Ted O'Brien

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Ted O'Brien
Member of the New York Senate from the 55th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2013
Preceded by	James Alesi
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Website	Official website

Edward M. "Ted" O’Brien (born 1956) is an American politician who currently serves in the New York State Senate, representing District 55.

Early career

O'Brien was raised in Webster, New York and graduated from Webster Thomas High School in 1975, Union College in 1979, and Syracuse University College of Law in 1982. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1983 and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York in 1985. Early in his career he moved to Irondequoit, New York, where he still resides. He briefly practiced in his family's firm before moving to a series of other law firms. He entered into partnership with other attorneys to form Harris, Chesworth, O'Brien, Johnstone & Welch, LLP in 1991.

Political career

O'Brien began his political career by serving as the chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee. In 2004, he was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Jay Ricci in the Monroe County Legislature. He served two years as the minority leader there, starting in 2010.

In November 2012, he bested Sean Hanna for the state senate seat left open by the retiring James Alesi.^[1]

References

↑ "Ted O'Brien wins in 55th state Senate District", MPNnow (Perinton, New York: GateHouse Media), 2012-11-07, retrieved 2013-01-05

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Party political offices
Preceded by	Chairman of the Monroe County, New York Democratic Committee 2000 – 2002	Succeeded by
Preceded by Harry B. Bronson	Minority Leader, Monroe County, New York Legislature 2010 – 2012	Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Jay Ricci	Monroe County, New York Legislator, 17th District November, 2004 – December 31, 2012	Vacant
New York State Senate
Preceded by James S. Alesi	New York State Senate, 55th District January 1, 2013 – present	Incumbent

Members of the New York State Senate

200th New York Legislature (2013–2014)

President of the Senate: Robert J. Duffy (D)
Majority Coalition Leaders: Dean Skelos (R) and Jeffrey Klein (ID)
Minority Leader: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)

Kenneth LaValle (R)
John J. Flanagan (R)
Lee Zeldin (R)
Philip Boyle (R)
Carl Marcellino (R)
Kemp Hannon (R)
Jack Martins (R)
Vacant
Dean Skelos (R)
James Sanders, Jr. (D)
Tony Avella (D)
Michael Gianaris (D)
Jose Peralta (D)
Malcolm Smith (D-NC)
Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (D)
Toby Ann Stavisky (D)

Simcha Felder (D)
Martin Malave Dilan (D)
John Sampson (D-NC)
Vacant
Kevin Parker (D)
Martin Golden (R)
Diane Savino (ID)
Andrew Lanza (R)
Velmanette Montgomery (D)
Daniel Squadron (D)
Brad Hoylman (D)
Liz Krueger (D)
José M. Serrano (D)
Bill Perkins (D)
Adriano Espaillat (D)
Rubén Díaz (D)

Gustavo Rivera (D)
Jeffrey Klein (ID)
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
Ruth Hassell-Thompson (D)
George S. Latimer (D)
David Carlucci (ID)
Bill Larkin (R)
Greg Ball (R)
Terry Gipson (D)
John Bonacic (R)
Kathy Marchione (R)
Neil Breslin (D)
Betty Little (R)
Cecilia Tkaczyk (D)
Joseph Griffo (R)
Patty Ritchie (R)

Persondata
Name	O'Brien, Edward M. "Ted"
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1956
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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