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Roy J. McDonald is a Republican politician and former member of the New York State Senate, representing the 43rd district (all of Rensselaer and part of Saratoga Counties). Before being elected to the Senate on November 4, 2008, he had served in the New York State Assembly since 2002, representing the 112th District. For 23 years, he was Town and County Supervisor for the Town of Wilton, New York and in 1986, served a term as Chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors.〔 McDonald grew up in Lansingburgh, New York and attended public schools. He earned his associate degree from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York and moved on to State University of New York at Oneonta, where he earned his master's degree. A veteran, McDonald served as part of the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam War. Roy and his wife, Angelina Zaccagnino-McDonald, are the parents of three daughters. His two grandsons have autism, and McDonald has been a leader regarding autism awareness, creating the Saratoga County Autism Council and sponsoring legislation.〔 Sen. McDonald lost his bid for re-election in 2012; he was defeated by Kathleen Marchione in a Republican primary. ==2011 Same-Sex Marriage Vote== On June 16, 2011, McDonald spoke to the press on his intended support for New York State's upcoming vote on same-sex marriage. In response to the pressure he was receiving from other Republicans to vote against the measure, he is quoted as saying: You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing. You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing. I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this. When same-sex marriage legislation was passed by the Senate on June 24, 2011, Senator McDonald voted "yes." McDonald had previously voted "no" on same-sex marriage legislation in 2009.〔 〕 Following his vote in favor of same-sex marriage, McDonald and the three other Republican senators who voted in favor of the bill saw a massive increase in fundraising, which included money generated from an event hosted by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. 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「Roy J. McDonald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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