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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Ron Canestrari |
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Cohoes, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
May 22, 1943
(80 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | nystate63
Feb 12, 2008 05:19pm |
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| Info | Ron Canestrari is serving his eighth term in the New York State Assembly representing the 106th Assembly District, which consists of parts of Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties. It includes sections of the cities of Albany and Troy, and the communities of Cohoes, Green Island, North Greenbush, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Watervliet and Waterford.
Canestrari is the Assembly�s Deputy Majority Leader as well as the Chairman of the Higher Education Committee, and serves as a member of the Standing Committees on Rules; Ways and Means; Banks; Labor; Transportation; Steering; Racing & Wagering; and Local Governments. He chairs the Assembly Working Group on Television Coverage and has made Assembly Session footage available throughout the State. He Co-Chairs the Assembly Intern Committee and also is Chair of the Subcommittee on Transportation Capital Improvements.
Prior to his election to the Assembly, Canestrari was Mayor of the City of Cohoes for 13 years and served as President of the New York State Conference of Mayors in 1983. He is a native of Cohoes, attended the Cohoes public school system, and graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in Albany. He is a graduate of Fordham College, Fordham University School of Law, and is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Manhattan College.
Canestrari, an attorney, is a member of the New York State Bar Association and was an attorney with the Federal Government in Washington D.C. He is a U.S. Army Vietnam-Era Veteran.
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