31:
1512:
297:
398:. From 1982 to 1994, Mayer served as an Assistant Attorney General in the office of New York Attorney General Bob Abrams. She served in the Civil Rights Bureau, as Chief of the Westchester Regional Office, as the legislative liaison for the
1602:
466:
Later in 2018, despite the district being deemed competitive by pundits, Mayer was unopposed for a full-term. With
Democrats retaking the majority, Mayer is serving as Chair of Committee on Education.
1587:
1607:
1617:
1627:
463:
lines and won by a margin of 57% to 43%. Mayer attributed the win to a "'big tent blue wave' that brought together progressives, Democrats, union groups and female activists."
1647:
1637:
867:
683:
383:, where she focused on health care and labor law rights. From 2007 until early 2011, Shelley worked as Chief Counsel to the New York State Senate Conference in
910:
1612:
1632:
155:
104:
830:
341:
53:
562:
538:
707:
1622:
365:
271:
1212:
819:
448:
89:
460:
1642:
1535:
1526:
860:
513:
1383:
1122:
1592:
1275:
452:
369:
333:
233:
1482:
894:
296:
1014:
853:
399:
345:
1230:
30:
487:
1549:
887:
280:
1140:
987:
391:
1554:
791:
764:
748:
417:
406:
349:
149:
98:
1597:
1248:
915:
456:
447:
in a special election held on April 24, 2018 after the office was vacated by
Westchester County Executive
1559:
877:
826:
810:
444:
337:
47:
1511:
1582:
1221:
1473:
380:
413:. Spano later went on to change parties, ran for Mayor of Yonkers in 2011 as a Democrat, and won.
1356:
1239:
1068:
1194:
1176:
1032:
1023:
361:
259:
222:
659:
635:
586:
1464:
1302:
1167:
1041:
421:
384:
275:
1446:
1392:
1158:
1104:
969:
942:
899:
390:
For over seven years, she served as Vice
President of Government and Community Affairs at
1293:
1284:
1203:
960:
845:
774:
376:
191:
1576:
1455:
1437:
1410:
1311:
1257:
1131:
1113:
1095:
1050:
978:
951:
395:
1374:
1347:
1149:
1059:
996:
802:
284:
140:
734:
309:
539:"Controversy Swirls Around NY Senate Candidate Who Hid Ties to Crooked Politicos"
1428:
1419:
1329:
1185:
1005:
784:
128:
1365:
1320:
757:
425:
410:
266:
179:
63:
405:
In 2006, Mayer made her first run for public office, losing a bid for the
1491:
1401:
1338:
1086:
1077:
924:
708:"NYSUT lauds selection of Sen. Shelley Mayer as Senate Education Chair"
432:
611:
435:
with her husband, Lee Smith, with whom she has three adult children.
739:
316:
660:"Our Campaigns - NY State Senate 37 Special Race - Apr 24, 2018"
849:
636:"Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 93 Special Race - Mar 20, 2012"
402:
and ultimately as a senior advisor to the
Attorney General.
332:(born March 6, 1952) is an American politician serving as a
684:"Mayer wins NYS Senate 37th District race, updated results"
352:, Mayer was first elected in a special election in 2018.
1603:
Democratic Party members of the New York State
Assembly
488:"Law School's Shelley Mayer Elected to State Assembly"
1588:
Jewish
American state legislators in New York (state)
563:"Mayer Apparent Winner in New York State Senate Race"
587:"Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 93 Race - Nov 07, 2006"
375:
Prior to her election to public office, Mayer was a
303:
291:
265:
255:
247:
239:
229:
206:
201:
185:
173:
146:
134:
122:
95:
83:
44:
21:
379:at the National State Attorney General Program at
1608:Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
861:
8:
1618:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
1628:Women state legislators in New York (state)
514:"Mayer Leaves As Senate Democrats' Counsel"
169:March 21, 2012 – December 31, 2012
868:
854:
846:
744:
29:
18:
1648:21st-century New York (state) politicians
118:January 1, 2013 – April 30, 2018
1638:21st-century American women politicians
476:
364:, Mayer went on to receive her B.A. at
765:New York State Assembly, 93rd District
482:
480:
537:Robeson, Kenneth H. R. (2018-02-07).
