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Thomas F. O'Mara

March 23, 2011

PRESIDING OFFICER--The Constitution of the State of New York designates the state's Lieutenant Governor as the President of the Senate and its presiding officer. When the lieutenant governor is unable to attend one of the Senate's regular sessions, Senate leaders appoint a senator to assume these responsibilities for the day. Senator O'Mara, who's serving his first term in the Senate following three consecutive terms as a New York State Assemblyman, presided over the Senate for the first time on Monday, March 21, 2011. In this photo, he's joined by Senate Parliamentarian Jack Casey (r.).

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Legislation co-sponsored by O'Mara to increase disability benefits for emergency services volunteers signed into law: O’Mara calls increase long overdue

O’Mara's legislation creating an ‘Upstate Transit Funding Board’ delivered to governor: Legislation to ensure long-term viability of public transit systems has been an O’Mara priority for several years

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of November 21, 2016 ~ 'The essence of community outreach and partnership'

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