Sandy Galef


Sandra R. Galef is a state legislator and member of the New York State Assembly.

Career

Galef represents the 95th Assembly District, spanning Westchester and Putnam counties. The district includes the Westchester towns of Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Ossining, Peekskill, and the Putnam communities of Philipstown, Cold Spring, and Kent.

Personal life

Prior to her election to the Assembly in 1992, Galef worked as a schoolteacher, a Westchester County Legislator, and Chairwoman of the New York Association of Counties. She currently chairs the Assembly Committee on Real Property Taxation, and is the former chair of the committee on Libraries and Education Technology.
She is a graduate of Purdue University and holds a M.A. in education from the University of Virginia. She currently resides within her own district in the town of Ossining.
She has been married to her husband Darrell for 28 years. They have three kids: David, Julia, and Nick.