Secretary of State of New York
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The office of the Secretary of State of New York was established in 1778, and is one of the oldest government agencies of the state of New York.
The Secretary is responsible for the regulation of a number of businesses and professions, including private investigators, cosmetologists, real estate brokers and appraisers, and notary publics. The Secretary also regulates cemeteries, registers corporations and business organizations, and maintains business records under the Uniform Commercial Code and other laws.
The Secretary's office includes the Office of Local Government Services, which provides training assistance to local governments in areas such as fire prevention, coastal management, and code enforcement.
The current Secretary of State of New York is Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez.
[edit] Secretaries of State since 1902
- John A. Dix 1833-1839
- (1839-1867)
- Homer A. Nelson 1867-1870
- (1870-1903)
- John F. O'Brien 1903-1907
- John S. Whalen 1907-1909
- Samuel Koenig 1909-1911
- Edward Lazansky 1911-1913
- Mitchell May 1913-1915
- Francis Hugo 1915-1921
- John J. Lyons 1921-1923
- James A. Hamilton 1923-1925
- Florence E.S. Knapp 1925-1927
- Robert Moses 1927-1929
- Edward J. Flynn 1929-1939
- Michael F. Walsh 1939-1943
- Thomas J. Curran 1943-1955
- Carmine DeSapio 1955-1959
- Caroline Simon 1959-1963
- John Lomenzo 1963-1974
- John Ghezzi 1974-1975
- Mario Cuomo 1975-1979
- Basil Paterson 1979-1983
- Gail Schaffer 1983-1995
- Alexander Treadwell 1995-2001
- Randy Daniels 2001-2005
- Frank Milano 2005-2006 Acting
- Christopher Jacobs 2006-2007
- Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez 2007-present
