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
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, he previously served as a member of the
New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2021, and the 60th District from 2021 to 2022.
Education
Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
State University of New York at Fredonia
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and a
Juris Doctor from
Brooklyn Law School
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. He was then admitted the
New York State Bar Association
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.
Career
As an attorney, Ryan has specialized in anti-discrimination and labor law cases. On September 13, 2011, Ryan was elected during a
special election
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to the New York State Assembly, succeeding longtime assemblyman
Sam Hoyt.
In 2012, he was elected to the 149th district. He was supported by the
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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.
In
2020
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, 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.
Electoral history
References
External links
New York State Senate member websiteCampaign website
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Brooklyn Law School alumni
Living people
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
People from Erie County, New York
State University of New York at Fredonia alumni
21st-century American politicians
1965 births