Nancy Larraine Hoffmann

Nancy Larraine Hoffmann is a former Republican State Senator from Central New York State.

Career

She was first elected in 1984 to the New York State Senate representing Syracuse, New York and its surrounding environs, including suburbs and rural areas, as a Democrat.^[1] She remained a Democrat until 1998 when she switched to the Republican Party.

Prior to becoming a senator, she served as a city councilwoman in Syracuse.^[2]

As a senator she was Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee from 1985 to 1998 and Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee from 1999 to 2004. She and her family own a farm in Onondaga County, New York. In 2004 she was challenged in the Republican primary by Tom Dadey, a conservative activist. Hoffmann defeated Dadey in the Republican primary and faced a general election with Oneida-based Democrat David Valesky and Dadey, who ran on the Conservative Party line. She narrowly lost to Valesky in the three-way race.^[3][2]

In 2006, she indicated that she would run for Lieutenant Governor in the upcoming election, but on May 19, 2006, she announced that she was dropping out of the race. ^[4]

References

1. ^ Schmalz, Jeffrey (1988-01-11). "Metro Matters; In Land of 'Oz,' A State Senator Breaks the Rules". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/11/nyregion/metro-matters-in-land-of-oz-a-state-senator-breaks-the-rules.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved 8 February 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "For Senate Democrats Thinking of Switching Parties, Cautionary Tales Abound". NYCapitolNews. http://www.nycapitolnews.com/news/126/ARTICLE/1361/2008-10-13.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010. 
3. ^ Katz, Celeste (January 24, 2008). "Lining Up in the 25th CD". New York: NY Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/01/lining-up-in-the-25th-cd.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010. 
4. ^ . The Post-Standard. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-146022820.html. Retrieved 8 February 2010. 

External links

• Official website

New York State Senate
Preceded by Martin Auer	New York State Senate, 48th District 1985–2002	Succeeded by James W. Wright
Preceded by John DeFrancisco	New York State Senate, 49th District 2003–2004	Succeeded by David Valesky
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Preceded by ?	Chairperson of the Senate Agriculture Committee 1998–2004	Succeeded by Patricia McGee

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Name	Hoffmann, Nancy Larraine
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