United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
In office 1988–1993
President
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by
Roger P. Williams
Succeeded by
Patrick H. NeMoyer
Personal details
Born
(1952-08-16) August 16, 1952 (age 71) Buffalo, New York U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Kelly Vacco
Children
Alex Connor
Residence(s)
Buffalo, New York
Alma mater
Colgate University (B.A.) University at Buffalo (J.D.)
Profession
Lawyer
Dennis C. Vacco (born August 16, 1952) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. 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.
Dennis C. Vacco (born August 16, 1952) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He graduated with a B.A. from Colgate University in 1974...
(Manhattan) District Attorney. Spitzer defeated Republican incumbent DennisVacco in 1998 to become state attorney general, earning a reputation as the...
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Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer unseated one-term Republican incumbent DennisVacco in a major upset. Catherine Abate, State Senator from Manhattan Evan...
General election took place on November 8, 1994. Republican nominee DennisVacco narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Karen Burstein. As of 2023[update]...
Elected 1994 Herbert London 282,922 6.09 / 100 Republican 2nd of 5 1994 DennisVacco 305,961 6.57 / 100 Republican Elected 1998 George Pataki (Mary Donohue)...
prosecutor Eliot Spitzer. She won the primary and faced former U.S. Attorney DennisVacco of Buffalo in the general election. A week before the election, Staten...
change its advertising after pressure from New York attorney general DennisVacco; Vacco complained about misleading claims that its spray-on glyphosate-based...
1981–1982 Salvatore R. Martoche: 1982–1986 Roger P. Williams: 1986–1988 DennisVacco: 1988–1993 Patrick H. NeMoyer: 1993–1997 Denise O'Donnell: 1997–2001...
Stoll 2003–2005 David Catalfamo 2005–2007 Office of the Attorney General DennisVacco 1995–1999 Eliot Spitzer 1999–2007 Office of the Inspector General Roslynn...
12 minutes. Such was the interest, it led to State Attorney General DennisVacco (together with the co-operation of the group) to investigate whether...
spring of 1997, the State Crime Victims Board and State Attorney General DennisVacco launched a similar lawsuit against Sammy Gravano and many of the same...
1994 Democrat Elected by the State Legislature to fill unexpired term DennisVacco January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1998 Republican Defeated for reelection...
investigating whether Inner City was underpaying ATF. Then–attorney general DennisVacco accused the foundation's board of directors of mismanagement and sued...
spring of 1997, the State Crime Victims Board and State Attorney General DennisVacco had launched a similar lawsuit against Sammy Gravano and many of the...
a mixed-race jury. In October 1998, New York State Attorney General DennisVacco filed a lawsuit charging the directors of the foundation behind New York's...
State Senator 1910-1914 Gary Trauner (1980), politician from Wyoming DennisVacco (1974), 62nd New York State Attorney General Martha M. Walz (1983), Democratic...
Neighborhood Commission Commissioner Hayden Gise and United States Attorney DennisVacco, are also graduates. Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those...
Government offices Preceded by DennisVacco Republican Nominee for New York State Attorney General 2002 Succeeded by Jeanine Pirro Legal offices Preceded by...
attorney DennisVacco to represent him during the investigation, and subsequently stated that he had liquidated his children's college funds to pay Vacco. While...
offenders. Jeremy Brown later met with the Attorney General of New York DennisVacco, who would later enact a series of reforms to change the law concerning...
31, 1994 Governor Mario Cuomo Preceded by Robert Abrams Succeeded by DennisVacco Member of the New York State Assembly In office March 3, 1970 – December...
Governor: Elizabeth McCaughey Comptroller: Herbert London Attorney General: DennisVacco U.S. Senate: Bernadette Castro Bernadette has been honored with a number...
Hochul for instance), comptroller (Edward Regan) and attorney general (DennisVacco). The sharp differences in ideology have historically fueled many political...
Attorney General DennisVacco Says He's Been Asked To Consider Another Run. New York Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2014. Yusko, Dennis (May 18, 2014)...
York Post Grover Norquist Carl Paladino, 2010 gubernatorial candidate DennisVacco, former New York State Attorney General Bob Turner Rudy Giuliani, former...
New York's 3rd congressional district (2017–present) State officials DennisVacco, Attorney General of New York (1995-1998), United States Attorney for...
third parties. The 1994 election was held on November 8. Republican DennisVacco won an open seat in a close election, as Robert Abrams, the Democratic...
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