Gary D. Finch | |
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Member of the
New York State Assembly from the 126th district | |
In office November 3, 1999 – January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Fessenden |
Succeeded by | John Lemondes Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Auburn, New York, U.S. | March 13, 1944
Died | May 5, 2023 | (aged 79)
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Springport, New York, U.S. |
Education | Empire State College ( BS) |
Website | Official website |
Gary D. Finch (March 13, 1944 – May 5, 2023) was an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1999 to 2021. [1]
Finch was born in Auburn, New York on March 13, 1944. [2] He attended Cayuga Community College. Finch received a degree from the Simmons School of Mortuary Science in 1966. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration and political theory from Empire State College ( State University of New York) in 1989. [1]
From 1970, Finch had owned and operated Brew-Finch Funeral Homes, Inc. a company which operates funeral homes in central New York State. Finch's first elected position was as a trustee for the Village of Aurora in 1979. He then was elected mayor of the village in 1982, a position he held for eight years. [1]
Finch was first elected to the State Assembly on November 2, 1999. [1] He won the November 2008 general election with 65 percent of the vote [3] [4] and ran uncontested in the November 2010 general election. [5] [6]
Finch served as assistant minority leader of the minority conference, and was assigned to the Assembly committees on Agriculture, Banks, Corrections, Insurance and Rules. [1]
Finch lived in the town of Springport with his wife, Marcia Herrling Finch and their two children, Amy and Gregory. [1]
Finch died on May 5, 2023, at the age of 79. [7]