512:Politics on the Hudson (2011-02-25).
366:University of California, Los Angeles
7:
1613:Politicians from Yonkers, New York
612:"Mike Spano elected Yonkers mayor"
428:, and was re-elected three times.
14:
1633:21st-century American legislators
1510:
370:University at Buffalo Law School
295:
416:Mayer was first elected to the
1015:Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
1:
344:, which includes portions of
1623:University at Buffalo alumni
368:, and later her J.D. at the
348:. Formerly a member of the
1664:
1643:21st-century American Jews
1550:New York State Legislature
888:204th New York Legislature
281:SUNY Buffalo School of Law
1519:
1508:
1141:Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
934:
884:
837:
824:
816:
809:
799:
789:
781:
771:
762:
754:
747:
443:Mayer was elected to the
392:Continuum Health Partners
323:
197:
162:
111:
71:
60:
40:
28:
1593:Jewish women politicians
451:. Mayer appeared on the
420:on March 20, 2012, in a
409:to incumbent Republican
1555:New York State Assembly
895:President of the Senate
792:New York State Assembly
749:New York State Assembly
735:Official Senate website
418:New York State Assembly
407:New York State Assembly
350:New York State Assembly
150:New York State Assembly
99:New York State Assembly
1249:Andrea Stewart-Cousins
916:Andrea Stewart-Cousins
461:Women's Equality Party
1560:New York State Senate
878:New York State Senate
827:New York State Senate
811:New York State Senate
794:, 90th District
338:New York State Senate
48:New York State Senate
664:www.ourcampaigns.com
640:www.ourcampaigns.com
591:www.ourcampaigns.com
518:Capitol Confidential
342:37th Senate District
1474:Patrick M. Gallivan
381:Columbia University
360:Born and raised in
16:American politician
1357:Brad Hoylman-Sigal
1240:Nathalia Fernandez
1069:Joseph Addabbo Jr.
346:Westchester County
1570:
1569:
1222:Luis R. Sepúlveda
1177:Brian P. Kavanagh
1033:Toby Ann Stavisky
1024:James Sanders Jr.
844:
843:
800:Succeeded by
772:Succeeded by
340:representing the
327:
326:
260:Yonkers, New York
223:Yonkers, New York
1655:
1543:
1534:
1525:
1514:
1499:
1490:
1481:
1472:
1465:Kristen Gonzalez
1463:
1454:
1445:
1436:
1427:
1418:
1409:
1400:
1391:
1382:
1373:
1364:
1355:
1346:
1337:
1328:
1319:
1310:
1303:Michelle Hinchey
1301:
1292:
1283:
1274:
1265:
1256:
1247:
1238:
1229:
1220:
1211:
1202:
1193:
1184:
1175:
1168:Andrew Gounardes
1166:
1157:
1148:
1139:
1130:
1121:
1112:
1103:
1094:
1085:
1076:
1067:
1058:
1049:
1042:Michael Gianaris
1040:
1031:
1022:
1013:
1004:
995:
986:
977:
968:
959:
950:
941:
870:
863:
856:
847:
817:Preceded by
782:Preceded by
769:2012–2013
755:Preceded by
745:
740:Campaign Website
722:
721:
719:
718:
704:
698:
697:
695:
694:
680:
674:
673:
671:
670:
656:
650:
649:
647:
646:
632:
626:
625:
623:
622:
607:
601:
600:
598:
597:
583:
577:
576:
574:
573:
559:
553:
552:
550:
549:
543:The Jewish Voice
534:
528:
527:
525:
524:
509:
503:
502:
500:
499:
484:
457:Working Families
422:special election
400:Attorney General
319:
317:Campaign website
313:
312:
