Michelle Hinchey
Michelle Hinchey | |
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| Member of the New York State Senate | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | George Amedore |
| Constituency | 46th district (2021–2022) 41st district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1987 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Maurice Hinchey (father) |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) |
| Website | Campaign website State Senate website |
Michelle Hinchey (born November 3, 1987) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 41st district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 1, 2021.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Hinchey, the daughter of former Congressman Maurice Hinchey and Ilene Marder Hinchey, was born in 1987 and grew up in Saugerties. After graduating from Saugerties High School, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.[3]
Career[edit]
Hinchey worked as a communications executive and served on the board of the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development.[4]
In 2020, Hinchey announced she would run for the 46th district of the New York State Senate, which was being vacated by retiring Republican George Amedore.[5] After winning the Democratic primary unopposed, Hinchey narrowly defeated Richard Amedure, her Republican opponent and George Amedore's distant cousin, by a margin of 51–49%.[6] Hinchey took office in January 2021 as part of the first Democratic Senate supermajority in decades.[7]
As a result of 2022 New York redistricting, Hinchey ran for reelection in the newly drawn 41st Senate district, against fellow incumbent Sue Serino.[8] In November 2022, Hinchey won reelection, defeating Republican Serino with 52.5% of the vote to Serino’s 47.6%.[9]
Hinchey serves as chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee,[10] and introduced legislation establishing a farm soil health program advocated by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at her alma mater, Cornell University.[11][12]
After Congressman Antonio Delgado was selected to serve as lieutenant governor of New York in May 2022, Hinchey was mentioned as a possible candidate in a special election to fill his vacant House seat.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Michelle Hinchey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Amanda Fries (November 20, 2020). "Hinchey win leaves Senate Dems one victory shy of supermajority". Albany Times Union. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Michelle Hinchey". Sustainable Futures Conference. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Meet Michelle Hinchey". Michelle Hinchey for State Senate. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Dave Lucas (October 15, 2020). "Meet Michelle Hinchey, Democratic Candidate For NY's 46th Senate District". WAMC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Stephen Williams (November 20, 2020). "Hinchey claiming victory in the 46th State Senate District". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Jesse McKinley (November 25, 2020). "Democrats Claim Veto-Proof Majority in N.Y. Senate, Pressuring Cuomo". New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Facciola, Timmy (Nov 2, 2022). "Incumbents Hinchey, Serino have divergent priorities for Senate". Times Union. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Michelle Hinchey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "About Michelle Hinchey". NY State Senate. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "NY State Senate Bill S4722A". NY State Senate. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Rumayor, Regina Galvan; Bimpong, Milena (2022-03-23). "Newly Passed NY Soil Health Legislation Backed by Cornell Research". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Ferré-Sadurní, Luis; Fandos, Nicholas (2022-05-03). "Hochul Chooses Antonio Delgado as New Lieutenant Governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
