George A. Amedore, Jr. is a Republican

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 member of the New York State Assembly

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 representing the 105th Assembly District, which includes all of Montgomery County

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 and part of Schenectady County

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Amedore was born and raised in Schenectady County. He is vice president of Amedore Homes, a business founded in 1974 by his father, George Amedore, Sr.

He was first elected to the State Assembly on July 31, 2007, in a special election to fill the seat of long time Assemblyman (and now Congressman) Paul Tonko

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, after Governor Eliot Spitzer

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 appointed Tonko to run the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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. Amedore ran against Democrat Ed Kosiur, a Schenectady County legislator. The race was noted for the large campaign budget, with Amedore spending $511,576 vs. Kosiur's $430,862.

Amedore resides in Rotterdam, New York with his wife Joelle and their three children: George, Anthony, and Bria. He is a member of the Calvary Tabernacle Assembly of God Church.

Election results

• July 2007 special election, NYS Assembly, 105th AD

  George A. Amedore, Jr. (REP New York Republican State Committee The New York Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New York, headquartered in Albany.-History:...  - CON)	...	14,178
  Edward J. Kosiur (DEM New York State Democratic Committee The New York State Democratic Committee runs the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it has an office in Albany.-List of chairpersons:...  - IND Independence Party of New York The Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...  - WOR Working Families Party The Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP... )	...	11,186

• November 2008 general election
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  , NYS Assembly, 105th AD

  George A. Amedore, Jr. (REP New York Republican State Committee The New York Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New York, headquartered in Albany.-History:...  - CON)	...	29,784
  Mark W. Blanchfield (DEM New York State Democratic Committee The New York State Democratic Committee runs the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it has an office in Albany.-List of chairpersons:...  - IND Independence Party of New York The Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...  - WOR Working Families Party The Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP... )	...	18,404

• November 2010 general election
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  , NYS Assembly, 105th AD

  George A. Amedore, Jr. (REP New York Republican State Committee The New York Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New York, headquartered in Albany.-History:...   - IND Independence Party of New York The Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...  - CON)	...	21,438
  Angelo L. Santabarbara (DEM New York State Democratic Committee The New York State Democratic Committee runs the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it has an office in Albany.-List of chairpersons:...  - WOR Working Families Party The Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP...  - CAN)	...	15,089

External links

• New York State Assembly: George Amedore