Martin J. Mack

Martin "Marty" J. Mack is the former Mayor of Cortland, New York from 1988 to 1991, who additionally served as Appointments Secretary for Governor's David Paterson and Kathy Hochul.[1][2] Mack was an Executive Deputy Attorney General under Eliot Spitzer, Eric Schneiderman, and Barbara Underwood. In 1998, Mack served as executive director of the New York State Democratic Committee.[3]

Martin J. Mack
Mayor of Cortland, New York
In office
January 1st, 1988 – December 31st, 1991
Appointments Secretary to the Governor of New York
In office
2009–2010
GovernorDavid Paterson
In office
2021–2022
GovernorKathy Hochul
Personal details
BornCortland, New York
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCornell (B.A.)
SUNY Cortland (Master of Education)
University of South Carolina(JD)

Cortland, New York

Mack was an Assistant District Attorney for Cortland County, County Attorney, and was appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo to the SUNY Cortland College Council in 1986. Mack served as Chair of SUNY Cortland College Council. During his tenure as Mayor, Mack worked to ensure close ties between the town and the college. Mack served two, two year terms as mayor, and decided against running for a third term. As mayor, Mack instituted the city's first recycling program, redeveloped the downtown, and restructured the codes and the solid waste departments.[4][3][5] Mack served as the Chair of the Cortland County Democratic Committee.[6]

New York State Politics

In 1996, Mack ran for Congress and lost to incumbent James T. Walsh.[2][7]

In 1998, when Judith Hope was NYS Democratic Party Chair, Mack served as Executive Chair of the State Party.[3] Mack was a strong supporter of Eliot Spitzer in his successful run for Attorney General in 1998.[5]

In 1999, Mack joined the office of Attorney General of the State of New York when Eliot Spitzer was elected. He served for 8 years as Executive Deputy Attorney General.[8] After the 2006 New York gubernatorial election, Mack entered the Governor's office as Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs.[9][10][11] During Spitzer's term as Attorney General, Mack was able to secure a settlement in favor of New Yorker's post Hurricane Katrina in regard's to price gouging. This is first time the New York State Attorney General's office sued in court for damages for a remote event but with economic impact in New York state.[12][13]

When Eliot Spitzer resigned, Mack was one of the staff who stayed on to work for Governor David Paterson and became his Appointments Secretary.[14][15] At the close of Paterson's tenure, Mack returned to the Attorney General's office and worked there from 2011 to 2018 as an Executive Deputy Attorney General.[16][17][18]

As Executive Deputy Attorney for Regional Affairs, under Eric Schneiderman, Mack led the investigation into synthetic marijuana, and other synthetic drugs.[19] In addition to this, Mack spearheaded the investigation on illegal toy guns.[20] In 2015, Mack led the Attorney General's office in spearheading the release of documentation relating to the Attica Prison Riot.[1][21][22]

In 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul upon entering office made Mack her Appointments Secretary.[16] Mack was a part of Governor Hochul's team that helped appoint Antonio Delgado as Lieutenant Governor of New York.[23][24][25]

During his tenure in office as appointments secretary between Governors Hochul and Paterson, Mack worked on appointing people to the New York Gaming Commission, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, City College of New York, New York State Court of Appeals, and many other boards and commissions that are Governor appointments.[26]

In 2022, Mack was named to the Cornell University Board of Trustees by Governor Kathy Hochul.[27]

Personal life

Mack's father, Joseph Mack, was a former Mayor of Cortland, New York as well.[3]

See also

References
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  2. Weiner, Mark (September 22, 2021). "NY Gov. Kathy Hochul appoints former Cortland mayor to administration post". syracuse.
  3. "Martin J. Mack to Receive 2009 College-Community Appreciation Award - SUNY Cortland". www2.cortland.edu.
  4. "Cortand attorney heads back to Albany for newest appointment". X101 Always Classic. September 23, 2021.
  5. Levy, Clifford J. (January 16, 1999). "Albany Notes; A Single Vote Bolsters Clout of Senate G.O.P." – via NYTimes.com.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20071116055835/http://www.ny.gov/governor/appointments/m_mack.html
  7. "New York 25th Congressional District | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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  12. https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2005/fifteen-gas-stations-fined-hurricane-price-gouging-probe
  13. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10532906
  14. "Spitzer Appointee Mack Back to Second Floor". Observer. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  15. Karlin, Rick; February 11, Capitol bureau on; PM, 2009 at 3:10 (2009-02-11). "Life on the second floor: Leave, return, make more bread". Capitol Confidential. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  16. "Governor Hochul Announces Administration Appointments | Governor Kathy Hochul". www.governor.ny.gov.
  17. Coleman, Megan (2011-01-03). "Former Cortland mayor gets position with state Attorney General". WSTM. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  18. REPORT, -STAFF. "Our view: Make policies on town ethics easily accessible". Utica Observer Dispatch.
  19. https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2012/ag-schneiderman-secures-permanent-ban-sale-mislabeled-drugs-nassau-county-head
  20. https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2015/ag-schneiderman-cracks-down-illegal-toy-guns-sales-announces-settlements-amazon
  21. Craig, Gary. "N.Y. starts process to open Attica uprising records". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  22. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/nyregion/decades-later-state-seeks-release-of-report-on-attica-uprising.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
  23. Ferré-Sadurní, Luis; Fandos, Nicholas (2022-05-03). "Hochul Chooses Antonio Delgado as New Lieutenant Governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  24. https://www.manatt.com/Manatt/media/Media/PDF/Key-Governor-Hochul-Appointments-1-7-22(400827161.pdf
  25. https://auburnpub.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/emails-show-cayuga-county-democrats-wanted-hochul-to-appoint-auburn-attorney-as-da/article_82c088fc-cdbe-50c6-86f3-8600662a172c.html
  26. "Governor Hochul Announces Confirmation of Transportation and Economic Development-Related Administration Nominees | Governor Kathy Hochul". www.governor.ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  27. "Members | Board of Trustees". trustees.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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