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Monday, January 26th, 2009New Paltz graduate takes office in New York Assembly
Frank Skartados ‘85 (Political Science) was sworn in as assemblyman for New York’s 100th District on Jan. 1. Skartados defeated incumbent Tom Kirwan. The 100th Assembly District is composed of the cities of Beacon and Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County; the town and city of Newburgh in Orange County; and the towns of Lloyd, Marlborough and Shawangunk in Ulster County. With Skartados’s election, the number of New Paltz graduates in state legislative positions has risen to five: Assemblymembers Skartados, Kevin Cahill ‘77 (D-Kingston), William Parment ‘66 (D-North Harmony) and Andrew Raia ‘91 (R,I,C-East Northport); and Senator Kevin LaValle ‘64g (R,C,I-Port Jefferson).
