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Administrative History

Senator John A DeFrancisco, a Republican, was elected to the Senate in a 2006 special election after serving for eleven years as a member of the Syracuse City Council. He represents the 50th Senate District, which consists of most of Onondaga County. He has served as Chair (2003-2009) of the Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary and Ranking Minority Member (2009-2010) of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance.