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Ronald B. Stafford (June 29, 1935 – June 24, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. ==Life== He was born on June 29, 1935, in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, the son of Halsey W. Stafford and Agnes M. Stafford.〔(''New York Red Book'' ) (1967–1968; pg. 114)〕 His father was a correctional officer in Clinton State Prison. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1962. He began the practice of law in the Plattsburgh office of Harris Beach and entered politics as a Republican. Stafford was a member of the New York State Senate from 1966 to 2002, sitting in the 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd and 194th New York State Legislatures. In 1974, he was the driving force behind the bid of Lake Placid, New York to host the 1980 Winter Olympics. He was Deputy Majority Leader from 1989 to 1992, and Chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1993 to 2002. In 2000, he married Kay McCabe. After retiring from the Senate, he became President of CMA Consulting Services, of Latham, a company owned by his wife, which supplied red light cameras. He died on June 24, 2005, at his home in Plattsburgh, of lung cancer.〔(''Ronald Stafford, 69, Republican State Senator for Four Decades, Is Dead'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on June 25, 2005 (subscription required)〕 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「Ronald B. Stafford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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