310:Official website
299:
220:
216:
214:
202:Personal details
188:
176:
167:
152:
137:
125:
116:
101:
86:
76:
50:
33:
19:
1663:
1662:
1658:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1652:
1573:
1572:
1571:
1566:
1541:
1532:
1523:
1515:
1506:
1505:
1497:
1488:
1479:
1470:
1461:
1452:
1447:George Borrello
1443:
1434:
1425:
1416:
1407:
1398:
1393:Peter Oberacker
1389:
1380:
1371:
1362:
1353:
1344:
1335:
1326:
1317:
1308:
1299:
1290:
1281:
1272:
1263:
1254:
1245:
1236:
1227:
1218:
1209:
1200:
1195:José M. Serrano
1191:
1182:
1173:
1164:
1159:Jabari Brisport
1155:
1146:
1137:
1128:
1119:
1110:
1105:Roxanne Persaud
1101:
1092:
1083:
1074:
1065:
1056:
1047:
1038:
1029:
1020:
1011:
1002:
993:
984:
975:
970:Monica Martinez
966:
957:
948:
943:Anthony Palumbo
939:
930:
921:Minority Leader
911:Majority Leader
900:Antonio Delgado
880:
876:Members of the
874:
834:
822:
805:
796:
787:
777:
768:
760:
731:
726:
725:
716:
714:
706:
705:
701:
692:
690:
682:
681:
677:
668:
666:
658:
657:
653:
644:
642:
634:
633:
629:
620:
618:
609:
608:
604:
595:
593:
585:
584:
580:
571:
569:
561:
560:
556:
547:
545:
536:
535:
531:
522:
520:
511:
510:
506:
497:
495:
486:
485:
478:
473:
441:
439:New York Senate
431:Mayer lives in
358:
315:
314:
308:
307:
279:
230:Political party
221:
218:
212:
210:
186:
174:
168:
163:
153:
148:
135:
123:
117:
112:
102:
97:
84:
78:
72:
67:
51:
46:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1661:
1659:
1651:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1575:
1574:
1568:
1567:
1565:
1564:
1563:
1562:
1557:
1546:
1545:
1539:
1530:
1520:
1517:
1516:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1503:
1495:
1486:
1477:
1468:
1459:
1450:
1441:
1432:
1423:
1414:
1405:
1396:
1387:
1378:
1369:
1360:
1351:
1342:
1333:
1324:
1315:
1306:
1297:
1294:Peter Harckham
1288:
1285:Robert Rolison
1279:
1270:
1261:
1252:
1243:
1234:
1231:Gustavo Rivera
1225:
1216:
1213:Robert Jackson
1207:
1204:Cordell Cleare
1198:
1189:
1180:
1171:
1162:
1153:
1144:
1135:
1126:
1117:
1108:
1099:
1090:
1081:
1072:
1063:
1054:
1045:
1036:
1027:
1018:
1009:
1000:
991:
982:
973:
964:
955:
946:
936:
935:
932:
931:
929:
928:
922:
919:
913:
903:
897:
885:
882:
881:
875:
873:
872:
865:
858:
850:
842:
841:
836:
823:
820:George Latimer
818:
814:
813:
807:
806:
801:
798:
788:
783:
779:
778:
775:David Buchwald
773:
770:
761:
756:
752:
751:
743:
742:
737:
730:
729:External links
727:
724:
723:
699:
675:
651:
627:
602:
578:
554:
529:
504:
475:
474:
472:
469:
449:George Latimer
440:
437:
377:Senior Counsel
357:
354:
336:member of the
325:
324:
321:
320:
305:
301:
300:
293:
289:
288:
269:
263:
262:
257:
253:
252:
249:
245:
244:
241:
237:
236:
231:
227:
226:
208:
204:
203:
199:
198:
195:
194:
192:David Buchwald
189:
183:
182:
177:
171:
170:
160:
159:
147:Member of the
144:
143:
138:
132:
131:
126:
120:
119:
109:
108:
96:Member of the
93:
92:
90:George Latimer
87:
81:
80:
79:April 30, 2018
74:Assumed office
69:
68:
61:
58:
57:
45:Member of the
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1660:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1598:Living people
