Marc Coppola

Marc Coppola represented the New York's 60th Senate district which includes parts of the Cities of Buffalo and Tonawanda and the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Grand Island.

Coppola previously served for six years as the Delaware District Councilman for the City of Buffalo. From 2004 to 2006 he was the Majority Leader of the Common Council. Senator Coppola succeeded his cousin, Al Coppola, in the Council seat. Al Coppola resigned the Council seat after being elected to the 60th District Senate seat, which he later lost to Byron Brown.

The Democratic Committees in Erie and Niagara Counties selected Senator Coppola as their nominee in the special election over Buffalo Councilman Antoine Thompson. Thompson subsequently challenged and defeated Senator Coppola in the September 2006 primary for a full two-year term in the Senate. On the urging of Mayor Byron Brown and Antoine Thompson former State Sen. Al Coppola also challenged for the seat in the 2006 primary. The result was "Coppola Confusion," allowing Antoine Thompson to win the Democratic primary.

Senator Coppola served as the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Cities Committee. This committee oversees legislation and policies relating to urban development and New York State's 62 cities. He also served on the Aging Committee, Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee, Higher Education Committee, Labor Committee, and Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development Committee.

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