page_title: Mary Rose McGee
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: Mary Rose McGee / Life
caption_attribution_description: English: Mary Rose McGee Campaign Literature
context_page_description: Mary Rose McGee was an American politician from New York. She was the first woman elected to the New York State Assembly from Long Island.
context_section_description: She was born Mary Rose Grasher on August 17, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri. She moved to Bayside, Queens early in her life and moved to Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, in 1949. She married Francis Patrick McGee, had three children, and later got divorced.
  Mary Rose McGee entered politics as a Democrat, and was Town Clerk of Huntington from 1967 to 1976. She was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1977 and 1978. In November 1978, she ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican Toni Rettaliata.
  Mary Rose McGee died on March 5, 2004.  A commemorative plaque honoring her achievements stands outside of the employee picnic area at the Huntington Town Hall.
caption: Mary Rose McGee Campaign Literature
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