Assembly Member Barbara Lifton Biography

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Barbara S. Lifton

Assembly Member Barbara S. Lifton's Biography

Full Name:	Barbara S. Lifton
Office:	State Assembly (NY) - District 125, Democratic, Working Families
First Elected:	11/05/2002
Last Elected:	11/06/2012

Gender:	Female
Family:	Husband: Don; 2 Children; Christine, Paul; 1 Stepchild; Rebecca
Birth Place:	Geneseo, NY
Home City:	Ithaca, NY

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MA, English, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1985
BA, English, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1973

Candidate, New York Assembly, District 125, 2012
Assemblymember, New York Assembly, 2002-present
Majority Steering Chair, New York State Assembly, present
Treasurer, 3rd Ward, Ithaca City Democratic Committee
Member, Democratic Response Group
Member, Tompkins County Democratic Committee

Agriculture, Member
Election Law, Member
Environmental Conservation, Member
Higher Education, Member
Mental Health, Member
Subcommittee on Election Day Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, Member

Member, Assembly Task Force on Women's Issues
Chair, Commission on Rural Resources
Member, Cornell/Community Waste Management Committee
Assembly Representative, Citizens' Election Modernization Advisory Committee

Chief of Staff, New York State Assemblymember Marty Luster 1988-2002
English Teacher, Ithica Schools, 1985-1988
English Teacher, Geneseo Central School, 1976-1982.

Co-Founder, Coalition for Community Unity, 1998
Member, Ithaca Area Health Care Network
Member, Ithaca Hockey Boosters
Member, Ithaca Teachers Association
Member, Justice for All
Member, New York State United Teachers
Member, Parent Teacher Association
Steering Committee, Tompkins County Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign

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