Andrea McNulty

Andrea McNulty was a County Legislator in Niagara County, New York. She served as Vice Chair of the Legislature's Economic Development Committee.
A Democrat, McNulty was appointed to fill a vacancy in the County Legislature in 2007 following the resignation of former Legislator Joseph Vacanti. She represented a district including parts of North Tonawanda, New York. She was not, however, subsequently, nominated by the to run for election to a full term of office. McNulty was overwhelmingly elected in 2007 over the Democratic nominee for the full two year term of office, but, only with the backing of the Republican Party , defeating Democratic nominee Edward T. McDonald by a wide 1,555 to 876 vote margin. McNulty, however, remained a registered Democrat.
In September 2007, she was an early critic of the attempt by then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer to issue drivers' licenses to undocumented aliens in New York state. More recently, she had led several job-creation initiatives in the county using her leadership role on the Economic Development Committee.
A graduate of Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, while a legislator McNulty worked fulltime as a corporate auditor. She served on the Community Services Committee, the Community Safety and Security Committee, the Economic Development Committee and the Refuse Disposal Committee.
McNulty resigned her office on September 1, 2009, when a county Democratic Committee spurred controversy arose over whether McNulty was actually living in the Niagra County Ninth Legislative District that she represented or was in violation of a section of the public officers law. While a member of the Democratic Party, McNulty had been caucusing with majority Niagra County legislators of the Republican Party, that had secured her election. See, also, Tonawanda News, September 2, 2009.

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