Carl Marcellino | |
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| Member of theNew York State Senate from the5th district | |
| In office March 15, 1995 – December 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph J. Marino |
| Succeeded by | Jim Gaughran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1942-12-23)December 23, 1942 (age 82) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Patricia Marcellino |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Syosset, New York |
| Alma mater | New York University (BA,MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Carl L. Marcellino (born December 23, 1942) is an American politician who served as a member of theNew York State Senate from 1995 to 2018. He was first elected in a March 1995 special election following the resignation of former state senate majority leaderRalph J. Marino; he was defeated byJim Gaughran in 2018. Marcellino representedthe 5th district, which comprises parts ofNassau andSuffolk counties onLong Island. Marcellino is a member of theRepublican Party.
Marcellino attended public schools inQueens, New York. He received aBachelor of Arts andMaster of Science degree fromNew York University. Marcellino worked as a science teacher and administrator in theNew York City school system for 20 years. Prior to serving in the State Senate, he was Town Clerk ofOyster Bay. Marcellino and his wife Patricia reside inSyosset, New York and have two children, Jean and Carl.[1]
In November 1994,Ralph J. Marino, who had represented the area around the Nassau-Suffolk line since 1969, was deposed from his post as Senate Majority Leader. After Marino resigned from office, a special election was called for on March 13, 1995. Marcellino was nominated by Republicans to face Mary A. McCaffery, a Democrat who worked as a fund-raiser for nonprofit agencies.[2] He would go on to easily win that race with 60% of the vote.[3] Marcellino would go on to win re-election eleven times, only facing serious opposition in 2016; that year, Marcellino defeated challengerJim Gaughran by only 1,761 votes.[4][5] In 2018, Gaughran challenged Marcellino again. This time, Gaughran prevailed.[6]
In 2011, Marcellino voted against allowing same-sex marriage in New York during a senate roll-call vote on theMarriage Equality Act, which the Senate narrowly passed 33–29.[7][8] He also voted in favor of the 2013 gun control law known as the NY SAFE Act.[9]
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theNew York State Senate fromthe 5th district March 15, 1995 – December 31, 2018 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations 2011 – 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education 2015 – 2018 | Succeeded by |