Christopher Mega

Christopher J. "Chris" Mega (c. 1931 - 30 October 2011) was a Republican Party lawmaker from Brooklyn, New York who served in the New York State Assembly from 1973 to 1978 and in the New York State Senate from 1979 to 1982 and 1985 to 1993, when he became a judge. Over the years he mostly represented Bay Ridge in Brooklyn as well as Staten Island's East Shore.^[1]

A Borough Park native, Mega stayed close to his roots, graduating from Fort Hamilton High School, St. Francis College and Brooklyn Law School.^[2]

Governor Mario Cuomo appointed Mega to the New York Court of Claims in 1993 and in 1995 Governor George Pataki elevated him chief judge of that court. He served in that capacity til 1998. Pataki then appointed him to the New York Supreme Court, another trial court. He served there until his retirement in 2006.^[3]

New York Assembly
Preceded by Robert F. Kelly	New York State Assembly, 50th District 1973–1978	Succeeded by Florence Sullivan
New York State Senate
Preceded by William T. Conklin	New York State Senate, 21st District 1979–1982	Succeeded by Marty Markowitz
Preceded by Joseph G. Montalto	New York State Senate, 23rd District 1985–1993	Succeeded by Robert DiCarlo
Party political offices
Preceded by Robert DiCarlo	Conservative Party of New York nominee for New York State Senate, 23rd District 1998	Succeeded by Robert DiCarlo
Preceded by John M. Gangemi, Jr.	Republican nominee for New York State Senate, 23rd District 1998	Succeeded by Robert DiCarlo
Preceded by John M. Gangemi, Jr.	New York State Right to Life Party nominee for New York State Senate, 23rd District 1998	Succeeded by Robert DiCarlo

References

1. ^ Candidate - Christopher J. Mega, Our Campaigns
2. ^ "Christopher Mega, prolific Bay Ridge politician, 80". The Brooklyn Paper. November 2, 2011. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/44/br_megaobit_2011_11_04_bp.html. 
3. ^ "Christopher Mega, former state senator, dies at age 80". Home Reporter and Sunset News. November 1, 2011. http://www.homereporternews.com/news/general/article_c34e5e66-03e8-11e1-b02f-001cc4c03286.html. 

Persondata
Name	Mega, Christopher
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	30 October 2011
Place of death