Dede Scozzafava Politician

Dierdre K. "Dede" Scozzafava (/ˈdiːdi skoʊzəˈfɑːvə/ DEE-dee SKOH-zə-FAH-və; born April 28, 1960) is an American politician in New York. She represented District 122 in the New York State Assembly, which includes most of St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties in the North Country and a small portion of Oswego County from 1999 to 2010. Scozzafava held office as a member of the Republican Party, but has since 2009 been a member of the Democratic Party.She was the Republican nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2009 special election in New York's 23rd congressional district, but suspended her campaign shortly before the election and threw her support to the eventual Democratic winner, Bill Owens.Scozzafava announced that she would not run for re-election to the State Assembly in the 2010 election cycle and endorsed the Democratic nominee Brian McGrath. McGrath, however, lost the election and Scozzafava was succeeded by Republican Ken Blankenbush.In January 2011, Scozzafava was appointed New York Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government by Democratic Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 28, 1960
Birth place	Buffalo New York , New York
Religion	Methodism
Residence	Gouverneur (village) New York , New York
Education	Clarkson University Boston University
Profession	Financial adviser , Politician