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Stephen M. Saland (born November 12, 1943) is an American attorney and politician. He was a Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing the 41st District from 1990-2012. His district includes all of Columbia County and most of Dutchess County. Saland lost his 2012 re-election bid to Democrat Terry Gipson in a very tight race decided by less than 2,500 votes.〔(Saland loses in election ), capitaltonightny.ynn.com; December 2012; accessed August 14, 2014.〕 Conservative Party challenger Neil DiCarlo, who made a campaign issue of Saland's vote in favor of same-sex marriage, received 17,000 votes and was regarded by many as the spoiler in the race. ==Biography== A native of Poughkeepsie, Saland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University at Buffalo in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School in 1968. He maintains a law practice in Poughkeepsie, where he is of counsel to Gellert & Klein, P.C. Saland worked as a legislative aide to a New Jersey Assemblyman, and later as an executive assistant to New York Assemblyman Emeel S. Betros, who later became Saland's law partner.〔 He began his own career in public service as a town councilman in Wappinger. In April 1980, Saland was elected to the New York State Assembly (99th D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the death Emeel S Betros. His first action as a state legislator was to introduce a bill requiring the state to reimburse school districts for interest debts they incurred from borrowing money because of New York's budget crisis. He was elected several times, and remained in the Assembly until 1990, sitting in the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th and 188th New York State Legislatures. He was a member of the New York State Senate (41st D.) from 1991 to 2012, sitting in the 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th, 197th, 198th and 199th New York State Legislatures. 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「Stephen M. Saland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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