Patrick Gallivan (60)

Senator Patrick M. Gallivan is a Republican/Conservative representing New York's 60th Senate District, which includes southern and eastern Erie County. First elected to the Senate in November 2010, he has been re-elected multiple times and currently serves as Senate Minority Whip. Prior to the Senate, he served as Erie County Sheriff from 1998 to 2005, overseeing 1,100 employees and an $80 million budget. His platform emphasizes fiscal responsibility, public safety, economic development, agriculture, and representing taxpayers, sportsmen, and small businesses. Notable achievements include enacting a 2% cap on local property taxes, limiting state spending to under 2% annually, adopting on-time budgets, cutting middle-class and corporate taxes to historic lows, legalizing crossbows in archery season, authoring regulations reform legislation, advocating for education funding equity, and opposing the NY SAFE Act on Second Amendment grounds. He has held leadership roles such as Assistant Minority Leader for Floor Operations and Ranking Member of the Senate Health Committee, and serves on committees including Crime Victims, Crime and Correction; and Transportation, Labor and Codes.

Education and Political Experience

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• Erie County Sheriff
• New York State Senator, 60th District
• Assistant Republican Leader for Floor Operations
• Liaison to the Executive Branch
• Senate Minority Whip
• Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health
• Member, Senate Committees on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction; Transportation, Labor and Codes