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1580:
1578:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1552:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1540:
1537:
1531:
1528:
1522:
1521:
1518:
1513:
1502:
1496:
1493:
1487:
1484:
1478:
1475:
1469:
1466:
1460:
1457:
1451:
1448:
1442:
1439:
1438:Jeremy Cooney
1433:
1430:
1424:
1421:
1415:
1412:
1411:Joseph Griffo
1406:
1403:
1397:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1379:
1376:
1370:
1367:
1361:
1358:
1352:
1349:
1343:
1340:
1334:
1331:
1325:
1322:
1316:
1313:
1312:James Skoufis
1307:
1304:
1298:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1280:
1277:
1271:
1268:
1267:Shelley Mayer
1262:
1259:
1258:Jamaal Bailey
1253:
1250:
1244:
1241:
1235:
1232:
1226:
1223:
1217:
1214:
1208:
1205:
1199:
1196:
1190:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1172:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1154:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1136:
1133:
1132:Simcha Felder
1127:
1124:
1118:
1115:
1114:Zellnor Myrie
1109:
1106:
1100:
1097:
1096:Julia Salazar
1091:
1088:
1082:
1079:
1073:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1051:Jessica Ramos
1046:
1043:
1037:
1034:
1028:
1025:
1019:
1016:
1010:
1007:
1001:
998:
992:
989:
983:
980:
979:Steven Rhoads
974:
971:
965:
962:
956:
953:
952:Mario Mattera
947:
944:
938:
937:
933:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
912:
908:
904:
901:
898:
896:
893:
892:
890:
889:
883:
879:
871:
866:
864:
859:
857:
852:
851:
848:
840:
835:2018–present
833:
832:
831:37th District
828:
821:
815:
812:
808:
804:
795:
793:
786:
780:
776:
767:
766:
759:
753:
750:
746:
741:
738:
736:
733:
732:
728:
713:
712:www.nysut.org
709:
703:
700:
689:
685:
679:
676:
665:
661:
655:
652:
641:
637:
631:
628:
617:
616:ABC7 New York
613:
606:
603:
592:
588:
582:
579:
568:
564:
558:
555:
544:
540:
533:
530:
519:
515:
508:
505:
493:
492:Columbia News
489:
483:
481:
477:
470:
468:
464:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
438:
436:
434:
429:
427:
423:
419:
414:
412:
408:
403:
401:
397:
396:New York City
393:
388:
386:
382:
378:
373:
371:
367:
363:
355:
353:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
330:Shelley Mayer
322:
318:
311:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
277:
273:
270:
268:
264:
261:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
235:
232:
228:
224:
219:(age 72)
217:March 6, 1952
209:
205:
200:
196:
193:
190:
184:
181:
178:
172:
166:
161:
157:
151:
145:
142:
139:
133:
130:
127:
121:
115:
110:
106:
100:
94:
91:
88:
82:
75:
70:
66:
65:
59:
55:
49:
43:
39:
35:Mayer in 2020
32:
27:
23:Shelley Mayer
20:
1500:
1384:John Mannion
1375:Mark Walczyk
1348:Neil Breslin
1266:
1150:Andrew Lanza
1123:Kevin Parker
1060:Leroy Comrie
997:Jack Martins
988:Kevin Thomas
906:
891:(2021–2022)
886:
838:
825:
803:Nader Sayegh
790:
763:
715:. Retrieved
711:
702:
691:. Retrieved
687:
678:
667:. Retrieved
663:
654:
643:. Retrieved
639:
630:
619:. Retrieved
615:
610:Yang, Lucy.
