| Sean Ryan | |
| State Senate: | New York State |
| District: | 61st |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Chris Jacobs |
| State Assembly1: | New York |
| District1: | 149th |
| Term Start1: | September 14, 2011 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Sam Hoyt |
| Successor1: | Jonathan Rivera |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1965 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | State University of New York at Fredonia (BA) Brooklyn Law School (JD) |
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Sean M. Ryan is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate from the 61st District. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2021, and the 60th District from 2021 to 2022.
Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School. He was then admitted the New York State Bar Association.
As an attorney, Ryan has specialized in anti-discrimination and labor law cases.[1] On September 13, 2011, Ryan was elected during a special election to the New York State Assembly, succeeding longtime assemblyman Sam Hoyt.[2]
In 2012, he was elected to the 149th district. He was supported by the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.[3]
In 2020, he was elected to New York's 60th senate district. Due to redistricting following the 2020 U.S. census, Ryan successfully ran in the newly-drawn 61st senate district in the 2022 election. As a member of the State Senate, Ryan championed legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in New York, which passed both houses of the state legislature in 2023.[4]