| 词条 | Roy J. McDonald |
| 释义 |
|image = | honorific-prefix = |name =Roy McDonald |honorific-suffix = |order =Member of the New York State Senate, 43rd District |term_start =2009 |term_end =2012 |predecessor =Joseph Bruno |successor =Kathleen Marchione |order2 =Member of the New York State Assembly, 112th District |term_start2 =2003 |term_end2 =2008 |predecessor2 =Dierdre Scozzafava |successor2 =Tony Jordan |order3 =Member of the New York State Assembly, 100th District |term_start3 =February 2002 |term_end3 =December 31, 2002 |predecessor3 =Robert D'Andrea |successor3 =Thomas Kirwan |birth_date ={{birth date and age|1947|4|12}}[1] |birth_place =Lansingburgh, Troy, New York |residence =Saratoga, New York |party =Republican |spouse =Angela |alma_mater =State University of New York at Oneonta |religion = |website =http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/roy-j-mcdonald }} Roy J. McDonald (born April 12, 1947) is a Republican politician and former member of the New York State Legislature who represented the 43rd District in the New York State Senate and Districts 100 and 112 in the New York State Assembly. McDonald served as Town and County Supervisor for the Town of Wilton, New York for 23 years. Following his tenure as Supervisor, McDonald served in the Assembly from 2002 to 2008 and served in the Senate from 2009 to 2012. McDonald is notable as one of four Republican Members of the New York State Senate that voted in favor of the Marriage Equality Act in 2011. Early lifeMcDonald grew up in Lansingburgh, New York and attended public schools, graduating in 1965. He earned his associate degree from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York and moved on to State University of New York at Oneonta, where he earned his master's degree. After graduation, McDonald joined the United Stated Army in 1969, and served as an artillery forward observer in the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He attained the rank of sergeant. Roy and his wife, Angelina Zaccagnino-McDonald, are the parents of three daughters. Political careerFor 23 years, McDonald was Town and County Supervisor for the Town of Wilton, New York and in 1986, served a term as Chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors.[1][2] His two grandsons have autism, and McDonald has been a leader regarding autism awareness, creating the Saratoga County Autism Council and sponsoring legislation.[2] Before being elected to the New York State Senate in District 43 on November 4, 2008, McDonald had served in the New York State Assembly since 2002, representing the 100th and 112th Districts, respectively. During McDonald's tenure, Senate District 43 included all of Rensselaer and part of Saratoga County[3] Sen. McDonald lost his bid for re-election to the Senate in 2012; he was defeated by Kathleen Marchione in a Republican primary. 2011 same-sex marriage voteOn June 16, 2011, McDonald spoke to the press on his intended support for New York State's upcoming vote on same-sex marriage. In response to the pressure he was receiving from other Republicans to vote against the measure, he is quoted as saying: You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing. You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing. I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this.[4][5] When same-sex marriage legislation was passed by the Senate on June 24, 2011, Senator McDonald voted "yes."[6] McDonald had previously voted "no" on same-sex marriage legislation in 2009.[7] McDonald was one of four Republican state senators to vote in favor of the bill.[8][9] Following his vote in favor of same-sex marriage, McDonald and the three other Republican senators who voted in favor of the bill saw a massive increase in fundraising, which included money generated from an event hosted by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.[10] 2012 re-election campaignOn March 18, 2012 the Saratoga County Republican Party County Committee declined to renominate Senator McDonald for re-election.[11] According to the Troy Record, Senator McDonald did receive the support of the Independence Party of New York.[12] On April 4, 2012, Saratoga County Clerk Kathleen Marchione announced that she would challenge Sen. McDonald in a Republican primary in Senate District 43.[13] One writer commented that the McDonald-Marchione primary contest "could prove to be one of the state's most hotly contested races because of McDonald's recent voting pattern, notably his votes to enact same-sex marriage and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax plan."[14] After a primary contest that was variously described as "divisive",[15] "bitter,"[16] and "nasty,"[17] the results of the McDonald-Marchione race were initially too close to call.[16] Marchione declared victory on September 25, 2012,[15] while Sen. McDonald's campaign announced that the senator was considering his options.[18] Later that week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, weighed in on the race by announcing his support for Sen. McDonald to continue his re-election bid on a third party line.[19] However, Sen. McDonald opted to cease his campaign and throw his support to Marchione,[20] stating that he was "very proud of [his] time in public service" and that "[s]tanding up for the communities [he] represented was always [his] first priority."[21] Marchione went on to win the general election on November 6, 2012.[22] Following Sen. McDonald's loss in his 2012 primary, a Newsday headline described the senator as "a political casualty of same-sex marriage."[23] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=44926 |title=Roy McDonald's Biography - Project Vote Smart |publisher=Votesmart.org |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/roy-j-mcdonald/bio |title=New York State Senate |publisher=Nysenate.