Graf was born and raised on Long Island and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1976.[3] He enlisted in the United States Navy in June 1976 and eventually rose to the rank of Operations Specialist Third Class Petty Officer. Graf received an honorable discharge in June 1980.[3]
After returning to civilian life, Graf joined the New York City Police Department. He worked his way up from patrol to a plainclothes unit and was awarded numerous citations for exceptional police duty before being forced to retire due to an injury. He then worked for Wells Fargo Guard Services as an Accounts Manager.[3]
After moving upstate to Saranac Lake, New York,[4] Graf was elected as Supervisor for the Town of Brighton. After two terms as a town supervisor and at the age of 39, Graf went back to school. He received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from SUNY Plattsburgh and taught in an alternative education program for children. Graf later received a Juris Doctor from Touro Law School.[3][5]
Graf lives in Holbrook, New York. He and his wife Mary have three children: Charles, Jean Marie, and Caitlin.[6]
Election history
In November 2010, he was elected to the State Assembly after defeating incumbent Assemblywoman Ginny Fields.[7] He was re-elected in 2012, 2014, and 2016.
In November 2017, he was elected to the Suffolk County 5th District Court.[8]
Assemblyman Alfred C. Graf served as the ranking minority member of the New York State Assembly Committee on Codes, and was also a member of the Committees on Education, Judiciary, and Housing.[10]
During the 2013-2014 Legislative Session, Graf was appointed to the New York State Assembly Minority Task Force on Common Core and traveled the state holding hearings on New York State's implementation of the Common Core curriculum.[11] During the 2015-16 Legislative Session, Graf was appointed to the New York State Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction and Community Response and travelled the state holding hearings on the heroin epidemic.[12][13]
Upon his election as District Court Judge, Graf resigned his seat in the New York State Assembly effective January 1, 2018. He was succeeded by his longtime Chief of Staff, Douglas M. Smith, who was overwhelmingly elected in a Special Election held on April 24, 2018.[14]
References
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^System, New York State Unified Court. "Suffolk County District Court: Judges - 10th Judicial District - N.Y. State Courts". nycourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
^ abcd. Al Graf for NY State Assembly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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graf, alfred, graf, born, february, 1958, american, politician, attorney, served, york, state, assemblyman, district, from, 2011, 2017, member, republican, party, represented, portions, towns, brookhaven, islip, including, holbrook, lake, ronkonkoma, ronkonkom. Alfred C Graf born February 13 1958 is an American politician and attorney who served as the New York State Assemblyman for the 5th district from 2011 to 2017 A member of the Republican Party he represented portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Islip including Holbrook Lake Ronkonkoma Ronkonkoma Holtsville Centereach Selden parts of Farmingville Islandia North Patchogue and Stony Brook in Suffolk County on Long Island 1 Graf has been a Suffolk County District Court Judge since 2018 2 Alfred C GrafSuffolk County District Court JudgeIncumbentAssumed office January 1 2018Member of the New York State Assembly from the 5th districtIn office January 1 2011 December 31 2017Preceded byGinny FieldsSucceeded byDouglas M SmithPersonal detailsBorn 1958 02 13 February 13 1958 age 64 Long Island New York U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseMary GrafChildren3ResidenceHolbrook New YorkAlma materSUNY Plattsburgh B A Touro College J D Contents 1 Life and career 2 Election history 3 New York State Assembly 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditGraf was born and raised on Long Island and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1976 3 He enlisted in the United States Navy in June 1976 and eventually rose to the rank of Operations Specialist Third Class Petty Officer Graf received an honorable discharge in June 1980 3 After returning to civilian life Graf joined the New York City Police Department He worked his way up from patrol to a plainclothes unit and was awarded