Marcus Molinaro

Marcus 'Marc' Molinaro (born October 8, 1975^[1]) is an American politician. He practices the Christian religion, and is an attendee at Calvary Chapel of the Hudson Valley. Originally from Yonkers, New York, he is the current Dutchess County Executive.^[2] He served as a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2011. At age 19, he was elected as the mayor of Tivoli, New York, making him one of the youngest mayors to be appointed to office.^[3] He held this position from 1995 to 2007. The Albany Times Union cited Molinaro as one of Albany's "True Reformers."^[4] Molinaro lives in Red Hook, NY with his wife, Corinne and children, Abigail & Jack.

County Executive campaign

Marcus Molinaro officially announced his bid to succeed twenty-year Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus in May 2011. The campaign was endorsed by the Republican, Conservative, and Independence parties in Dutchess. On June 3, Beekman supervisor Dan French was nominated as the Assemblyman's Democratic challenger. Molinaro won on November 8, 2011 with a solid margin of 62% to French's 38%. ^[5] He was sworn into office on January 1, 2012.^[6] In 2015, Molinaro was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Diane Jablonski with 64% of the vote.

References

External links

• Campaign website
• County Executive website
• Environmental Questionnaire From League of Conservation Voters