RoseMarie Panio
RoseMarie Panio | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Political figure, businesswoman |
| Years active | 1990s–2000s |
| Known for | Chair of the Westchester County Republican Committee (2004–2007), Secretary of the New York State GOP (2006) |
RoseMarie Panio (born 1941) is an American political figure who served as the Chair of the Westchester County Republican Committee in New York from 2004 through 2007. In 2006, she was chosen unanimously to be Secretary of the New York State GOP. Despite these leadership roles, Panio was unsuccessful in three attempts to secure elected office, including a 2007 campaign for Yorktown Town Supervisor.[1][2] She owns a liquor store located in Peekskill, New York, and lives in Yorktown Heights.
Political career and background
Panio made history as the first woman to lead the Westchester County Republican Committee.[3] Her tenure was marked by criticism as Westchester County, once a Republican bastion and the home of former Governor George Pataki, gradually trended Democratic during her leadership.[4] Following her departure, reports indicated that the committee’s bank account was overdrawn.[5][6]
Prior to leading the county committee, Panio spent nine years as Vice-Chair and fourteen years as Chair of the Yorktown Republican Committee.[3] Before entering politics and entrepreneurship, she worked in advertising at Look Magazine.[3]
Panio narrowly lost two bids for a seat on the Westchester County Board of Legislators in 1997 and 1999 against Democrat Michael Kaplowitz.[7] She participated as a delegate at the 1996 Republican National Convention and served as an alternate delegate in 2004.[8]
Governor Pataki appointed her to the New York State Watershed Protection and Partnership Council. Additionally, she contributed to the White House Committee on Small Business and led the Senior Task Force for the 19th Congressional District.[8] Panio is also engaged with the Yorktown Conservation Board and serves on the board of directors for Hudson Valley Hospital Center.[8] Her accolades include receiving the Josh Hand Award (1998), the Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition Award (2001), and being honored as a New York State Woman of Distinction (2004).[8]
In community involvement, Panio holds several leadership positions such as Vice-President of the Peekskill Chamber of Commerce, President of the Lincoln Society, and founder of Friends of the Croton Watershed.[3] She is fluent in Italian.
In June 2007, Panio stepped down from her role as Westchester County Republican Chair to pursue election as Yorktown Town Supervisor.[9] Although endorsed by the local Republican Town Committee, she was defeated by Democrat Don Peters during a significant Democratic upswing in northern Westchester.[10][11][12]
Electoral record
- Panio was also a candidate representing the Conservative Party of New York.
See also
External links
- Official Website of Friends of RoseMarie Panio
- New York State Republican Committee
- Westchester County GOP
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Westchester County, New York
- American people of Italian descent
- New York (state) Republicans
- People from Yorktown Heights, New York
- American drink industry businesspeople
- American businesspeople in retailing
- Women in New York (state) politics
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American businesswomen
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American businesswomen
- 21st-century New York (state) politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 20th-century New York (state) politicians