Sandy Galef

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Sandy Galef
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Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 95th district
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Preceded byIncumbent
Succeeded byDana Levenberg
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 90th district
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Preceded byGeorge Pataki
Succeeded byRedistricted
Minority Leader of the Westchester County Board of Legislators
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Westchester County Legislator
from the 9th District
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Westchester County Legislator
from the 2nd District
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Personal details
BornSandra Risk
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La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
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PartyDemocratic
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Purdue University (B.A.)
University of Virginia (M.A.)
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Sandra Galef (née Risk; born May 7, 1940) is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for 30 years.[1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript

Early life and career

Galef was born Sandra Risk in LaCrosse, Wisconsin on May 7, 1940. In 1944, she moved with her family to Westchester County in New York.[1]Template:R/superscript She received a B.A. from Purdue University and an M.A. in education from the University of Virginia, and began her career as a teacher in a rural schoolhouse near Charlottesville, Virginia.[1]Template:R/superscript Then, Galef moved back to New York, where she worked as a teacher in Scarsdale, New York.[3]Template:R/superscript In 1963, she married Steven Galef, a former Westchester County legislator and attorney, with whom she had two children; she remained married to Steven until his death in 1998.[4]Template:R/superscript She is Jewish.[5]

Legislative career

In 1980, Galef was elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators, where she represented the 2nd and 9th Districts and served as the minority leader from 1984 until 1992, when she was elected to the Assembly.[1]Template:R/superscript[6]Template:R/superscript[7]Template:R/superscript

Galef was elected to the 90th Assembly District and began her term in 1993.[1]Template:R/superscript During her time in the Assembly, Galef chaired the Real Property Tax Committee, the Libraries and Education Technology Committee, and the Subcommittee for Rural Health, and was a member of the Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions Committee, the Election Law Committee, the Governmental Operations Committee, and the Health Committee.[1]Template:R/superscript

In 1997, Galef introduced an amendment to make the language of the New York State Constitution gender neutral. Galef argued that the gendered language of the Constitution was "old-fashioned" and that a change to gender neutral language was "symbolically ... important". New York voters adopted the amendment in November 2001.[8]Template:R/superscript[9]Template:R/superscript In 1999, Galef was an early supporter of charter schools in New York.[10]Template:R/superscript Galef also supported several good government causes, including measures to build consensus with Republican members of the assembly,[11]Template:R/superscript campaign finance reform,[12]Template:R/superscript[13]Template:R/superscript[14]Template:R/superscript and staff budget parity between the majority and the minority in the Assembly.[15]Template:R/superscript

In December 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill introduced by Galef that allows city and town clerks to issue a one-day permit to a non-ordained individual to officiate a specific wedding in New York.[16]Template:R/superscript

Throughout her legislative career, Galef hosted two television shows, "Dear Sandy" and "Speakout with Sandy Galef", on public access television.[1]Template:R/superscript

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biography". Assemblywoman Sandy Galef. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Galindo, Nadia. "Longtime Assembly Member Sandy Galef Retires". News 12 Long Island. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Galef, Sandy (February 2, 2022). "Reflecting on the Road I Traveled". River Journal Online. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bonnett, Cara (July 2, 1998). "Former Legislator Steven Galef, 'Voice of Reason,' Dies at 58". Review Press Reporter. Bronxville, N.Y. p. 8. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sandy Galef's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Feron, James (December 4, 1983). "Led By Mrs. Galef, Democrats Plan Challenge to G.O.P.". Westchester Weekly, New York Times. pp. 1, 6.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitehouse, Franklin (September 25, 1983). "9th District: The 'Fair Fight' Campaign". Westchester Weekly, New York Times. p. 1.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McKinley, Jr., James C. (May 15, 2001). "Voters to Decide on Gender-Neutral Constitution". New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McGrath, Darryl (December 9, 2001). "Six State Constitutions Use Gender-Neutral Wording". Women's eNews. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Feld, Jayne J. (January 4, 1999). "Charter Schools May Take a While to Catch On". Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. B1. Template:ProQuest.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hare, Mark (February 19, 1999). "A State Legislator Calls for Consensus, and Is, of Course, Voted Down". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. B1. Template:ProQuest.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wallace, Jeremy (July 30, 2000). "Campaign Spending Comes into Question". Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. A1. Template:ProQuest.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wiessner, Dan (July 30, 2007). "Lawmakers Raise Cash, Then Give It to Other Politicians". Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. B1. Template:ProQuest.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Randolph, Eleanor (May 26, 2003). "Fixing Albany: Two Ways to Boost Democracy". New York Times. p. A14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Scott, Brendan (April 19, 2007). "Bonacic Bill Aims to Shake Up Legislature Patronage". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, N.Y.: McClatchy-Tribune Business News. Template:ProQuest.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dollinger, Arielle (January 20, 2023). "Saying 'I Do'? 1-day Wedding Officiant Permit Cuts Cost, Hassle". Newsday. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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