Facts: - residence: syracuse , new york - party: democratic - spouse: leonna - predecessor: joan christensen - district: 128th - state assembly: new york - children: two - term start: 2011 - birth date: 3 april 1956 - name: samuel d. roberts - website: 128 - birth place: syracuse , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of samuel d. roberts .
samuel d. '' sam '' roberts -lrb- born april 3 , 1956 -rrb- is a democratic member of the new york state assembly representing the 128th assembly district , which includes a portion of syracuse and the towns of dewitt , onondaga and salina .roberts is retired from general motors where he worked for 30 years and was a member of the united auto workers union .he was elected as recording secretary of uaw local 465 and chair of local 854 's education and civil rights committees .during his employment with general motors , roberts also served five terms -lrb- 1990 -- 2000 -rrb- as an onondaga county legislator , representing the county 's 19th legislative district .he earned an associate 's degree from onondaga community college , holds certificates in labor studies from cornell university , and has studied at empire state college .roberts is also a practitioner of martial arts , holding a sixth degree black belt in american shotokan karate .according to his autobiography , he was a top ranked competitor prior to retirement from competition .