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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Michael G. Breslin |
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Bethlehem, New York , United States |
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| Info | Michael G. Breslin has lived in Albany County all his life. His leadership skills became apparent at a young age. He was president of his graduating class at Vincentian Institute, a three-sport varsity athlete, and recipient of the Thom McAn Award as the outstanding scholastic football player in the area.
Mike was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1957, where he played intercollegiate football, basketball and baseball, and graduated in the top quarter of his class.
Upon graduation, Mike was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry. After completing Airborne and Ranger schools, he served three years in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he was platoon leader and infantry company commander. He later served a year in Vietnam where he was an infantry company commander in the 4th Infantry Division. He was honorably discharged in 1969 as a Major. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantry Badge.
Mike is a University of Toledo Law School graduate, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and graduated first in his class in 1971. He was an attorney in private practice for more than 20 years, first with the firm of DeGraff, Foy, Conway, Holt-Harris and Mealey and for more than a decade with his brothers Neil and Tom in the firm Breslin, Breslin and Breslin. Neil is now a New York State Senator. Tom is an Albany County Court Judge.
Mike’s community service includes more than 20 years on the board of Hospitality House, a residential drug treatment facility, 13 years as attorney to Saint Anne Institute, a facility for adolescent girls, seven years on the board of LaSalle School for Boys and more than ten years of coaching community youth baseball and softball teams. He was a member of the Albany County Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Committee. He has served on the service academy nominating committees for Congress members Sam Stratton and Michael McNulty for more than 25 years. He is also a member of the Fort Orange Post #30, American Legion and the Louis W. Oppenheim, Post 1019, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mike, a longtime committee member of the Bethlehem Democratic Committee and former chairman, was appointed County Executive on January 1, 1995. Voters elected Mike to a full, four-year term the following November. He won the race with an overwhelming 62 percent of the vote. He was re-elected to the position in 1999 with 69 percent of the vote.
During his tenure, Mike has been committed to providing essential services to the people of Albany County, while increasing the efficiency and reducing the size and cost of County government. Mike’s administration cut property taxes by 18 percent from 1995 until 2002. Through sound fiscal management, investments in tax stabilization and debt service and economic development reserves, he has been able to soften the impact of the current economic downturn on taxpayers.
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