Career
Fiala also served as Broome County Clerk from 1999-2004. She was the first female County Executive of Broome County and served as President of the New York State Association of County Executives. On July 30, 2015, Fiala officially announced her candidacy for the New York State Senate"s 52nd district.
The seat became vacant after then-Senator Thomas West. Libous was convicted of a Federal felony of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Broome County Executive
Fiala served as Broome County Executive from 2005 until 2010, when she was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
She was elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. During her tenure as County Executive, the Greater Binghamton Transportation Center was developed, the George Harvey Justice Building was refurbished, and a number of small business development programs were launched.
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Fiala was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles in 2011, and served until the end of 2014. During her tenure, the state placed a higher priority on online services.
The Department of Motor Vehicles website was redesigned and many motor vehicle transactions were added to the website.
Additionally, the Department of Motor Vehicles launched lifetime adventure licenses for hunting, fishing, skiing, and boating. The adventure license offered New York residents a chance to list all adventure licenses on their drivers license, and the adventure licenses do not expire. Campaign for New York State Senate
Upon the conviction of former New York State Senator Thomas West. Libous, Fiala announced her candidacy for the vacated senate seat.
She launched her campaign for the November 2015 special election in July promising to bring jobs to the Southern Tier.
Fiala said, "The one major issue here in the Southern Tier is jobs, good-paying jobs.".