Neil Breslin

Neil Breslin
Member of the New York State Senate, 46th District
Incumbent
Assumed office 1996
Preceded by	Michael Hoblock
Committee Member, Town of Bethlehem
Personal details
Born	June 9, 1942 Albany, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ellen
Residence	Delmar, New York
Alma mater	Fordham College
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/neil-d-breslin/bio

Neil Breslin (born June 9, 1942) is a member of the New York State Senate. A Democrat, he represents Albany, New York. His district follows the Albany County, New York boundaries exactly.

Breslin had two challengers in the 2008 Democratic Primary, who cited Breslin's continued service in a law firm as and family connections (one brother a county executive, the other a judge) possible conflicts of interest.^[1] He won the primary in September 2008 with more than 50% of the vote. He was re-elected on November 4, 2008.^[2]

Breslin voted in favor of same-sex marriage legislation on December 2, 2009; the bill was defeated.^[3]

Breslin's 2010 bid for re-election got off to a rocky start, as the Candidate Review Committee of the Albany County Democratic Party voted to recommend no endorsement in his Senate race.^[4]

Breslin was criticized during his 2010 primary campaign against Luke Martland in failing to answer questions about the content of multiple pieces of legislation he himself had sponsored as the chair of the Insurance Committee.^[5]

See also

• 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis

References

1. ^ Challenge for Incumbent
2. ^ Kenneth C. Crowe II, "McDonald tops Russo in 43rd Senate race: Incumbents Farley, Seward, Breslin also lead in their Senate races," Times Union, found at TimesUnion website. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, "Nothing like a resignation to fuel rumors," Times Union, found at [2]. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
5. ^ Jerry Gretzinger, "Capital Region outcry grows over lawmaker's misinformation," Channel 6 News, found at http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/senator-1277497-leaders-breslin.html. Retrieved August 19, 2010.

External links

• New York State Senate: Neil D. Breslin

New York State Senate
Preceded by Michael Hoblock	New York State Senate, 46th District 1997–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by James Seward	Chairman of the Senate Committee on Insurance 2009–2010	Succeeded by James Seward
Preceded by Thomas W. Libous	Deputy Minority Leader of the New York State Senate 2011–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Breslin, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 9, 1942
Place of birth	Albany, New York
Date of death
Place of death