numerous citations for exceptional police duty before being forced to retire due to an injury He then worked for Wells Fargo Guard Services as an Accounts Manager 3 After moving upstate to Saranac Lake New York 4 Graf was elected as Supervisor for the Town of Brighton After two terms as a town supervisor and at the age of 39 Graf went back to school He received a bachelor s degree in elementary education from SUNY Plattsburgh and taught in an alternative education program for children Graf later received a Juris Doctor from Touro Law School 3 5 Graf lives in Holbrook New York He and his wife Mary have three children Charles Jean Marie and Caitlin 6 Election history EditIn November 2010 he was elected to the State Assembly after defeating incumbent Assemblywoman Ginny Fields 7 He was re elected in 2012 2014 and 2016 In November 2017 he was elected to the Suffolk County 5th District Court 8 Election History Office Year Election ResultsSuffolk County Legislature District 8 2003 General Bill Lindsay D 61 45 Al Graf R 38 55 Suffolk County Legislature District 8 2005 General Bill Lindsay D 59 06 Al Graf R 40 94 New York State Assembly District 5 2010 General Al Graf R 49 50 Kenneth J Mangan D 29 43 Ginny Fields I 21 06 New York State Assembly District 5 2012 General Al Graf R 58 73 Victor E Salamone D 41 27 New York State Assembly District 5 2014 General Al Graf R 66 97 Deborah L Slinkosky D 33 03 New York State Assembly District 5 2016 General Al Graf R 63 84 Deborah L Slinkosky D 34 54 James Smith L 1 57 9 Suffolk County District Court Judge 2017 General James Malone C 47 72 Alfred Graf R 29 79 Elizabeth Bloom D 22 49 8 New York State Assembly EditAssemblyman Alfred C Graf served as the ranking minority member of the New York State Assembly Committee on Codes and was also a member of the Committees on Education Judiciary and Housing 10 During the 2013 2014 Legislative Session Graf was appointed to the New York State Assembly Minority Task Force on Common Core and traveled the state holding hearings on New York State s implementation of the Common Core curriculum 11 During the 2015 16 Legislative Session Graf was appointed to the New York State Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction and Community Response and travelled the state holding hearings on the heroin epidemic 12 13 Upon his election as District Court Judge Graf resigned his seat in the New York State Assembly effective January 1 2018 He was succeeded by his longtime Chief of Staff Douglas M Smith who was overwhelmingly elected in a Special Election held on April 24 2018 14 References Edit New York State Assembly Al Graf nyassembly gov Archived from the original on 2016 12 20 Retrieved 2016 12 12 System New York State Unified Court Suffolk County District Court Judges 10th Judicial District N Y State Courts nycourts gov Retrieved 2018 08 24 a b c d History of Al Graf Al Graf for NY State Assembly Archived from the original on December 10 2010 Retrieved March 5 2011 Town Supervisor Al Graf for NY State Assembly Archived from the original on November 15 2010 Retrieved March 5 2011 Al Graf Biography New York State Assembly Retrieved March 5 2011 Assembly Member Alfred C Al Graf NY Project Vote Smart Retrieved March 5 2011 Honoring Local Veterans Sayville NY Patch a b 2017 Election Results District Court Judge apps suffolkcountyny gov Archived from the original on 2018 08 25 Retrieved 2018 08 24 Summary Report apps suffolkcountyny gov Archived from the original on 2016 12 02 Retrieved 2016 12 12 New York State Assembly Al Graf nyassembly gov Archived from the original on 2016 12 20 Retrieved 2016 12 12 At the Educational Crossroads A report on Education Reform Efforts in New York State PDF New York State Assembly Minority Archived from the original PDF on 20 December 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2016 The Heroin Epidemic Report PDF New York State Assembly New York State Assembly Minority Archived from the original PDF on 20 December 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2016 Newsday endorses Graf in 5th AD Newsday Retrieved 2016 12 12 Smith Elected in Assembly Special Election in Suffolk Newsday Retrieved 2019 10 29 External links EditNew York State Assembly websiteNew York State AssemblyPreceded byGinny Fields New York State Assembly 5th DistrictJanuary 1 2011 December 31 2017 Succeeded byDouglas M Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Graf amp oldid 1123834983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
