Alexander B "Pete" Grannis was born on January 6,1942 and is a former Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
22 Facts About Pete Grannis
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Pete Grannis's firing by Governor David Paterson in October 2010 was controversial to many especially environmentalists.
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Pete Grannis was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 2007, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th and 197th New York State Legislatures.
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Pete Grannis served as Chair of the Insurance Committee in the Assembly and was a member of several other standing committees.
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Pete Grannis promoted the State Environmental Quality Review Act in 1978.
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Pete Grannis served for a decade as Chairman of the Assembly Housing Committee.
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Pete Grannis previously served as chairman of an Assembly Subcommittee on toxic waste issues.
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Pete Grannis served on the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee his entire time in office.
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Generally, Pete Grannis was re-elected overwhelmingly in his progressive East Side district.
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In 1998, Grannis received 23,815 votes to Liberal-Republican Mark H Snyder's 7,841 votes.
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Pete Grannis was re-elected in 2000 with 34,230 votes, to Peter McCoy with 11,357, and Edward V Price, with 580.
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In 2004, Pete Grannis was re-elected by a vote of 37,917 to 11,710 for Patricia Leslie.
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Pete Grannis was last re-elected in 2006 with a vote of 25,334 to 5,499 over Republican Michael Fandal.
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Pete Grannis interviewed with the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and the search committee.
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Pete Grannis withdrew his application for Comptroller after being nominated as Environmental Conservation Commissioner.
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Pete Grannis was nominated by Governor Eliot Spitzer as DEC Commissioner on January 25,2007.
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Pete Grannis was confirmed on April 1,2007 by the New York State Senate.
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Pete Grannis appointed Peter M Iwanowicz, as director of a new Climate Change Office, on May 10,2007.
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Pete Grannis replaced some of the regional directors for DEC.
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Pete Grannis had some administrative law duties, which included fining polluters; in July 2007, he assessed "Walter French $48,800 for [a] floating camp at Cranberry L[ake]".
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The firing came after a memo prepared by Pete Grannis, detailing how the governor's proposed budget cuts would impair environmental protection in New York, was leaked to the press.
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Mr Pete Grannis always has been a strong advocate for protecting New York's air, land and water.