He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1983 and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York in 1985. Early in his career he moved to Irondequoit, New York, where he still resides.
He briefly practiced in his family's firm before moving to a series of other law firms. He entered into partnership with other attorneys to form Harris, Chesworth, O'Brien, Johnstone & Welch, LLP in 1991.
Political careeredit
O'Brien began his political career as the chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee. In 2004, he was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Jay Ricci in the Monroe County Legislature. He served two years as the minority leader there, starting in 2010.
In November 2012, he bested Sean Hanna for the state Senate seat left open by the retiring James Alesi.[1]
O'Brien lost his Senate seat to the Republican and former WHEC-TV anchor Rich Funke in the 2014 general election.[2]
In July 2015, O'Brien was appointed Assistant Attorney General In Charge of the Rochester Office of the New York State Attorney General.[3]
brien, american, politician, edward, brien, born, 1957, american, politician, served, york, state, senate, 2013, 2014, representing, district, brienmember, york, senate, from, 55th, districtin, office, january, 2013, december, 2014preceded, byjames, alesisucce. Edward M O Brien born 1957 is an American politician who served in the New York State Senate in 2013 and 2014 representing District 55 Ted O BrienMember of the New York Senate from the 55th districtIn office January 1 2013 December 31 2014Preceded byJames AlesiSucceeded byRich FunkePersonal detailsBornEdward M O BrienNationalityAmericanPolitical partyDemocraticResidence s Irondequoit New YorkAlma materUnion College and Syracuse UniversityWebsitewww wbr nysenate wbr gov wbr senator wbr ted obrien Contents 1 Early career 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksEarly career editO Brien was raised in Webster New York and graduated from Webster Thomas High School in 1975 Union College in 1979 and Syracuse University College of Law in 1982 He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1983 and the U S Bankruptcy Court Western District of New York in 1985 Early in his career he moved to Irondequoit New York where he still resides He briefly practiced in his family s firm before moving to a series of other law firms He entered into partnership with other attorneys to form Harris Chesworth O Brien Johnstone amp Welch LLP in 1991 Political career edit nbsp O Brien began his political career as the chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee In 2004 he was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Jay Ricci in the Monroe County Legislature He served two years as the minority leader there starting in 2010 In November 2012 he bested Sean Hanna for the state Senate seat left open by the retiring James Alesi 1 O Brien lost his Senate seat to the Republican and former WHEC TV anchor Rich Funke in the 2014 general election 2 In July 2015 O Brien was appointed Assistant Attorney General In Charge of the Rochester Office of the New York State Attorney General 3 References edit Ted O Brien wins in 55th state Senate District MPNnow Perinton New York GateHouse Media 2012 11 07 archived from the original on 2013 02 01 retrieved 2013 01 05 Rich Funke takes Ted O Brien s Senate seat Democrat and Chronicle Rochester New York 2014 11 05 ISSN 1088 5153 Retrieved 2014 11 05 Democrat amp Chronicle July 15 2015External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ted O Brien Official website Law firm biographyParty political officesPreceded by Chairman of the Monroe County New York Democratic Committee2000 2002 Succeeded byMolly CliffordPreceded byHarry B Bronson Minority Leader Monroe County New York Legislature2010 2012 Succeeded byCarrie M AndrewsPolitical officesPreceded byJay Ricci Monroe County New York Legislator 17th DistrictNovember 2004 December 31 2012 VacantTitle next held byJoseph D Morelle Jr New York State SenatePreceded byJames S Alesi New York State Senate 55th DistrictJanuary 1 2013 January 1 2015 Succeeded byRich Funke nbsp This article about a member of the New York State Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted O 27Brien American politician amp oldid 1176314602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
