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'''Dennis C. Vacco''' is an American lawyer and politician.
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==Education==
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He graduated with a B.A. from Colgate University in [[1974]], a J.D. from the University at Buffalo Law School in 1978, and was admitted to the New York State bar in 1979. He is to date the last Republican to serve as New York Attorney General.
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===As Attorney General of New York===
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Vacco was the [[Attorney General of New York]] from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1998.
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''The [[New York Times]]'' reported that in 1996, "Dennis C. Vacco, the [[Attorney General of New York]], ordered [[Monsanto|the company]] to pull ads that said Roundup was "safer than table salt" and "practically nontoxic" to mammals, birds and fish. The company withdrew the spots, but also said that the phrase in question was permissible under [[EPA]] guidelines."<ref name="urlMonsanto recruits the horticulturist of the San Diego Zoo to pitch its popular herbicide. - New York Times">http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/29/business/monsanto-recruits-horticulturist-san-diego-zoo-pitch-its-popular-herbicide.html?ref=monsantocompany </ref>
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====1998 Election====
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In 1998, Vacco was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat [[Eliot Spitzer]], by a margin of approximately 0.6% of the votes cast.<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79412 Vacco, Dennis], ''Our Campaigns'', 1998 & 1994, Retrieved 8 January 2014.</ref> He was the first attorney general in New York since 1925 to not be re-elected to a second term.
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''The [[New York Times]]'' reported that in 1996, "Dennis C. Vacco, the [[Attorney General of New York]], ordered [[Monsanto|the company]] to pull ads that said Roundup was "safer than table salt" and "practically nontoxic" to mammals, birds and fish. The company withdrew the spots, but also said that the phrase in question was permissible under [[EPA]] guidelines."<ref name="urlMonsanto recruits the horticulturist of the San Diego Zoo to pitch its popular herbicide. - New York Times">{{cite web | url = http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/29/business/monsanto-recruits-horticulturist-san-diego-zoo-pitch-its-popular-herbicide.html?ref=monsantocompany | title = Monsanto recruits the horticulturist of the San Diego Zoo to pitch its popular herbicide | author = Charry T | date = 1997-05-29 | format = | work = Business Day | publisher =  New York Times }}</ref>
 
 
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Latest revision as of 03:04, 28 April 2022

Person.png Dennis Vacco   Sourcewatch TwitterRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer, politician)
Dennis C. Vacco.png
BornAugust 16, 1952
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
NationalityUS
Alma materColgate University, University at Buffalo/Law School
SpouseKelly Vacco
PartyRepublican
Ordered Monsanto to pull ads that said Roundup was "safer than table salt" and "practically nontoxic" to mammals, birds and fish.

Employment.png New York State Attorney General

In office
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998

Dennis C. Vacco is an American lawyer and politician.

Education

He graduated with a B.A. from Colgate University in 1974, a J.D. from the University at Buffalo Law School in 1978, and was admitted to the New York State bar in 1979. He is to date the last Republican to serve as New York Attorney General.

As Attorney General of New York

Vacco was the Attorney General of New York from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1998.

The New York Times reported that in 1996, "Dennis C. Vacco, the Attorney General of New York, ordered the company to pull ads that said Roundup was "safer than table salt" and "practically nontoxic" to mammals, birds and fish. The company withdrew the spots, but also said that the phrase in question was permissible under EPA guidelines."[1]

1998 Election

In 1998, Vacco was defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat Eliot Spitzer, by a margin of approximately 0.6% of the votes cast.[2] He was the first attorney general in New York since 1925 to not be re-elected to a second term.


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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/29/business/monsanto-recruits-horticulturist-san-diego-zoo-pitch-its-popular-herbicide.html?ref=monsantocompany
  2. ↑ Vacco, Dennis, Our Campaigns, 1998 & 1994, Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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