Dean Skelos

Dean Skelos
Skelos in 2012
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
In office January 1, 2011 – May 11, 2015
Preceded by	Pedro Espada Jr.
Succeeded by	John J. Flanagan
In office June 24, 2008 – December 31, 2008
Preceded by	Joseph Bruno
Succeeded by	Malcolm Smith
Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office June 24, 2008 – December 31, 2008
Governor	David Paterson
Preceded by	Joseph Bruno (acting)
Succeeded by	Malcolm Smith (acting)
Member of the New York State Senate from the 9th district
In office January 1, 1985 – December 11, 2015
Preceded by	Carol Berman
Succeeded by	Todd Kaminsky
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 19th district
In office January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1982
Preceded by	Raymond J. McGrath
Succeeded by	Armand D'Amato
Personal details
Born	Dean George Skelos (1948-02-16) February 16, 1948 (age 76) Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Gail Skelos
Children	1
Alma mater	Washington College (BA) Fordham University (JD)

Dean George Skelos (born February 16, 1948) is an American former politician and convict from Long Island, New York.

A Republican, Skelos served in the New York State Assembly^[1] and later represented the Ninth District in the New York State Senate from 1985 through 2015. He served as Senate Majority Leader in 2008 and again from 2011 to 2015.

Skelos forfeited his Senate seat when he was convicted on federal corruption charges in 2015. In 2017, his conviction was overturned following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McDonnell v. United States. His retrial resulted in a second conviction on July 17, 2018. Skelos was sentenced to four years and three months in prison, and he began his prison term in January 2019. In April 2020, Skelos tested positive for COVID-19 and was released from prison to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.