Joe bruno biography
Joseph Louis Bruno (April 8, – October 6, ) was an American businessman and Republican politician from upstate New York.
Bruno (born circa ) is a public official in New York City who has served as a lawyer, FDNY Fire Commissioner, New York City Civil Court Judge and New York State Supreme Court Judge....
Longtime State Senator, Majority Leader Joe Bruno Dies
Joe Bruno was a lot of things: A boxer, a ice salesman, a businessman, a Korean War Veteran and, for 14 years, one of the most powerful men in New York state government.
He died Wednesday at his home in Brunswick, where he had lived the remainder of an upstate life that took him from a blue collar birth to the halls of power in state government.
Bruno's rise benefitted the district he represented, helping to steer what would become chip manufacturer Global Foundries to Saratoga County, about half an hour north of Albany.
Without that help, Malta town Supervisor Darren O'Connor says his town would not be thriving today.
"We are what we are. We are in a very good position and we're in it to a large extent thanks to Senator Bruno," O'Connor said.
He took power as the majority leader in 1994, winning the job in a leadership coup that resulted in the ousted of Long Island Sen.
Ralph Marino.
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