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MARIO SCARSELLETfA, JR. OHics: (518) 793·4069

Vice President & RegionCJI Director FAX: (518) 793·4188

November 28, 1994

Wayne E. Glenn, Presid ent

United Paperworkers In te rnational Union
P. O. Box 1475
Nashvill e, TN 37202

Dear Wayne:

1 thought you might be in te res te d in the en closed on our friend. Joe Bruno. He is a great
fan of yours, and always asks me how you're doing.

You may DOW have to ease up on your golf game when he's in vo lve d.

Hope things are going well for you and Gracie.

Fraternally yours,

Mario Scarselletta, Jr.

Vice President & Regional Director
Region II

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ALBANY - Power in tho stale Senate:

moved north Friday. i
· Senate Msjority Leader Ralph J. Marino, a -
Republican tram long Island. relinquished.
his leadership post Friday and ceded ir 10
Sen. Joseph L. Bruno . a RCfl!IscJaer County. .
Republican.
Bruno, Il 65-year-old Glens PIlJlS native• .
'represents 1\ district that includes the Saratoga
County towns of Moreau, Northumberland
and Saratoga,
Bruno, who supported Govcrnor-e icct
George E. Pa iak i. s ajd in a prepared
stutcmcnt (hal ht: )1>01:5 Iorwnrd 10 working
wilh \ h ~ new gUYCfI'\llr tohelp change the
direction of ihe state. .'
· ::'0 0' Nov. 8, the people of New York sent Ii.
clear message (hal politics as usual is.not
ncceptab]e," Bruno suid. ';C;corgc Patuki hes
pledged 10 streamline governrn cnt, CUI taxes
Bfld make New York II t:reiJ1lllaco to wo rk,"
Bruno's selection as majority leader makes
him 0 key player in Albany. The majority
leader has flnal say over what legislation is
introduced In his house, ncgotlatcs the stale
budget with (he governor lind Assembly
spcnk cr , lind dote . . 0111 coveted Senate
corumiuce chuin\l:IlI~hjr~. .
Tho post c a r r ie s a $30,000 stipend in
addition 10 the regular stare lawmaker's
salary of
$57 ,500 B year.
Marino, who alienated some of his fellow
Republicans after his lukewarm backing of
Patak] during the governor's rnce, said .he
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would support Bruno 's ascens io n,
"I told Se nator Bruno th at I w ill
do every thing J can 10 assu~(l a
smooth tran sition and work 10 help
him unite the conference behind
his leadership," Marino said in a
prepared release.
Pataki, through spokc$woman
Zenia . Mucha, said he looked
forward 10 working with rbe new
majority leader.
Bruno's asc ens ion w as assisted
by another area lawmaker, Sen,
Ronald B. Stafford of Plattsburgh,
wh o s e d is tr ic t includ es Warren,
Was h in gto n. Essex an d Ham ilton
counties.
By helping Bruno, Stafford, who
has b een cha irman of the powerful
Senate f inance Comminee since
1993. helped ensure that his own
clout would not be diminished.
Stafford was a key Marino
supporter, helping birn ri se to the
leadership post six years ago,
But Mar ino was h ur t b v his
stra ined relarions with Pataki, and
Pataki's mentor, U.S . SeD. Alfonse
M. D' Amato, tw isted th e arms of
downstate lawmakers and fractured
Marino's power base, according n
hig h- level Senate source.
Meanwhile, Bruno was workin g
to line up 19 GOP sena to rs to back
him, but was still short, the source
sai d . There a r e 36 R epublican
senators in th e conferen ce.
Stafford, after concluding that
Marino had no chanc e of
surviving, a gree d to deliver 10 to
12 votes to Bruno, putting bim
over the to p, a c c o r d i n g to ihc
sourc e.
Sta fford, whose district borders
Bruno's, said Bruno un d e rs tan ds
(he needs an d aims o f people
upstate, bUI is concerned about the
state as a whol e end will help bring
about the ch anges th at voters arc
demanding,
" I think this is good for UpS1.3IC,
but I think this is al so good for the
whole state," he said.
Stafford would not speculate on
whether he would reta in ih at
chairmanship of [he finance
Cornm ittee , sayi n g all
chairmanships will be taken under
consideration bv the new leader.
But thai pOSt cou ld be of great
.i rnpo rtanc e to rb e Ad iro nd a ck
region. Next year. the Senate may
be asked 10 confirm a sl ew of
nomin ations to t h e Adirondack
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P o~3tI c a l a'iillalUan:
Repu blican .
6 Irth p la _&-l)e2e : April 8,
1929, Glens Falls.
Cowrtlea I Istrlct:
Rensselaer and Saratoga .
EllIucaeJc t Graduated Irom
SI. Ma ry 's Academy In Glens F:alls
and Skidmore Collego with a 8.5.
In business adminis lrallon.
Occ pe tl on: Lawmak er,
Businessman. Served In U.S.
Anny In Ko rea .
-"lm ll y l Ma rrled with four
children.
~o ll tl o a r Bil)siol1l: Bruno. who
once worked on Gov. Nelson
Roc kefeller's campaign staff. was
first elected In 1976, He has
speclallzed In business issues,
proposing leglslallon to reduce
govemmanl regulations. impose
restrictions on liability Insurance,
cut stale mandalas on local
commun ities and cot im:ome
taxes. Bruno has chaired the
Senate's E(eetJons~ l nsurance and
Consumer Prolection com mittees ,
and served on commissions for
solid waste management and
public-private cooperatlon.
Pa r k Agency , o.y hi ch re gul~ I e s
devetopment in Ihe park, and those
nom inar ions m ust SO through the
Fi nance Co m mittee.
The terms of fi ve of the .-\ PA' s
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Republican.
I3Ii'th p le co-Da t e : Jan. 2,
1928, Rochester,
",tree In DI ell: Nassau
and Suffolk.
ig Elr aUGn: Syrnc use
Univen;lty (BA), Fordha m
University (Doctor of Laws).
ce Mp.9~ion: Lawm a ke r,
Attorney, Serve d In ihe U.S. ArrTT'/.
Fa mIly; Marrie d with three
children , one grand child.
IIticel H l a !~: First
elected to the Senale In 1968,
Marino chaired the Senate's crime
a nd .ban king committees before
becoming the first majority leader
who wasn't an upstater In 1989.
Marino, whose soft voice earned
him the nickname "Mumb les,· has
promoted cutting welfare costs,
keeping income taxes down and
cracking down 00 crime. Marlno
sponsored the state's Freedom of
Informellon and Open Mcellngs
laws, which ' opened govemm ent
opereuons to the public but
exarnpted much of the
legIslature's aclivi tlos . In 1992,
GOY. Mario Cuomo said he
wouldn 't run lor president because
he was unable to work olJ1 a deal
on the slate budqel wilh Marino.
eight citizen commissioners have
expired . and the new g o ve rn o r
could nominat e re p lac emen ts. A
sixth commissioner's term exp ires
in June.