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York State Senator Thomas Libous (BCC '73) (R-C: Binghamton)
is serving his ninth term in the New York State Senate
representing Broome, Tioga and Chenango counties since
1988. Senator Libous is currently chair of the Transportation
Committee and Assistant Majority Leader for House Operations.
Previously he served as Chairman of the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities Committee and of the Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse Committee.
In 1989,
he founded YES! Safe Choices for Kids to help kids learn
about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. In 2001,
he founded BOOKS (Books Open Opportunities for Kids
to Succeed) to encourage kids to read. He convinced
the Ottawa Senators to locate their American Hockey
League affiliate to Binghamton and helped keep the PGA's
BC Open golf tournament and the AA-level Binghamton
Mets Baseball Club in the Southern Tier.
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