John DeFrancisco

John DeFrancisco
Deputy Majority Leader of the New York Senate
In office
July 30, 2015 – December 31, 2018
LeaderJohn Flanagan
Preceded byTom Libous
Succeeded byMichael Gianaris
Member of the New York Senate
from the 50th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byJames Seward
Succeeded byBob Antonacci
Member of the New York Senate
from the 49th district
In office
January 1, 1993 – December 31, 2002
Preceded byTarky Lombardi, Jr.
Succeeded byNancy Larraine Hoffmann
Personal details
Born (1946-10-16) October 16, 1946 (age 78)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLinda DeFrancisco
Children3
EducationSyracuse University (BS)
Duke University (JD)
WebsiteSenate website

John A. DeFrancisco (born October 16, 1946) is an attorney and Republican politician who formerly represented District 50 in the New York State Senate from 1993 to 2018. Senate District 50 comprises Skaneateles, Pompey, Van Buren, most of Onondaga County, and the western half of Syracuse, among other communities located in Upstate New York.