Rachel May's Biography
- State Senate (NY) - District 48, Democratic Majority Steering Chair
Contact Information
Office
198 State Street, Legislative Office Building
Suite 803
Albany, NY 12247
333 East Washington Street
Suite 805
Syracuse, NY 13202
Full Name:
Rachel May
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child
Home City:
Syracuse, NY
Master of Professional Studies (MPS), Environmental Science/Communications, State University of New York, 2001-2003
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Stanford University, 1985-1990
Master of Literature, Modern Languages, University of Oxford, 1978-1981
Bachelor of Arts, Slavic Languages, Princeton University, 1974-1978
Majority Steering Chair, New York State Senate, 2025-present
Senator, New York State Senate, District 48, 2023-present
Candidate, New York State Senate, District 48, 2022, 2024
Senator, New York State Senate, District 53, 2019-2023
Candidate, New York State Senate, District 53, 2018, 2020
Member, Cities Committee 2
Chair, Consumer Protection Committee
Member, Energy and Telecommunications Committee
Member, Environmental Conservation Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee
Former Member, Aging Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, New York State Senate
Former Chair, Cities 2 Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee
Former Member, Elections Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Health Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, New York State Senate
Former Intern, City of Syracuse Planning Department
Sustainability Education Coordinator, Syracuse University, 2009-2019
Director, Office of Environment and Society, Syracuse University/College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York (SUNY-ESF), 2003-2009
Associate Professor of Russian, Macalester College, 1992-2001
Professor of Russian, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1990-1992
Member, City of Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals, 2015-present
Member, 16th Ward Committee, Onondaga County Democratic Committee
Treasurer, Armory Square Playwrights
Former Board Member, Forging Our Community's United Strength (FOCUS) Syracuse
Treasurer, John and LaRee Caughey Foundation
Former Member, Mayor Miner, Transition Team for Sustainability
Member, Onondaga Lake Watershed Partnership
Former Volunteer, Oxfam International
Former Resident Director, Russkii Dom (Russian House), Stanford University
Recycling Coordinator, Westcott Street Cultural Fair
Vice Chair/Member, Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, 2009-2014
Chair, Recycling Committee, Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, 2010-2013
Chair, Ad-hoc Greenhouse Gas Subcommittee, Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, 2007-2010