Gary Finch

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Gary D. Finch (March 13, 1944 – May 5, 2023) was an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1999 to 2021.[1]

Early life and education

Finch was born in Auburn, New York on March 13, 1944.[2] He attended Cayuga Community College. Finch received a degree from the Simmons School of Mortuary Science in 1966. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration and political theory from Empire State College (State University of New York) in 1989.[1]

Career

From 1970, Finch had owned and operated Brew-Finch Funeral Homes, Inc. a company which operates funeral homes in central New York State. Finch's first elected position was as a trustee for the Village of Aurora in 1979. He then was elected mayor of the village in 1982, a position he held for eight years.[1]

Finch was first elected to the State Assembly on November 2, 1999.[1] He won the November 2008 general election with 65 percent of the vote[3][4] and ran uncontested in the November 2010 general election.[5][6]

Finch served as assistant minority leader of the minority conference, and was assigned to the Assembly committees on Agriculture, Banks, Corrections, Insurance and Rules.[1]

Personal life and death

Finch lived in the town of Springport with his wife, Marcia Herrling Finch and their two children, Amy and Gregory.[1]

Finch died on May 5, 2023, at the age of 79.[7]

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