Barbara J. Fiala
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
In office
2011–2014
GovernorAndrew Cuomo
Preceded byDavid Swarts
Succeeded byMark J. F. Schroeder
6th Broome County Executive
In office
2005–2010
Preceded byJeffrey P. Kraham
Succeeded byPatrick J. Brennan
Broome County Clerk
In office
1999–2004
Personal details
Born (1944-05-13) May 13, 1944
Binghamton, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnthony Fiala Sr
ChildrenJim Fiala, Anthony Fiala Jr
Residence(s)Endicott, New York, U.S.
Alma materBroome Community College
Binghamton University
Websitehttp://www.barbfiala.com

Barbara J. Fiala is the former Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and County Executive of Broome County, New York.[1] Fiala also served as Broome County Clerk from 1999 to 2004.[1] She was the first female County Executive of Broome County and served as President of the New York State Association of County Executives.[2] On July 30, 2015, Fiala officially announced her candidacy for the New York State Senate's 52nd district. The seat became vacant after then-Senator Thomas W. Libous was convicted of a Federal felony of lying to the FBI.[1] Fiala was defeated in the November election by Fred Akshar, the Republican nominee.[3]

Political career

Broome County Executive

Fiala served as Broome County Executive from 2005 until 2010, when she was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.[4] She was elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2008.[4] During her tenure as County Executive, the Greater Binghamton Transportation Center was developed, the George Harvey Justice Building was refurbished, and a number of small business development programs were launched.[1] Fiala touts bipartisan cooperation as the reason for her accomplishments as County Executive.[1]

Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Fiala was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles in 2011, and served until the end of 2014.[5] During her tenure, the state placed a higher priority on online services. The DMV website was redesigned and many motor vehicle transactions were added to the website.[5] Additionally, the DMV launched lifetime adventure licenses for hunting, fishing, skiing, and boating.[6] The adventure license offered New York residents a chance to list all adventure licenses on their drivers license, and the adventure licenses do not expire.[6]

Campaign for New York State Senate

Upon the conviction of former New York State Senator Thomas W. Libous, Fiala announced her candidacy for the vacated senate seat. She launched her campaign for the November 2015 special election in July promising to bring jobs to the Southern Tier. Fiala said, "The one major issue here in the Southern Tier is jobs, good-paying jobs."[1]

In November 2015 Fiala was defeated in the State Senate election by Republican Fred Akshar.[3]

Electoral history

General Election November 2, 2004,
Broome County Executive[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Fiala 40,739 43.99
Working Families Barbara Fiala 2,689 2.90
Republican Jeff Kraham (Incumbent) 39,711 42.88
Conservative Jeff Kraham 2,047 2.21
Other Blank/Void 7,418 8.01
Total votes 92,604 100.0
General Election November 4, 2008,
Broome County Executive[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Fiala (Incumbent) 41,910 46.69
Independence Barbara Fiala 3,986 4.40
Working Families Barbara Fiala 2,479 2.76
Republican Michael Marinaccio 30,097 33.53
Conservative Michael Marinaccio 2,621 2.92
Other Blank/Void 8,664 9.65
Total votes 89,757 100.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adams, Stephen (July 30, 2015). "Barbara Fiala formally announces bid for State Senate". WBNG. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Katz, Celeste (February 9, 2011). "Gov. Cuomo: Schenectady's Brian Stratton For Canal Corp.; Broome's Barbara Fiala For DMV". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 Hamilton, Matthew (November 3, 2015). "Fred Akshar cruises to victory over Barbara Fiala in 52nd Senate District". Times-Union. Albany, NY.
  4. 1 2 "Fiala To Head DMV". Politics on the Hudson. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Campbell, Jon (December 31, 2014). "NY's DMV commissioner calls it quits". Press & Sun-Bulletin.
  6. 1 2 "Governor Cuomo Promotes NYS Lifetime Adventure License Series for Hunting, Fishing and Visiting NY State Parks". February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2004 Broome County Election Results" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "2008 Broome County Election Results" (PDF).


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