Darrel J Aubertine was born on June 3,1953 and is an American politician and farmer from the State of New York.
13 Facts About Darrel Aubertine
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Darrel Aubertine previously represented New York's 48th State Senate district from February 2008 to December 2010 and represented New York's 118th Assembly District from 2003 to 2008.
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Darrel Aubertine was born in Cape Vincent, New York on June 3,1953.
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Darrel Aubertine served on the Cape Vincent town council from 1994 to 1996.
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Darrel Aubertine served in the Assembly from 2003 to 2008.
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The owner and operator of his farm in Cape Vincent, Darrel Aubertine gave up milking cows when he joined the Assembly, but remained an active crop and livestock farmer.
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On February 26,2008, Darrel Aubertine won an upset victory over William Barclay in a special election in the 48th district of the New York State Senate.
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Darrel Aubertine carried significant crossover appeal among Republicans and independents, enabling him to win election in the most Republican district in the State Senate.
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Darrel Aubertine was named chairman of the Senate's Agriculture Committee on January 7,2009, replacing Republican Catharine Young.
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Darrel Aubertine was an anomaly in that he was a man chairing a committee traditionally led by women.
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Darrel Aubertine was mentioned as a leading candidate to run for the House seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district, formerly held by Republican John McHugh, in 2009.
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On December 2,2009, Darrel Aubertine was one of eight Democratic state senators to vote against same-sex marriage legislation, which failed to pass the Senate.
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Darrel Aubertine was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate on April 5,2011.