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Mary Ellen Jones (politician)
Mary Ellen Jones (born 1936) is an educator and politician most notable for having served as New York State Senator. She is a Democrat. Jones graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Rochester. She served as a first-grade teacher in the Greece, New York school district for 26 years and raised four children. Her first foray into politics was an unsuccessful run for the Irondequoit, New York town board in 1989. She was elected Monroe County, New York legislator in 1991 and edged out a more experienced politician to become the Democratic Party candidate for the State Senate the next year. She narrowly won two terms and was a member of the State Senate from 1993 to 1996, sitting in the 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures. Early in 1996, Governor George E. Pataki appointed her to the New York State Board of Parole The New York State Division of Parole was an agency of the government of New York within the New York State Correctional Servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan composition The New York State Senate was dominated by the Republican Party for much of the 20th century. Between World War II and the turn of the 21st century, the Democratic Party only controlled the upper house for one year. The Democrats took control of the Senate following the 1964 elections; however, the Republicans quickly regained a Senate majority in special elections later that year. By 2018, the State Senate was the last Republican-controlled body in New York government. In the 2018 elections, Democrats gained eight Senate seats, taking control of the chamber from the Republicans. In the 2020 elections, Democrats won a total of 43 seats, while Republicans won 20; the election results gave Senate Democrats a veto-proof two-thirds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
