Nicholas Spano Politician
Nicholas A. Spano (born 1953) is best known as a New York Republican politician, who represented Yonkers and surrounding areas in the New York State Senate from 1986 to 2006. During his state senate career he served on the Rules, Transportation, Finance, Education, Health, and Racing, Gaming, and Wagering committees, chaired the Senate Investigations Committee,as was the Senior Assistant Majority Leader.In 2004, Spano won re-election by only 18 votes after facing a serious challenge by Westchester County Legislator Andrea Stewart-Cousins. During his run for re-election in 2006, Stewart-Cousins ran against him again, this time with the support of Democrats Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo, she won; he conceded defeat on November 16, 2006.Spano subsequently become involved in commercial real estate as well as lobbying state and local governments in New York through Empire Strategic Planning, a firm he established after his defeat.
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| office | Member of the New York State Assembly 83rd District (1983–1986) 87th District (1979–1982) |
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