Background
Stirpe was born and raised in Clyde, New York where his family owned and operated Albert’s Restaurant for more than 26 years.
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Albert Stirpe
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After graduating from high school with honors in 1971, he attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated in 1975 with a degree in economics.
Career
He is a Democrat. Stirpe"s district comprises the towns of Cicero, Clay, Manlius, Pompey and Tully in Onondaga County, Central New New York At Notre Dame, Stirpe was a place kicker and punter on the football team He is involved with Casey"s Place in Syracuse, New New York
Stirpe ran for the assembly when his Republican predecessor decided to run for the 49th District Senate seat against the incumbent.
In 2010, Stirpe lost to Don Miller by 953 votes.
Stirpe carried Manlius, Cicero (his hometown) and Clay (Miller"s home town). Miller carried Tully, Pompey and Fabius.
This was the most expensive state race in this election year.
Achievements
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Though he was not the Onondaga County Democrats designated candidate, he won the September primary and went on to win the seat in November. First Rate (at Lloyd's) Stirpe was opposed by Republican David Knapp, but won reelection in what was one of the most hotly contested races in New York State - 59% to Knapp"s 41%. In a hotly contest rematch costing over $800,000, Stirpe won the election with almost 6,000 more votes than Miller according to unofficial results. In another hotly contested election, Stirpe won the election with over 2,000 more votes than his opponent, Rob DeMarco.
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