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- Joseph Louis Bruno (April 8, 1929 – October 6, 2020) was an American businessman and Republican politician from upstate New York. Bruno served in the New York State Senate from 1977 to 2008 and was Senate Majority Leader from 1994 to 2008.
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Joseph Louis Bruno (April 8, 1929 – October 6, 2020) was an American businessman and Republican politician from upstate New York. Bruno served in the New York State Senate from 1977 to 2008 and was Senate Majority Leader from 1994 to 2008.
Oct 7, 2020 · ALBANY, N.Y. — Joseph Bruno, a former boxer who became one of the most powerful men in New York politics and, later, successfully fended off federal corruption charges, died on Tuesday. He was...
- Bill Mahoney
Oct 7, 2020 · Joseph L. Bruno, a Rensselaer County Republican who rose from poverty to a pinnacle of power as the New York State Senate majority leader, but fell from grace when he spent a decade fighting...
Oct 7, 2020 · ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Joseph Bruno, who rose from poverty to become one of New York’s most powerful politicians as the Republican leader of the state Senate for more than a decade, died Tuesday night at age 91.
- A Powerful Legacy
- Bruno Left Office Amid Scandal
- From Humble Beginnings
No one built an empire in their district like Bruno, who was able to direct millions of dollars in so-called member items to Capital Region projects. It means his name will live on at Albany-area destinations for generations to come. The minor league baseball stadium is Troy is named the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, called "The Joe." There is a bronze ...
The years following Bruno's 2008 resignation were painted by federal corruption trials. He was found not guilty on federal corruption chargesin 2014 after he was accused of trading his influence at the Capitol for $360,000 in consulting payments from an Albany-area businessman and accepting $80,000 from him for a horse. It was the second time Bruno...
The son of immigrants, Bruno sold ice off a truck to help make ends meet as he attended Skidmore College, a news release from his longtime spokesman, Kris Thompson, announcing his death Wednesday noted. He served in the Army in Korea, then on the campaign staff of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in 166. He was first elected to the state Senate in 1977, car...
Oct 7, 2020 · ALBANY — Joseph L. Bruno, an iron-jawed former state senator whose political clout shaped some of the region's largest economic achievements, died late Tuesday at his Brunswick...
Oct 7, 2020 · ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The late New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno leaves behind a big impact on New York State politics. Former Governor George Pataki said Bruno was “a man you could...
