Marcus J. Molinaro

Assemblyman Marcus J. Molinaro
103rd Assembly District

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Marc Molinaro heard the call to public service at an early age, and he wasted little time in answering it. In 1994, when he was just 18, Marc was elected to the Tivoli Village Board of Trustees – making him the youngest person ever elected to office in the State of New York. The very next year, he became the youngest mayor in the United States. He was re-elected mayor five times and elected four times to the Dutchess County Legislature.

During his tenure as mayor, Marc Molinaro led many initiatives to improve the quality of life in the Village of Tivoli. Highlights include improvements to the recreation park, computerizing village offices, fostering inter-municipal cooperation with surrounding localities, securing more than $6 million in grant funding for various community projects, major infrastructure improvements and cutting property taxes. As a member of the Dutchess County Legislature, Marc chaired the Budget, Finance and Personnel Committee, where he managed the county’s $300 million budget adoption process, cutting the county tax rate over his six years of service. He also led a bi-partisan review of the county’s child protective services, strengthening its response to child abuse, neglect and domestic violence. He brings his ambitious administrative vision and considerable legislative experience to Albany as the representative of the 103rd Assembly District.

Assemblyman Marc Molinaro’s number one priority is improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers, especially those living and working in the Hudson Valley. Marc has long advocated lower property taxes, smart municipal land use decisions, increased educational opportunities, affordable healthcare and reforms that increase transparency and accountability in state government. Serving his second term in the Assembly, Marc is proud to be the ranking member of the Elections Law and Libraries and Educational Technology committees. He also serves on the Banking, Housing and Education committees in addition to the agriculture, crime, real property tax reform, and small business taskforces. As co-chairman of the RemaiNY regional forums, Marc has traveled the state in an effort to stop the current tide of young New Yorkers leaving the state in search of less expensive places to call home.

Marc Molinaro is a member of the Tivoli Fire Department, and serves on the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council, Dutchess County Historical Society, Hudson Advisory Board, Dutchess County American Cancer Society, Dutchess County Farm Bureau, Red Hook Senior Services and Hardscrabble Committees. Marc is also a Red Hook Little League coach.

Assemblyman Marc Molinaro is a graduate of Dutchess Community College and the PACE Land Use Law Center Community Leadership Alliance. He resides in Red Hook with his wife Christy Cocker, a registered nurse at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Marc and Christy are the proud parents of a daughter, Abigail Faith, and a newborn son, Jack Henry.