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Administrative History

Senator George H. Winner, Jr., a Republican, was first elected to the Senate in a 2005 special election after serving in the State Assembly (1979-2004). He represented the 53rd Senate District (1975-1982) and the 59th Senate District (1983-2010), which consists of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates Counties and western Tompkins County. He chaired the Ethics Committee (2005-2007), the Investigations and Government Operations Committee (2007-2008), and the Legislative Committee on Rural Resources (2005-2009). He retired in 2010.