Patricia Fahy

On September 13, 2012, there was a primary election in the Democratic Party{{cite web|url=http://access.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/|work=Albany County Board of Elections|title=Official Results from Past Elections|author1=Matthew J. Clyne |author2=Rachel L. Bledi |date=September 13, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065853/http://access.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/|archive-date=February 22, 2014}} to replace the retiring incumbent Jack McEneny, who had been an assemblyman for 20 years. Fahy received 5,335 votes (36.34%) in a crowded field that included Frank J. Commisso, Jr., Christopher T. Higgins, William J. McCarthy, Jr., Jim Coyne and Margarita Perez, as well as write-in candidates.{{cite web|url=http://access.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/_pdf/20121003-Primary2012.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222070108/http://access.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/_pdf/20121003-Primary2012.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|work=Albany County Board of Elections|title=Official Primary Statistics|author1=Matthew J. Clyne |author2=Rachel L. Bledi |date=September 27, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2014}} Ted J. Danz, Jr., however, beat Fahy in the Independence Party primary held the same date, 51 to 46%, with some write-ins. Her opponents were all politically well-connected: Commisso, Jr. was a sitting member of the Albany Common Council; Higgins was a sitting member of the Albany County Legislature; McCarthy was an attorney and scion of a well-known family of the area; Perez was a notable local political activist; businessman Danz had been active in local Republican politics for decades.

In the November 2012 general election, Fahy won with 37,967 votes, or almost 63%, on the Democratic and Working Family party lines, against Danz, who received about 32.5% on the Republican and Independence lines, and the perennial candidate and Tea Party activist Joseph P. Sullivan on the Conservative line, who got about 3.5% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://access.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/_pdf/20130205-RE12_SUMMARY_RESULTS.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065751/http://access.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/_pdf/20130205-RE12_SUMMARY_RESULTS.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|work=Albany County Board of Elections|title=SUMMARY REPORT OFFICIAL|author1=Matthew J. Clyne |author2=Rachel L. Bledi |date=February 5, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2014}}

Fahy succeeded retiring incumbent state senator Neil Breslin of New York's 46th State Senate District after defeating{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Fahy, Romero win seats in Albany state legislative shakeup |url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-11-06/fahy-romero-win-seats-in-albany-state-legislative-shakeup |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=WAMC |language=en}} Republican Ted Danz in the 2024 election.{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Dave |date=February 20, 2024 |title=Capital Region Democrats line up behind New York state Assemblywoman Pat Fahy’s state Senate bid |url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-02-20/capital-region-democrats-line-up-behind-new-york-state-assemblywoman-pat-fahys-state-senate-bid |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=WAMC Northeast Public Radio}}

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Fahy raised concerns about the impact of Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed 2014-2015 budget on P-12 education.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/School-advocates-say-Cuomo-budget-shortchanges-5166905.php|work=Albany Times-Union|title=School advocates say Cuomo budget shortchanges kids; others hit $2B tax cut for wealthy: Tax cuts for wealthy attacked as more for needy schools sought|last=Seiler|first=Casey|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2014}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/cuomo-pitting-pre-k-against-k-12-programs-some-say-1.6866891|work=Newsday|title=Cuomo pitting pre-K against K-12 programs, some say|last=Roy|first=Yancey|date=January 23, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2014}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Notable-quotes-of-the-week-5175048.php|work=Albany Times- Union|title=Notable Quotes of the Week|date=January 25, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2014}}
- {{cite news|url=http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3292948.shtml|work=WNYT-TV news|title=Cuomo budget draws complaints from progressive groups |last=Lambdin|first=Bill|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2014}}
- {{cite news|url=http://metroland.net/2014/01/23/nothing-left-to-squeeze/|work=Metroland|title=Nothing Left To Squeeze Area legislators and advocates gather to tell Gov. Cuomo that his budget will devastate education in upstate New York, and that they won't take it quietlyb|last=Pihlaja|first=Erin|date=January 23, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2014}}

In February 2017, Fahy, along with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Congressman Paul Tonko, were criticized by Bishop Edward Scharfenberger for being Catholic politicians who supported and attended a rally for Planned Parenthood. The rally, which drew hundreds of attendees in support of Planned Parenthood, emphasized the risk of losing services like pregnancy testing and cancer screening due to potential federal funding cuts.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Churchill-Bishop-scolds-Catholic-politicians-who-10936380.php|work=Albany Times-Union|title=Churchill: Bishop scolds Catholic politicians who stood with Planned Parenthood|last=Churchill|first=Chris|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017}}

On March 27, 2025, Fahy introduced a bill that would issue new certificates of registration to ZEV-exclusive manufacturers not previously permitted to participate in direct manufacturer auto sales in New York State.{{Cite web |title=Fahy, Romero Introduce Legislation to Renew EV Direct Sales Location Certificates, Expand EV Ownership {{!}} NYSenate.gov |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/patricia-fahy/fahy-romero-introduce-legislation-renew-ev-direct-sales |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.nysenate.gov |language=en}}

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• [http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=109&sh=bio Official biography at the New York State Assembly website]
• [http://www.patriciafahy.com/bio/ Biography at Election campaign website]
• [https://www.facebook.com/PatriciaFahy109 Facebook page]
• [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=93822957&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=DkOT&locale=en_US&srchid=2294633161392314188850&srchindex=1&srchtotal=42&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2294633161392314188850%2CVSRPtargetId%3A93822957%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary LinkedIn page]
• [http://openstates.org/ny/legislators/NYL000259/patricia-fahy/ OpenStates page]

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