| George Winner | |
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| Member of the New York Senate from the 53rd district |
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| In office January 2, 2005 – January 1, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Kuhl |
| Succeeded by | Tom O'Mara |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 137th district |
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| In office January 1979 – December 2004 |
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| Preceded by | L. Richard Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Tom O'Mara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Elmira, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lynn Hardman |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
George H. Winner, Jr. (born July 31, 1949) is a former New York state senator. A Republican, he served in the New York State Senate from 2005-2011 after having spent 13 terms in the New York State Assembly.
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Born in Elmira, New York, George Winner is a 1971 graduate of St. Lawrence University. He was admitted to the practice of law in New York in 1977 following the completion of a legal clerkship. He is a partner in the Elmira law firm of Keyser, Maloney, Winner LLP and is a member of the Chemung County, New York and New York State Bar Associations.
Winner was elected in 2004 to represent the 53rd senatorial district which comprises Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, the city and town of Ithaca, New York, and the towns of Enfield, Newfield and Ulysses in Tompkins County. He serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served in the New York State Assembly for 26 years following his election in November 1978. Before being elected to the Assembly, Winner was counsel and legislative assistant to then Senate Deputy Majority Leader William T. Smith of Big Flats from 1971 to 1978. He is married to the former Lynn Hardman and has three daughters - Catherine, Elizabeth and Meredith.
Winner, who received statewide attention after leading a Senate investigation of the Spitzer administration in 2007, is considering a run for New York State Attorney General in 2010.[1] He has also been mentioned as a potential candidate to run against Eric Massa for the United States House of Representatives seat representing New York's 29th congressional district in 2010.
Winner unexpectedly announced his retirement from the state senate on June 2, 2010.[2]
| 53d Senate District of New York special election, 2004[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Daniel J. Cleveland | 43,046 | 40.1 | ||
| Republican | George H. Winner Jr. | 64,114 | 59.9 | ||
| New York Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by L. Richard Marshall |
New York State Assembly, 126th District 1979–1992 |
Succeeded by Daniel Fessenden |
| Preceded by Donald Davidsen |
New York State Assembly, 127th District 1993–2002 |
Succeeded by Daniel Hooker |
| Preceded by Charles H. Nesbitt |
New York State Assembly, 137th District 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by Tom O'Mara |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by Randy Kuhl |
New York State Senate, 53rd District 2005–2010 |
Succeeded by Tom O'Mara |