- Catharine Young
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name = Catharine M. "Cathy" Young
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caption = Catharine M. Young (right), next to Rep.Randy Kuhl
residence =Olean, New York
office = New York State Assemblywoman
term_start =1998
term_end =2005
predecessor =Patricia McGee
successor =Joseph Giglio
constituency = 149th District
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office2 = New York State Senator
term_start2 =2005
term_end2 = "Present"
predecessor2 =Patricia McGee
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constituency2 = 57th District
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birth_date =
birth_place =Livingston County, New York
death_date =
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party = Republican, Conservative, Independence
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website = http://www.senatorcathyyoung.com/Catharine M. "Cathy" Young (R,C,I, born in
Livingston County, New York ) is theNew York State senator from the state's 57thdistrict , which includes all of Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus County and Allegany County, with a small corner of Livingston County. When not in legislative session, she currently resides inOlean, New York .Young succeeded
Patricia McGee to theNew York Assembly in a series of events following the death ofJess Present , where she served what is now the 149th district. In April 2005, McGee died, and Young was nominated as her replacement.After Mrs. Young's
election to theNew York State Senate in aBy-election on May 10, 2005, she has been appointed to Chair the SenateAgriculture Committee, Co-Chair's the Administrative Regulations Review Commission while also serving as a member of the Senate Aging Committee, Environmental Conservation Committee,Higher Education Committee, Housing, Construction & Community Development Committee,Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Committee and theSocial Services , Children & Families Committee.Young was succeeded in the Assembly by
Joseph Giglio .Young rarely faces stiff competition during the elections. In 2006, she ran unopposed, while she defeated her opponents in the by-election and Assembly races by 40 percentage-point margins.
She is the mother of three children. She is a graduate of the
St. Bonaventure University and majored in journalism. She transferred to St. Bonaventure after attendingSUNY Fredonia . She chose St. Bonaventure University overSyracuse University , because of their "welcoming" enviroment.Young's Official Site
[http://www.senatorcathyyoung.com http://www.senatorcathyyoung.com]
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