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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Elizabeth O'C. "Betty" Little |
| Address | 11 Pioneer Point
Queensbury, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
September 28, 1940
(84 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Oct 04, 2016 06:12pm |
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| Info | Elizabeth O'Connor Little, Republican, is serving her third term representing the residents of the 45th Senate District, which comprises Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren and Washington Counties. Always accessible and willing to listen, Senator Little has developed a reputation as a persistent and effective advocate for her constituents.
Prior to first winning election to the State Senate in November 2002, Senator Little served in the New York State Assembly for seven years.
In the Senate, Senator Little serves as Chair of the Local Government Committee. As Chair, she is responsible for overseeing the committee's work on legislation affecting counties, towns, villages, school districts, fire districts and special districts. Acknowledging the financial difficulties confronting many local governments throughout New York, leading the Local Government Committee takes on added importance and Senator Little is committed to working with local governments to ensure they are able to continue providing public services affordably and effectively.
Senator Little's third term builds on many legislative successes. These include adoption of an initiative that encourages local governments to work cooperatively and share services to save tax dollars; creating a new program to eradicate invasive species which threaten Adirondack streams, rivers and lakes; securing funding to create an Adirondack Community Housing Trust; and passage of the historic Timber Theft Law.
She was honored to sponsor Patriot Plans I and II, which expanded benefits and services available to New York's military personnel and their families. Senator Little also proudly sponsored a law designating the Adirondack Northway, I-87, the "Adirondack Veterans' Memorial Highway" in honor of all New York veterans who have served our country.
In addition to serving as Chair of the Local Government Committee, Senator Little is a member of the following Senate committees: Agriculture; Crime Victims, Crime and Correction; Education; Environmental Conservation; Health; Housing, Construction and Community Development; Racing, Gaming and Wagering; and, Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development. She also serves on the Senate Medicaid Reform Task Force, the Strategic Planning and Program Committee and is Secretary of the New York State Legislative Sportsperson's Caucus.
Senator Little is pleased to serve on the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission, which is planning and developing the 400th anniversary celebrations of the voyages of discovery made by Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain, as well as the 200th anniversary of Robert Fulton's steamship voyage along the Hudson River, to be celebrated in 2009.
Senator Little first began public service as a member and later Chair of the Town of Queensbury Recreation Commission. In 1986, she was elected to serve as an At-Large-Supervisor to the Warren County Board of Supervisors for the Town of Queensbury, where she served on various committees, including the Warren County Recycling Advisory Committee which she organized and chaired, and as County Budget Officer in 1990 and 1991.
Senator Little has earned numerous awards and distinctions during her years of public service. In 1992, she was the recipient of the prestigious Liberty Bell Award for Community Service and in 1997 she was awarded the Adirondack Girl Scouts' Women of Distinction Award. In 2000, Senator Little received the Public Service Sector Partnership Award from the Adirondack Regional Tourism Council. The Community Health Care Association of New York State presented Senator Little with their Legislative Leadership Award in February 2005. Also in 2005, she was recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Families Together in New York State for her advocacy on behalf of families with children suffering from emotional and behavioral disabilities. In May of 2006, the New York State Economic Development Council presented Senator Little with their Advance New York Leadership Award. Senator Little also has been honored by the New York State Farm Bureau as a member of their "Circle of Friends" throughout her years of service in the Legislature.
Born in Glens Falls, New York, Senator Little is a graduate of St. Mary's Academy and the College of Saint Rose with a degree in Elementary Education. A former teacher and realtor, she resides in Queensbury. Senator Little is the mother of six children, Elizabeth, David, Robert, Thomas, Carolyn and Luke, and the proud grandmother of ten.
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