Gail S. Shaffer

Gail S. Shaffer
58th Secretary of State of New York
In office
January 1, 1983 – January 4, 1995
GovernorMario Cuomo
Preceded byBasil A. Paterson
Succeeded byAlexander Treadwell
Member of the New York State Assembly for the 105th District
In office
1981–1983
Preceded byArlington P. Van Dyke
Succeeded byPaul Tonko
Personal details
Born (1948-08-01) August 1, 1948 (age 76)
North Blenheim, New York, U.S.
Alma materElmira College (B.A.)

Gail S. Shaffer (born August 1, 1948) is an American politician and activist who served as the 59th Secretary of State of New York under Mario Cuomo.[1][2]

Shaffer grew up on a family farm in Blenheim, New York. She graduated from Gilboa-Conesville Central School in 1966 as valedictorian. Awarded a full scholarship to Elmira College, she graduated as class valedictorian in 1970, and a Phi Beta Kappa member, with a B.A. summa cum laude in Political Science. She studied abroad for her junior year at Sciences Po. She also spent a semester of her senior year on a kibbutz in Israel.

  1. ^ "Piece by piece, old bridge coming home". Times Union. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  2. ^ Lynn, Frank (1983-09-07). "A Rivalry in the Making: Miss Shaffer Vs. Delbello". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-01.