The. Citizen. Auburn Citizen.
  6. Web site: Valesky successfully challenges Hoffmann. 2 November 2004. The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York.
  7. Web site: » for Senate Democrats Thinking of Switching Parties, Cautionary Tales Abound | City & State . 2019-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221172948/http://www.cityandstateny.com/for-senate-democrats-thinking-of-switching-parties-cautionary-tales-abound/ . 2014-02-21 . dead .
  8. News: Lining Up in the 25th CD . . 8 February 2010 . New York . Celeste . Katz . January 24, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604091145/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/01/lining-up-in-the-25th-cd.html . 4 June 2011 .
  9. Web site: Outgoing state Sen. Dave Valesky on the Campbell Conversations. Grant. Reeher. www.wrvo.org. 22 December 2018 .
  10. Web site: 4 Democrats in State Senate Break With Leaders. Thomas Kaplan and Nicholas. Confessore. 5 January 2011 . 8 February 2018.
  11. News: As Session Resumes, a Democratic Truce in Albany Seems Uneasy. Wang. Vivian. April 16, 2018. The New York Times. April 16, 2018.
  12. Web site: After seven years, it's all over for the Senate Independent Democratic Conference. Joseph . Spector. LoHud.com. April 16, 2018. April 18, 2018.
  13. Web site: Rachel May. Our Revolution. 10 September 2018.
  14. Web site: Rachel May beats incumbent Sen. Dave Valesky in Democratic primary. 13 September 2018.
  15. Web site: Six of eight ex-IDC senators lose primary bids. David. Lombardo. 13 September 2018. Times Union.

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