Stephen J Minarik III was a New York State political figure who served as the chairman of the Monroe County, New York, and New York State Republican Committees.
13 Facts About Stephen Minarik
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Stephen Minarik graduated from Irondequoit High School in 1978 and received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Rochester in 1982.
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Stephen Minarik credited working in his grandfather's restaurant, Steve's Treetop Inn, as key to his future political career.
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Stephen Minarik began his career in politics in 1979 with Young Americans For Freedom the nation's largest young conservative organization.
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Stephen Minarik became active in government in 1983, when he was hired to be the assistant deputy county clerk in the office of the Monroe County Legislature's Republican majority.
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Stephen Minarik worked on Republican campaigns, most notably those of Congressman Fred J Eckert and County Executive Lucien Morin.
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Stephen Minarik earned the ire of State Senator Serphin Maltese for leading a successful push to revamp the state committee's bylaws, and to include the Log Cabin Republicans on the State GOP's executive committee.
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In June 2006, the State Republican Committee proceeded to nominate a conservative slate of candidates not favored by Stephen Minarik, including Gubernatorial nominee John Faso.
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Stephen Minarik prevailed on Weld to drop out of the Gubernatorial election to unify the party behind Faso.
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Stephen Minarik stepped down as chairman shortly after the 2006 elections.
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Stephen Minarik was a stroke survivor who reported developing a preference for country music after the incident.
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Stephen Minarik lived resided in Webster, New York, and was a partner in a political consulting firm, Impact Communications, LLC.
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Stephen Minarik died on April 12,2009, of a heart attack, aged 49.