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Richard J. Keane

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Richard Keane
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 145th district
In office
1977–1998
Preceded byFrancis J. Griffin
Succeeded byBrian Higgins
Personal details
BornMarch 28, 1933
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 2008 (aged 75)
Political partyDemocratic

Richard J. Keane (March 28, 1933 – October 21, 2008) was an American politician from New York

Early life

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Keane was born on March 28, 1933, in Buffalo, New York.[1]

Career

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A Democrat, Keane served as a member of the Erie County Board of Supervisors and Erie County Legislature. He was the first Democrat ever elected chairman of the Erie County Legislature.[2]

Keane was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 1998, sitting in the 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st and 192nd New York State Legislatures. Keane was also a member of the Assembly Agriculture Committee.[3]

Death

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Keane died on October 21, 2008.[4]

References

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  1. ^ New York Red Book (1983–1984; pg. 290)
  2. ^ Metro Newsletter. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. 1974.
  3. ^ Poultry, United States Congress House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and (1985). Review the Impact of Canadian Trade on U.S. Livestock Producers: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, May 23, 1984. U.S. Government Printing Office.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Richard J. Keane", death notice in The Buffalo News, at Legacy.com