Dennis Vacco
 Dennis Vacco      (lawyer, politician) | |
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| Born | August 16, 1952 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Colgate University, University at Buffalo/Law School |
| Spouse | Kelly Vacco |
| Party | Republican |
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.
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/29/business/monsanto-recruits-horticulturist-san-diego-zoo-pitch-its-popular-herbicide.html?ref=monsantocompany
- ↑ Vacco, Dennis, Our Campaigns, 1998 & 1994, Retrieved 8 January 2014.
