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Barbara Lifton's Biography

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Full Name:

Barbara S. Lifton

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Don; 2 Children: Christine, Paul; 1 Stepchild: Rebecca

Birth Place:

Geneseo, NY

Home City:

Ithaca, NY

MA, English, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1985

BA, English, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1973

Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 125, 2003-2021

Majority Steering Chair, New York State Assembly, 2011-2021

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Citizens' Election Modernization Advisory Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Commission on Rural Resources, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Cornell/Community Waste Management Committee, New York State Legislature

Member, Democratic Response Group, present

Former Member, Education Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Election Law Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Environmental Conservation Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee on Election Day Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, New York State Assembly

Member, Task Force on Women's Caucus, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Task Force on Women's Issues, New York State Assembly

Chair, Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, New York State Assembly, 2009

Chief of Staff, New York State Assembly Member Marty Luster, 1988-2002

English Teacher, Ithaca Schools, 1985-1988

English Teacher, Geneseo Central School, 1976-1982

Former Former Treasurer, 3rd Ward, Ithaca City Democratic Committee

Former Member, Ithaca Area Health Care Network

Former Member, Ithaca Hockey Boosters

Former Member, Ithaca Parent/Teacher Association

Former Member, Ithaca Teachers Association

Member, Justice for All

Former Member, New York State United Teachers

Former Member, Steering Committee, Tompkins County Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign

Member, Tompkins County Democratic Committee

Co-Founder, Coalition for Community Unity, 1998

Father's Name:

Gerald

Mother's Name:

Margaret

Number of Grandchildren:

5

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