district residence predecessor religion birth_place party profession birth_date term_start spouse article_title name
121st nelson , new york john mccann methodist oneida , new york democratic politician 21 june 1939 january 1991 jeanette william magee -lrb- politician -rrb-
 william magee
william magee -lrb- politician -rrb-

william d. `` bill '' magee -lrb- born june 21 , 1939 -rrb- is a democratic member of the new york state assembly , representing the 121st assembly district .
magee is a lifetime resident of the town of nelson .
after graduating from high school , magee earned a bachelor 's degree in agricultural economics from cornell university in 1961 .
he then became an auctioneer and businessman in madison county , new york .
in 1972 , magee was elected to the madison county board of supervisors , serving for 19 years until his election to the state assembly .
he also worked at the new york state fair from 1985 to 1990 .
magee was first elected to the state assembly in 1990 .
he ran uncontested in the 2008 general election and won the 2010 general election with 54 percent of the vote .
