Sean Ryan (American politician)

Sean M. Ryan is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate from the 61st District. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2021, and the 60th District from 2021 to 2022.

Sean Ryan
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 61st district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byChris Jacobs
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 149th district
In office
September 14, 2011 – January 1, 2021
Preceded bySam Hoyt
Succeeded byJonathan Rivera
Personal details
Born (1965-03-04) March 4, 1965
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceErie County
EducationState University of New York at Fredonia (BA)
Brooklyn Law School (JD)
ProfessionAttorney
WebsiteCampaign website
Official website

Education

Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School. He was then admitted the New York State Bar Association.

Career

As an attorney, Ryan has specialized in anti-discrimination and labor law cases.[1] On September 13, 2011, Ryan was elected during a special election to the New York State Assembly, succeeding longtime assemblyman Sam Hoyt.[2]

In 2012, he was elected to the 149th district. He was supported by the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.[3]

In 2020, he was elected to New York's 60th senate district. Due to redistricting following the 2020 U.S. census, Ryan successfully ran in the newly-drawn 61st senate district in the 2022 election. As a member of the State Senate, Ryan championed legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in New York, which passed both houses of the state legislature in 2023.[4]

Electoral history
2020 New York's 60th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Ryan 79,396 52.98
Working Families Sean Ryan 9,182 6.13
Independence Sean Ryan 2,452 1.64
Total Sean Ryan 91,030 60.75
Republican Joshua Mertzlufft 49,649 33.13
Conservative Joshua Mertzlufft 9,174 6.12
Total Joshua Mertzlufft 58,823 39.25
Total valid votes 149,853 95.77
Rejected ballots 6,625 4.23
Total votes 156,478 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
New York State Assembly 149th district election, 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Ryan (incumbent) 31,233 72.1
Republican Joseph Totaro 12,062 27.9
Total votes 43,295 100.0
Democratic hold

References
  1. Biography - Sean Ryan (New York State Assembly)
  2. "Interview with Sean Ryan". wnymedia.net. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  3. Brown, Maurice (19 September 2012). "NYS Assembly Member Sean Ryan Wins Big in Primary".
  4. Reisman, Nick (2023-06-20). "Ending non-compete clauses in New York heading to Hochul's desk". Spectrum Local News. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. "Sean Ryan".
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