605:
594:. Retrieved
590:
581:
570:. Retrieved
566:
557:
546:. Retrieved
542:
532:
521:. Retrieved
517:
507:
496:. Retrieved
494:. 2012-06-12
491:
465:
445:State Senate
442:
430:
415:
404:
389:
374:
359:
329:
328:
187:Succeeded by
164:
141:Nader Sayegh
136:Succeeded by
113:
73:
62:
1583:1952 births
1429:Samra Brouk
1420:Pam Helming
1330:Jim Tedisco
1186:Liz Krueger
1006:Alexis Weik
961:Dean Murray
907:pro tempore
785:Sandy Galef
424:to succeed
175:Preceded by
129:Sandy Galef
124:Preceded by
85:Preceded by
1577:Categories
1544:Vacant (1)
1536:Republican
1527:Democratic
1456:Tom O'Mara
1366:Rachel May
1321:Jake Ashby
1276:Bill Weber
905:President
797:2013–2018
758:Mike Spano
717:2019-02-01
693:2019-02-01
669:2019-02-01
645:2019-02-01
621:2019-02-01
596:2019-02-01
572:2019-02-01
548:2019-02-01
523:2019-02-01
498:2019-02-01
471:References
453:Democratic
426:Mike Spano
411:Mike Spano
356:Background
334:Democratic
267:Alma mater
234:Democratic
213:1952-03-06
180:Mike Spano
1483:Sean Ryan
839:Incumbent
688:lohud.com
292:Signature
256:Residence
243:Lee Smith
165:In office
154:from the
114:In office
103:from the
64:Incumbent
52:from the
1492:Rob Ortt
1402:Lea Webb
1339:Dan Stec
1087:Iwen Chu
1078:John Liu
925:Rob Ortt
248:Children
158:district
107:district
56:district
567:TAPinto
433:Yonkers
362:Yonkers
304:Website
1501:Vacant
459:, and
385:Albany
240:Spouse
225:, U.S.
77:
1538:(21)
1529:(41)
909:and
272:UCLA
207:Born
156:93rd
105:90th
54:37th
1494:(R)
1485:(D)
1476:(R)
1467:(D)
1458:(R)
1449:(R)
1440:(D)
1431:(D)
1422:(R)
1413:(R)
1404:(D)
1395:(R)
1386:(D)
1377:(R)
1368:(D)
1359:(D)
1350:(D)
1341:(R)
1332:(R)
1323:(R)
1314:(D)
1305:(D)
1296:(D)
1287:(R)
1278:(R)
1269:(D)
1260:(D)
1251:(D)
1242:(D)
1233:(D)
1224:(D)
1215:(D)
1206:(D)
1197:(D)
1188:(D)
1179:(D)
1170:(D)
1161:(D)
1152:(R)
1143:(D)
1134:(D)
1125:(D)
1116:(D)
1107:(D)
1098:(D)
1089:(D)
1080:(D)
1071:(D)
1062:(D)
1053:(D)
1044:(D)
1035:(D)
1026:(D)
1017:(R)
1008:(R)
999:(R)
990:(D)
981:(R)
972:(D)
963:(R)
954:(R)
945:(R)
927:(R)
918:(D)
902:(D)
394:in
1579::
829:,
710:.
686:.
662:.
638:.
614:.
589:.
565:.
541:.
516:.
490:.
479:^
455:,
387:.
372:.
285:JD
276:BA
215:)
1542:▌
1533:▌
1524:▌
1498:▌
1489:▌
1480:▌
1471:▌
1462:▌
1453:▌
1444:▌
1435:▌
1426:▌
1417:▌
1408:▌
1399:▌
1390:▌
1381:▌
1372:▌
1363:▌
1354:▌
1345:▌
1336:▌
1327:▌
1318:▌
1309:▌
1300:▌
1291:▌
1282:▌
1273:▌
1264:▌
1255:▌
1246:▌
1237:▌
1228:▌
1219:▌
1210:▌
1201:▌
1192:▌
1183:▌
1174:▌
1165:▌
1156:▌
1147:▌
1138:▌
1129:▌
1120:▌
1111:▌
1102:▌
1093:▌
1084:▌
1075:▌
1066:▌
1057:▌
1048:▌
1039:▌
1030:▌
1021:▌
1012:▌
1003:▌
994:▌
985:▌
976:▌
967:▌
958:▌
949:▌
940:▌
869:e
862:t
855:v
720:.
696:.
672:.
648:.
624:.
599:.
575:.
551:.
526:.
501:.
287:)
283:(
278:)
274:(
251:3
211:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
