Complex sentence: Lopez was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2006, when he defeated Siena College professor Scott Trees by winning 58 percent of the vote on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence party lines.
Split into simpler sentences: Lopez was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2006, when he defeated Siena College professor Scott Trees. He won a total of 58 percent of the vote on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence party lines.