Preceded by Gerald Jennings Religion Roman Catholic Occupation Attorney Spouse Robert Sheehan (m. 1992) | Political party Democratic Party Nationality American Name Kathy Sheehan | |
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Alma mater Albany Law SchoolBowling Green State University Education Bowling Green State University, Albany Law School | ||
Mayor kathy sheehan city of albany new york
Katherine "Kathy" Sheehan (born December 5, 1963) is the current Mayor of Albany, New York. Prior to being elected mayor, Sheehan was city treasurer. On September 10, 2013, she defeated Corey Ellis in the Democratic primary for mayor of Albany. She later won the general election becoming the first female mayor and first new mayor of Albany in 20 years after Gerald Jennings decided to retire after being Albany's mayor for 20 years.
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- Mayor kathy sheehan city of albany new york
- Meet newdeal leader kathy sheehan mayor albany ny
- Early life and career
- City Treasurer
- Mayoral Campaign
- Personal life
- References
Meet newdeal leader kathy sheehan mayor albany ny
Early life and career
Sheehan's mother was a nurse and her father joined the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He went on to build a successful career in the insurance business and together they raised six children.
Sheehan graduated from Albany Law School. She started her legal career as an attorney in the Albany office of Bond, Schoeneck & King. In 1996 she joined Intermagnetics General Corporation, a leading medical device manufacturer based in Latham. As vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Kathy helped grow the company from 500 employees to more than 1,200 and from $90 million in sales to more than $300 million. In 2006, she helped negotiate the $1.3 billion acquisition of Intermagnetics by its largest customer, Philips Medical Systems;
City Treasurer
In 2009, Sheehan was elected as the city treasurer in Albany, New York, taking office in 2010.
As city treasurer, Sheehan was responsible for increasing parking tickets from $15 to $65 in less than four years to make up for decreased tax inflows during the recession.
Mayoral Campaign
On November 17, 2012, Sheehan announced herself as a candidate for mayor.
On September 10, 2013 Sheehan defeated Corey Ellis in the Democratic primary, in preliminary returns with 6,973 votes to Ellis's 3,074. According to official returns released on October 9, Sheehan won the Democratic nomination, with 7,468 votes (65.72%) to Ellis's 3,294 votes (29%), with 601 write in votes (5.29%) and a few void and blank ballots, according to official returns. However, Albany is so heavily Democratic that Sheehan effectively clinched the mayoralty with her victory in the Democratic primary.
Personal life
In February 2017 Sheehan, along with assemblywoman Patricia Fahy and congressman Paul Tonko were criticized by Bishop Edward Scharfenberger for being Catholic politicians who supported and attended a rally for Planned Parenthood. On 11 April 2017 Christopher Hardy, the biological older brother of Sheehan's adopted son Jay, was shot dead in Albany's second homicide of the year.