USAState & local legislatureDemocratic PartyNew York · 48th Senate DistrictMember of the New York State Senate
Rachel May
Profile
Rachel May is an American politician and academic serving as a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 48th district since 2023, having previously represented the 53rd district from 2019 to 2022. Before her election to the Senate, she worked as an administrator at Syracuse University and held positions on the Onondaga County Board of Zoning Appeals. A Democrat, May is a scholar of Slavic languages and literature, holding a Ph.D. from Stanford University, and has focused her legislative career on environmental issues and sustainability.
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- Education
- Princeton University, University of Oxford, Stanford University, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Career
- University administrator, tenured professor of Russian language and literature, member of the Onondaga County Board of Zoning Appeals
