Education
Coppola graduated from Lafayette High School in Buffalo, New New York
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Marc Coppola
Edit Profilepolitician member of the New York State Senate
Career
He holds a New York state real estate license and is a first class stationary engineer He began his political career by serving six years as the Delaware District Councilmember for the City of Buffalo. From 2004 to 2006 he was the Majority Leader of the Common Council.
In a February 2006 special election for the State Senate"s 60th District, the Democratic Committees in Erie and Niagara Counties selected Coppola as their nominee over Buffalo Councilman Antoine Thompson.
Coppola resigned the Council seat after being elected to the 60th District Senate seat. This committee oversees legislation and policies relating to urban development and New York State"s 62 cities.
He also served on the Aging Committee, Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee, Higher Education Committee, Labor Committee, and Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development Committee. Thompson subsequently challenged and defeated Coppola in the September 2006 primary for a full two-year term in the Senate.
At the urging of Mayor Byron Brown and Thompson, former State Senator.
First Rate (at Lloyd's) Coppola also challenged for the seat in the 2006 primary. Thompson defeated Marc Coppola again in the 2006 general election where Coppola ran as an Independent. Coppola also ran in the 2010 general election as a Democrat, against Republican candidate Mike Ranzenhofer, for the New York 61st Senate District, obtaining about 37% of the votes.
February 2006 special election, New York State Senate, 60th South Dakota
November 2006 general election, New York State Senate, 60th South Dakota
November 2010 general election, New York State Senate, 61st South Dakota.
Membership
While in the State Senate, Coppola served as the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Cities Committee.
