Susan J. Serino (born September 8, 1961) is an American politician and a member of the New York State Senate, representing the New York's 41st State Senate district, 41st district since 2015. The district encompasses portions of the Hudson Valley, including Poughkeepsie, New York, Poughkeepsie. Serino is a Republican Party (United States), Republican. Prior to her time in the Senate, Serino served as a member of the Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess County Legislature.

Background

Serino was born and raised in Dutchess County, New York. The daughter of immigrants, Serino worked waiting tables and later started her own childcare business. In 1996, Serino joined the real estate industry, opening a real estate office in Poughkeepsie. In 2003, she moved her office to Hyde Park, New York. As of 2019, the office has over twenty sales associates. In 2010, Serino first won elected office as a member of the Hyde Park town board. A year later, in 2011, Serino was elected to the Dutchess County Legislature. She was re-elected in 2013, running unopposed.

New York Senate

In 2014, Serino was recruited by Senate Republicans to run against first-term incumbent Terry Gipson. While Gipson had won election in 2012, the district had been reliably Republican in prior years. Serino defeated Gipson, 51% to 46%. Gipson would seek a rematch against Serino in 2016; this time, Serino prevailed by a margin of 52%-42%. In 2018, Serino narrowly won re-election to a third term, defeating Democrat Karen Smythe by only 688 votes.2018 New York State Senate Election Results - NYSBOE https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2018/general/2018NYSenate.pdf

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