Ronald C. Tocci is an American politician from
New York
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A resident of
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. He was a
Democratic member of the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
from 1985 to 2004, sitting in the
186th,
187th,
188th,
189th,
190th,
191st,
192nd,
193rd,
194th and
195th New York State Legislatures.
A member of the State Assembly's
Ways and Means Committee, Tocci was the proponent of reinstating the Stock Transfer Tax, a mode of taxation which was in effect from 1907 to 1981 in the state of New York, home to the nation's most important stock exchanges, and which produced over $300 million annually in revenues to the state and the city of New York.
In 2002, Tocci was defeated in the Democratic primary by Noam Bramson. Tocci then ran on the Republican ticket in the general election, and defeated Bramson. However, Tocci remained a registered Democrat and sat with the Democrats during his last term.
"Running for G.O.P. Pays Off for Democrat"
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'', November 10, 2002.
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Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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