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Mary Lou Rath
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Mary Lou Rath is a state senator in New York. A Republican, she represents the state's 61st Senate District, which consists of parts of Erie County and all of Genesee County. In January 2007, she was appointed to the post of Deputy Majority Leader for State/Federal Relations, making her the only woman in the Senate Republican leadership.
She was elected to the Senate in 1993 after serving as a member of the Erie County Legislature from 1978 to 1993. During her final four years in the County Legislature, she served as the Minority Leader of the Legislature. She is a resident of the Village of Williamsville. Her late husband, Edward Rath, Jr., was a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court and her father-in-law, Edward Rath, Sr., was the first County Executive of Erie County. Her son, Edward Rath III, recently announced his candidacy for the Erie County Legislature. In 1998 she was reportedly considered by Gov. George Pataki as his running mate for lieutenant governor. Pataki choose Judge Mary Donohue instead.
Senator Rath is the Chairwoman of the Senate Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development Committee. She is a former Chairwoman of the Senate Children and Families Committee and a former Chairwoman of the Senate Local Government Committee.
| Preceded by Thomas M. Reynolds |
Minority Leader of the Erie County Legislature 1989 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Michael Razenhofer |
| Preceded by George Maziarz |
Chairwoman of the Senate Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development Committee 2005 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |