Angela Wozniak
Angela M. Wozniak | |
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 143rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Gabryszak |
| Succeeded by | Monica P. Wallace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1987 Buffalo, New York |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Phil Drenning |
| Children | One |
| Residence | Cheektowaga, New York |
| Alma mater | D'Youville College (B.B.M.) |
| Profession | Insurance Broker |
| Website | Assembly Website |
Angela Wozniak (born March 11, 1987) is a former Conservative member of the New York State Assembly (2015-2017). She represented the 143rd district, which includes Cheektowaga, Lancaster, and Depew[1] when she was elected in November 2014.
She was the third member of the New York State Conservative Party to serve in the New York State Assembly. She caucused with the Republican minority.
In May 2016, Wozniak announced she would not seek reelection to her New York State Assembly seat.[2]
Early life
Wozniak was born in Buffalo, New York to a Polish-American family[3] and graduated from Lancaster High School.[4] She graduated from D'Youville College with a degree in business management. In 2011, she was elected to the Cheektowaga Town Board, where she lives with her husband Phil Drenning, and their son, Ari. During her time on the board, she fought against deliberate overpayment for sidewalk repairs.[5]
New York State Assembly
2014 Election
In the 2014 election, Wozniak ran for the 143rd State Assembly seat held by Dennis Gabryszak on both the Republican and Conservative ballot lines. The seat was considered to be a Democratic stronghold. In an upset, she beat Mark M. Mazurek on an anti-corruption platform. With her election, Wozniak was the only Conservative member in the Assembly at the time and third overall after Rosemary R. Gunning and Charles Jerabek.[5]
Tenure
One of Wozniak's first legislative actions was to introduce the Public Officers Accountability Act which disqualifies felons from receiving government contracts, lobbying or holding public office.[3] She has also come out against unfunded mandates and proposed a moratorium on such mandates.[6]
Wozniak opposes letting transgender students use the bathroom of their gender identity.[4]
On March 9, 2016, Wozniak was disciplined and banned from hiring interns after the Assembly Ethics Committee found that she had retaliated against a top staffer with whom she had previously had an affair.[7][8] Wozniak later apologized for exercising "very poor judgment [by] having [a] relationship with a staffer."[9]
In May 2016, Wozniak announced she would not seek reelection to her New York State Assembly seat.[2]
References
- ^ "District Map". Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ a b Schneider, Avery (May 10, 2016). "Sanctioned Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak not seeking re-election". WFBO. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Wozniak, Angela (March 19, 2015). "Faith and Family: Bedrock Values for a Pol-Am 28 year old". The Am-Pol Eagle. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ a b WKBW Staff. "Lawmaker concerned over Lancaster transgender policy". WKBW. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "Conservative Wozniak's stunning victory will bring some new blood to Albany". The Buffalo News. November 12, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Wozniak attacks unfunded NY state mandates". The Am-Pol Eagle. May 20, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Wozniak admonished over affair with staffer". Capital New York. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ Yee, Vivian (March 10, 2016). "New York Assemblywoman Sexually Harassed Aide, Ethics Panel Says". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "In Video, Assemblywoman Apologizes for Poor Judgment". Spectrum News Buffalo. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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