Education
Hawley is a native of Batavia, New York, and graduated from Batavia High School in 1965, where he was a classmate of future journalist Terry A. Anderson.
Hawley is a native of Batavia, New York, and graduated from Batavia High School in 1965, where he was a classmate of future journalist Terry A. Anderson.
He earned a Bachelor of Surgery degree in education from the University of Toledo and served seven years in the Ohio Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserves where he earned the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He previously owned and operated Hawley Farms. He also served on the Genesee County Legislature.
Hawley was first elected to the State Assembly in a special election on February 28, 2006.
Hawley is the son of former Assembly member R. Stephen Hawley and the late Ellen Hawley. February 2006 special election, New York State Assembly, 139th AD
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