Prior to her taking office as County Clerk on January 1, 2006, O'Connell served as the first woman to be sent by the 17th District to the New York State Assembly, where she served as ranking member of the Assembly's Health Committee and on the Judiciary, Insurance and Ethics Committees. She was also a member of the Sexual Assault and Violence Education (S.A.V.E.) taskforce on sex crimes and violence against women and children. She serves on the board of directors of the St. John's University School of Law Alumni Association and the Maternity & Early Childhood Foundation.
In January 2007, O'Connell was selected as the Republican, Conservative, and Independence candidate for the open 7th State Senatorial District in a special election, called by Governor Eliot Spitzer to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Michael A.L. Balboni. Her opponent was DemocratCraig Johnson, a County Legislator who was strongly endorsed by former governor Eliot Spitzer. The polls closed February 6, 2007 with Johnson defeating O'Connell.
Personal lifeedit
O'Connell lives in East Williston with her husband Don. They have one son.[2]
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^"General Election Results, State Assembly: November 3, 1998" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 15, 1998. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^"General Election Results, State Assembly: November 7, 2000" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 11, 2000. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
maureen, connell, maureen, connell, born, 1950, county, clerk, nassau, county, york, adjunct, faculty, member, adelphi, university, school, nursing, member, school, nursing, advisory, boards, nassau, community, college, molloy, college, state, university, york. Maureen C O Connell born May 23 1950 1 is the County Clerk of Nassau County New York 2 an adjunct faculty member of the Adelphi University School of Nursing and a member of the School of Nursing Advisory Boards of Nassau Community College Molloy College and State University of New York at Farmingdale Maureen O ConnellCounty Clerk of Nassau CountyIncumbentAssumed office January 2006Preceded byKaren MurphyMember of the New York State Assembly from the 17th districtIn office 1999 2005Preceded byMichael BalboniSucceeded byThomas McKevittPersonal detailsBorn1950 or 1951 age 72 73 1 Political partyRepublicanSpouseDon 2 Childrenone 2 ResidenceEast Williston New York 2 Alma materSt Joseph s CollegeSt John s Law School 2 Professionnurse lawyer politician Contents 1 Education 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 New York State election results 5 References 6 External linksEducation editO Connell attended Mineola High School A registered nurse she is a graduate of the Flushing Hospital and Medical Center School of Nursing and holds a B S in Health Care Administration from St Joseph s College O Connell is also an attorney with a Juris Doctor from St John s University School of Law 2 Political career editO Connell served as a Trustee and as Deputy Mayor of the Village of East Williston from 1991 through 1998 Prior to her taking office as County Clerk on January 1 2006 O Connell served as the first woman to be sent by the 17th District to the New York State Assembly where she served as ranking member of the Assembly s Health Committee and on the Judiciary Insurance and Ethics Committees She was also a member of the Sexual Assault and Violence Education S A V E taskforce on sex crimes and violence against women and children She serves on the board of directors of the St John s University School of Law Alumni Association and the Maternity amp Early Childhood Foundation In January 2007 O Connell was selected as the Republican Conservative and Independence candidate for the open 7th State Senatorial District in a special election called by Governor Eliot Spitzer to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Michael A L Balboni Her opponent was Democrat Craig Johnson a County Legislator who was strongly endorsed by former governor Eliot Spitzer The polls closed February 6 2007 with Johnson defeating O Connell Personal life editO Connell lives in East Williston with her husband Don They have one son 2 New York State election results editNovember 1998 general election NYS Assembly 17th AD 3 Maureen C O Connell REP CON 25 124Richard V Mannheimer DEM LIB 10 389Joseph Cascio RTL 1 311November 2000 general election NYS Assembly 17th AD 4 Maureen C O Connell REP IND CON 28 804Emil L Samuels DEM LIB WOR 16 829Walter J Beagan RTL 1 588Elizabeth L Henley GRE 372November 2002 general election NYS Assembly 17th AD 5 Maureen C O Connell REP IND CON 25 965Thomas E Sobczak DEM 10 494Joseph P Cascio RTL 1 138Jacqueline A Maron LIB 189November 2004 general election NYS Assembly 17th AD 6 Maureen C O Connell REP IND CON 35 465Anthony A Pellegrino DEM WOR 21 859February 2007 special election NYS Senate 7th SD 7 Craig M Johnson DEM WOR 27 632Maureen C O Connell REP IND CON 23 995References edit a b As Island Candidates Near the Finish Line a Roll Call Please The New York Times November 1 1998 Retrieved April 13 2011 Maureen C O Connell Republican 47 a b c d e f g Maureen O Connell biography Office of the Nassau County Clerk Archived from the original on January 4 2011 Retrieved April 13 2011 General Election Results State Assembly November 3 1998 PDF New York State Board of Elections December 15 1998 Retrieved April 13 2011 General Election Results State Assembly November 7 2000 PDF New York State Board of Elections December 11 2000 Retrieved April 13 2011 General Election Results State Assembly November 5 2002 PDF New York State Board of Elections December 13 2002 Archived from the original PDF on August 23 2012 Retrieved April 13 2011 General Election Results State Assembly November 2 2004 PDF New York State Board of Elections December 6 2004 Archived from the original PDF on August 23 2012 Retrieved April 13 2011 Special Election Results 7th Senate District February 6 2007 PDF New York State Board of Elections 2007 Archived from the original PDF on August 22 2012 Retrieved April 12 2011 External links editOffice of the Nassau County ClerkNew York State AssemblyPreceded byMichael Balboni New York State Assembly 17th District1998 2005 Succeeded byThomas McKevittPolitical officesPreceded byKaren Murphy Nassau County Clerk2006 present Incumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maureen O 27Connell amp oldid 1161583322, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
