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Dierdre K. "Dede" Scozzafava ( ; born April 28, 1960) is an American politician in New York. She represented District 122 in the New York State Assembly, which includes most of St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties in the North Country and a small portion of Oswego County from 1999 to 2010. Scozzafava held office as a member of the Republican Party, but has since 2009 been a member of the Democratic Party.〔Taylor, Jessica (January 14, 2014). (2009 deja vu in NY-21? Maybe not ). ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 2, 2014.〕 She was the Republican nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2009 special election in , but suspended her campaign shortly before the election and threw her support to the eventual Democratic winner, Bill Owens. Scozzafava announced that she would not run for re-election to the State Assembly in the 2010 election cycle and endorsed the Democratic nominee Brian McGrath. McGrath, however, lost the election and Scozzafava was succeeded by Republican Ken Blankenbush. In January 2011, Scozzafava was appointed New York Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government by Democratic Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. ==Life and early career== Scozzafava was born in Buffalo, but has resided for most of her life in Gouverneur, a small village located halfway between Canton and Watertown. She holds a B.S. degree from the Boston University School of Management, as well as an M.B.A. from the Clarkson University Graduate School of Management.〔(Bio page ) at Assembly site〕 Prior to her election to the state Assembly, she served as a member of the Gouverneur Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1993 and was Mayor of Gouverneur from 1993 to 1998.〔 First elected to the New York State Assembly in 1998, Scozzafava became the ranking Republican on the Codes Committee, as well as a member of the Education and Local Government committees. For the 2001-2002, session she served on the Standing Committees on Economic Development, Education, and Social Services. Scozzafava was also the first-ever female Minority Leader Pro Tempore in the history of the State Assembly. A liberal Republican, Scozzafava supports abortion and same-sex marriage.〔 She also has strong ties to organized labor, something which is not common for most Republicans.〔(Profile of NY-23 ) from Congressional Quarterly〕 In agreement with most Republicans, Scozzafava is against cap-and-trade and is in favor of maintaining the Bush tax cuts.〔Jude Seymour ("Scozzafava signs pledge not to raise income taxes" ), ''Watertown Daily Times'', October 19, 2009.〕 Scozzafava opposes gun control and has a lifetime "A" rating from the National Rifle Association.〔Seiler, Casey. (NRA endorses Scozzafava ). The Times-Union, October 7, 2009.〕 Scozzafava considered running in a special election for the 48th state Senate district, which includes most of the northwestern portion of her former assembly district, in 2008. However, area Republicans chose Assemblyman William Barclay, in part because they thought Scozzafava would be seen as too socially liberal. Barclay lost the election to Democratic Assemblyman Darrel Aubertine, and some Republican operatives said that in hindsight they should have picked Scozzafava.〔Benjamin, Elizabeth. (Democrats Fan The Flames Of Scozzafava's Tax Troubles ). New York Daily News. July 22, 2009.〕 According to Scozzafava's filed campaign reports, her husband and other family members have been the largest donors to her campaigns. Scozzafava's ties to Seaway Capital Partners (a firm which owes nearly $200,000 in back taxes and which is run by her brother) were questioned in connection with her 2009 run for Congress. She responded that she had had no direct ties to the company since 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dede Scozzafava」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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