On The Ballot: Running, Democratic, Working Families for State Senate (NY) - District 46
198 State Street
Legislative Office Building 708
Albany, NY 12247
61 Church Street (Amsterdam City Hall)
Third Floor
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Full Name:
Patricia 'Pat' A. Fahy
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Wayne Bequette; 2 Children
Birth Date:
12/31/1969
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Albany, NY
Master of Public Administration, Public Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1985
Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 1980
Senator, New York State Senate, District 46, 2025-present
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 109, 2013-2025
Candidate, New York State Senate, District 46, 2024
Majority Steering Chair, New York State Assembly, 2021-2023
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 109, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Cities Committee 2
Chair, Disabilities Committee
Member, Environmental Conservation Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Local Government Committee
Member, Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee
Member, Task Force On Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention
Former Member, Legislative Women's Caucus, New York State Assembly, 2012-present
Former Member, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Banks Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Children and Families Committee, New York State Assembly
Chair, Disabilities Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Environmental Conservation Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight of the Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Transportation Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Senior Legislative Analyst, United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
Former Presidential Management Intern, United States Department of the Treasury
Associate Commissioner of Intergovernmental Affairs and Federal Policy, New York Department of Labor, 2007-2012
Board Member, Albany Board of Education, 2001-2005
Executive Director, Chicago Workforce Board, 1994-1997
Associate Director of Employment and Training, Congressional Affairs Office, United States Department of Labor, 1993-1994
Member, Board of Directors, University of Albany Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, 2009-present
Member, Albany High School Parent Teacher Association
Founding Member, Albany High School Working Group for Extended Learning Opportunities
Consultant, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Workforce Development Institute
Former Consultant on Education, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Former Member, Board of Directors, the Boys and Girls Club of Albany
Co-Vice President, Hackett Middle School Parent/Teacher Association
Consultant, National Commission for Education and the Economy (NCEE)
Co-Chair, Disconnected Youth Work Group of Governor Patterson's Children's Cabinet, 2009-2010
Founding Member, Albany People Advocating Small Schools (PASS), 2001-2006
President, Albany City School Board, 2002-2005