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Preceded by
  
Spouse(s)
  
Joelle

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Succeeded by
  
Preceded by
  
Name
  
George Amedore

Preceded by
  
Children
  
three


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Born
  
April 2, 1969 (age 55) Niskayuna, New York (
1969-04-02
)

Residence
  
Rotterdam, New York, United States

Similar People
  
Cecilia Tkaczyk, Angelo Santabarbara, Paul D Tonko, Kathy Marchione, Neil Breslin

Senator George A. Amedore, Jr. Swearing-in Ceremony


George A. Amedore Jr. (born April 2, 1969) is a Republican member of the New York State Senate. Previously, he had been a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 105th Assembly District, which includes all of Montgomery County and part of Schenectady County.

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Early life and career

Amedore was born and raised in Schenectady County. He is vice president of Amedore Homes, a business founded in 1974 by his father, George Amedore, Sr.

State Assembly career

He was first elected to the State Assembly on July 31, 2007, in a special election to fill the seat of long time Assemblyman (and now Congressman) Paul Tonko, after Governor Eliot Spitzer appointed Tonko to run the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Amedore ran against Democrat Ed Kosiur, a Schenectady County legislator. The race was noted for the large campaign budget, with Amedore spending $511,576 vs. Kosiur's $430,862.

State Senate campaigns

Amedore gave up his Assembly seat to run for the 46th Senate district, a newly drawn district stretching from Montgomery County to Ulster County. Although there were more registered Democrats than Republicans in the district, Amedore was initially favored because he'd represented the entire northern portion of the district for five years. Amedore trailed Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk on election night, but legal action by Amedore forced a judge to monitor the counting of 6,000 provisional and absentee ballots. The judge threw out 450 votes, enough to give Amedore a 37-vote lead. Amedore was certified as the winner and filed his oath of office in January. However, Tkaczyk appealed, contending that since the ballots were primarily in Democratic-leaning areas, she could potentially win if they were all counted. Eventually, a court ordered 99 ballots in Ulster, Albany, and Greene counties opened. Tkaczyk picked up enough votes in the opened ballots to take an 18-vote lead. Amedore conceded the race on January 18. According to the Albany Times Union, Amedore was the shortest-tenured senator in the modern history of that chamber.

Amedore contested a rematch with Tkaczyk in the 2014 elections and won.

Personal

Amedore resides in Rotterdam, New York with his wife Joelle and their three children: George, Anthony, and Bria. He is a member of the Calvary Tabernacle Assembly of God in Schenectady.

Election results

  • July 2007 special election, NYS Assembly, 105th AD
  • November 2008 general election, NYS Assembly, 105th AD
  • November 2010 general election, NYS Assembly, 105th AD
  • November 2012 general election, NYS Senate, 46th SD
  • November 2014 general election, NYS Senate, 46th SD
  • References

    George A. Amedore Jr. Wikipedia


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