James Seward's Biography
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Full Name:
James 'Jim' L. Seward
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Cynthia; 2 Children: Ryan, Lauren
Birth Place:
Otsego County, NY
Home City:
Milford, NY
Religion:
United Methodist
Attended, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York, Albany
BA, Political Science, Hartwick College
Senator, New York State Senate, 1987-2021
Majority Program Development Chair, New York State Senate, 2015-2019
Candidate, New York State Senate, District 51, 2018
Assistant Majority Leader, Conference Operations, New York State Senate, 2011-2015
Vice Chair, Minority Conference, New York State Senate, 2008-2010
Majority Whip, New York State Senate, 2006-2008
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, New York State Senate
Former Chair, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, New York State Senate
Former Ranking Member, Finance Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Health Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, New York State Senate
Former Chair, Insurance Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Insurance Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Libraries Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, New York State Senate
Former Chair, Task Force on State and Local Emergency Preparedness, New York State Senate
Former Chair, Task Force on Volunteer Emergency Services, New York State Senate
Legislative Staffer, Assemblyman Peter Dokuchitz
Legislative Staffer, Assemblymen Donald Mitchell
Legislative Staffer, Senator Charles D. Cook
Legislative Staffer, Senator L. S. "Steve" Riford
Town Justice, Town of Milford, 1975
Member, Milford United Methodist Church, present
Member/Former President, National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), present
Member, Board of Directors, Catskill Symphony
Member, Board of Directors, Pathfinder Village
Trustee, Glimmerglass Opera
Member, Milford Historical Association
Member, New York State Grange
Member, New York State Historical Association
Former Chair, Otsego County Republican Committee
Member, Regional Advisory Board, Community Bank, National Association
Former Director, Wilber National Bank
Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1996
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976, 1980, 1988