Mark Grisanti
| Mark Grisanti | |
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| Member of the New York Senate from the 60th district |
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In office January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Antoine Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Marc Panepinto |
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| Born |
Mark John Grisanti October 21, 1964 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Political party |
Democratic (before 2011) Republican (2011-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Grisanti |
| Children | One daughter, one step son, one step daughter |
| Residence | Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Thomas M. Cooley Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mark John Grisanti (born October 21, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician. He was appointed to the New York State Court of Claims in May 2015 and is currently serving as an Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice.
On January 3, 2011, he assumed office as the RepublicanNew York State Senator representing New York's 60th Senate District – which encompasses the areas of Buffalo, Tonawanda, Niagara Falls and Grand Island, New York. Grisanti lost renomination in a Republican primary in September 2014 and was defeated in the general election.
Grisanti was born and raised in Buffalo, the youngest of six brothers and sisters. He graduated from Sweet Home High School, located in Amherst, New York, and attended Canisius College, located in Buffalo, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English. After finishing his undergraduate degree he received his Juris Doctor from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, located in Lansing, Michigan.
After graduating law school, Grisanti worked at his father’s law firm that his grandfather had founded in 1921. As a third-generation attorney, he has worked at his family’s practice for over eighteen years. Grisanti first became interested in running for State Senate when practicing law on the lower-west side of Buffalo.
Grisanti was defeated in the 2008 Democratic primary for the 60th Senate District, losing heavily to Antoine Thompson, 72 to 28 percent; Thompson went on to win the senate seat in the state's 2008 general election.
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