Donna Lupardo

Background

Lupardo was born in Staten Island, New New York

Education

Wagner College.

Career

The villages of Johnson City, New York and Endicott, New York are contained within the Town of Union and also make up part of the district. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wagner College in 1976, and an Master of Arts degree in philosophy from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1984. She has also worked as a community mental health educator and was a faculty member at Binghamton University from 1980 to 1990.

She was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2004, defeating the incumbent Robert Warner in the 126th Assembly District.

In November 2006, Lupardo was re-elected, defeating challenger Jay J. Dinga by a margin of almost 2 to 1. After reapportionment, the boundaries to Lupardo"s Assembly District remained unchanged, but the district number was changed from 126 to 123.

She was elected to her fifth term in 2012, easily defeating Broome County Legislator Julie Lewis, 62% to 38%. In 2013, Assemblywoman Lupardo was appointed Chair of the Committee on Children and Families, having previously served as the Chair of the Legislative Commission on Science and Technology.

She currently serves on the following committees: Children and Families.

Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry. Election Law; Environmental Conservation. Higher Education; Transportation.

And, Veterans" Affairs.

Her other leadership positions include First-Vice Chair of the Legislative Women"s Caucus and President of the New York Conference of Italian-AMerican State Legislators. She also helped pass the Work Zone Safety Acting and Yield-Right-Away legislation designed to keep our roadways safer.

Achievements

• She ran uncontested in the November 2008 general election and won the November 2010 general election with 56 percent of the vote. Assemblywoman Lupardo"s legislative accomplishments include authoring the State Green Building Construction Acting and Contract Disclosure Acting.

Membership

Prior to her election to the Assembly she served in several capacities, including as a member of the Broome County Legislature.