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nysenate.gov/district/43 |title=District 43 | New York State Senate |publisher=Nysenate.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/16/new-york-gay-marriage_n_878358.html |title=Republican NY State Senator Roy McDonald's Awesome Defense Of Gay Marriage; Bloomberg Visits Albany |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2011-06-16 |accessdate=2013-07-26 |first=Christopher |last=Mathias}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2012/09/shove-it-a-portrait-of-a-gay-marriage-republican-in-limbo-000000 |title='Shove it': A portrait of a gay-marriage Republican in limbo |publisher=Politico |date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2018-04-27 |first=Jimmy |last=Vielkind}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=808698&f=77 |title=The New York Times |publisher=Mobile.nytimes.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2009/12/gay-marriage-fails-24-38.html |title=Gay Marriage Fails, 24-38 | New York Daily News |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2009-12-02 |accessdate=2013-07-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526092938/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2009/12/gay-marriage-fails-24-38.html |archivedate=May 26, 2013 }} 8. ^https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/06/new-york-legislature-legalizes-gay-marriage-in-33-29-vote/241025/ 9. ^https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/nyregion/gay-marriage-approved-by-new-york-senate.html 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/capital-region-scene/2012/jan/19/mcdonald-cashing-same-sex-marriage-support/ |title="McDonald cashing in on same-sex marriage support" by Capital Region Scene |publisher=Dailygazette.com |date=2012-01-19 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/03/saratoga-county-gop-balks-at-mcdonald-support/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120723030237/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/03/saratoga-county-gop-balks-at-mcdonald-support/ |archivedate=2012-07-23 |df= }} 12. ^{{cite web|last=Cignolimcignoli |first=Michael |url=http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2012/03/12/news/doc4f5d2e3f4bd30677842019.txt |title=Senator Roy McDonald gets state Independence Party endorsement |publisher=troyrecord.com |date=2012-03-12 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/04/04/news/doc4f7c8b1629cae579260336.txt |title=It's official: Kathy Marchione running for NY Senate seat held by Roy McDonald (with video) |publisher=saratogian.com |date=2012-04-04 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/04/05/news/doc4f7c8b1629cae579260336.txt |title=It's official: Kathy Marchione running for NY Senate seat held by Roy McDonald (with video) |publisher=saratogian.com |date=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 15. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2012/09/25/news/doc5061f11d57825177842292.txt |title=Kathy Marchione declares victory in Republican primary for 43rd Senate District |publisher=troyrecord.com |date=2012-09-25 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 16. ^1 {{cite web|author=MAURY THOMPSON--thompson@poststar.com |url=http://poststar.com/news/local/marchione-leads-mcdonald-but-absentee-ballots-will-decide-primary/article_8b21d68a-fe1a-11e1-9214-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Marchione leads McDonald, but absentee ballots will decide primary |publisher=Poststar.com |date=2012-09-13 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 17. ^{{cite web|last=Francojfranco |first=James V. |url=http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2012/09/07/news/doc504992d9cbc5e748464904.txt |title=Fair Campaign Practices accuses Kathy Marchione of using unfair campaign tactics |publisher=troyrecord.com |date=2012-09-07 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 18. ^{{cite web|last=Vielkind |first=Jimmy |url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Victory-out-of-reach-for-McDonald-3890893.php |title=Victory out of reach for McDonald |publisher=Times Union |date=2012-09-25 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 19. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-09-26/news/34108625_1_democrat-cuomo-gay-marriage-senate-gop-leaders |title=Gov. Cuomo endorses Republican state Sen. Roy McDonald who helped cast one of deciding votes to legalize gay marriage - NY Daily News |publisher=Articles.nydailynews.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26 |location=New York}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20567/20120928/sen-roy-mcdonald-to-leave-race-after-losing-gop-primary |title=Sen. Roy McDonald to leave race after losing GOP Primary | News from |publisher=North Country Public Radio |date=2012-09-28 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 21. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/nyregion/state-senator-roy-mcdonald-wont-pursue-third-party-bid.html | work=The New York Times | first=Thomas | last=Kaplan | title=Roy J. McDonald, Republican Who Voted for Gay Marriage, Won't Pursue Third-Party Bid | date=2012-09-27}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/11/07/news/doc5099df628d669238688762.txt |title=Kathy Marchione wins 43rd State Senate District |publisher=saratogian.com |date=2012-11-07 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial-roy-mcdonald-a-political-casualty-of-same-sex-marriage-1.4048688 |title=Roy McDonald, a political casualty of same-sex marriage - Editorial |publisher=Newsday.com |date=2012-09-27 |accessdate=2013-07-26}} External links{{Wikiquote}}
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