Mary Anne Krupsak (b. March 26, 1932 Schenectady, New York) is an American lawyer and politician from New York. She was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1975 to 1978.[1]
She is the daughter of Ambrose M. Krupczak and Mamie (Wytrwal) Krupczak.[2] She grew up in Amsterdam, New York where her parents operated a pharmacy and her father served as a Democratic member of the Board of Supervisors of Montgomery County, New York, representing the City of Amsterdam's Fourth Ward.
Krupsak served two terms in the New York State Assembly and one term in the New York State Senate before running for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1974.[1]
Elected with Hugh Carey, Krupsak became upset with how Carey treated her in office and felt she was not given enough to do. After committing to run for a second term with Carey in 1978, Krupsak decided to withdraw from the ticket and instead challenge Carey for the Democratic nomination for governor.[1] She lost the primary to Carey and after running unsuccessfully for Congress, retired from politics.
After her tenure as Lt. Governor, she was a senior partner at Krupsak and Mahoney, P.C., Attorneys at Law in Albany, New York[3] and was senior partner and co-founder of Krupsak, Wass de Czege and Associates, an Economic Development Consulting firm based in Buffalo, New York.
| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Donald Campbell |
New York State Assembly, 104th District 1969 - 1972 |
Succeeded by Thomas W. Brown |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by Dalwin J. Niles |
New York State Senate, 44th District 1973 - 1974 |
Succeeded by Fred Isabella |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Warren M. Anderson Acting Lieutenant Governor |
Lieutenant Governor of New York 1975 - 1978 |
Succeeded by Mario Cuomo |