Majority Leader of the New York State Senate (R-Rockville Centre)
Dean Skelos is the top elected Republican in New York State, offering the lone check on power to Democrats who control the state Assembly and every statewide office. Ever since the GOP last fall recaptured their slim majority in the state Senate, including two pivotal seats on Long Island, Skelos has had all nine Republican members of the LI state Senate delegation to rally. He now firmly holds the reins in a critical year as the state Legislature prepares to tweak its political maps during the decennial redistricting process.
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