Maureen O'Connell

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Maureen O'Connell
County Clerk of Nassau County
Assumed office
January 2006
Preceded by Karen Murphy
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 17th district
In office
1999–2005
Preceded by Michael Balboni
Succeeded by Thomas McKevitt
Personal details
Born 1950/1951 (age 65–66)[1]
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Don[2]
Children two[2]
Residence East Williston, New York[2]
Alma mater St. Joseph's College
St. John's Law School[2]
Profession nurse, lawyer, politician

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.

Education

O'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 Doctorate from St. John's University School of Law.[2]

Political career

O'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 & 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

O'Connell lives in East Williston with her husband Don.They have one son, Donald Jr.[2]

New York State election results

Maureen C. O'Connell (REP - CON) ... 25,124
Richard V. Mannheimer (DEM - LIB) ... 10,389
Joseph Cascio (RTL) ... 1,311
Maureen C. O'Connell (REP - IND - CON) ... 28,804
Emil L. Samuels (DEM - LIB - WOR) ... 16,829
Walter J. Beagan (RTL) ... 1,588
Elizabeth L. Henley (GRE) ... 372
Maureen C. O'Connell (REP - IND - CON) ... 25,965
Thomas E. Sobczak (DEM) ... 10,494
Joseph P. Cascio (RTL) ... 1,138
Jacqueline A. Maron (LIB) ... 189
Maureen C. O'Connell (REP - IND - CON) ... 35,465
Anthony A. Pellegrino (DEM - WOR) ... 21,859
Craig M. Johnson (DEM - WOR) ... 27,632
Maureen C. O’Connell (REP - IND - CON) ... 23,995

References


New York Assembly
Preceded by
Michael Balboni
New York State Assembly, 17th District
19982005
Succeeded by
Thomas McKevitt
Political offices
Preceded by
Karen Murphy
Nassau County Clerk
2006–present
Incumbent
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