Assemblymember John T. McDonald III, RPh, represents the 108th Assembly District, which includes parts of Albany, Rensselaer, and Saratoga Counties, specifically the communities of Cohoes, Green Island, Watervliet, North Greenbush, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Waterford, and Troy.
Prior to being elected to the New York State Assembly in November 2012, Assemblymember McDonald served as mayor of Cohoes for 13 years. In addition to representing the 108th Assembly District, McDonald served as Marra’s Pharmacy’s president from 1985 to 2021. Assemblymember McDonald received his BS in pharmaceutical sciences from the Albany College of Pharmacy and led Marra’s Pharmacy to become one of the largest independent pharmacy operators in the Capital Region. As well as focusing on the priorities of his constituents, the assemblymember also focuses on issues that impact working families in the district and statewide, especially in the arena of small business, local government, and healthcare. Assemblymember McDonald is the chair of the assembly’s Governmental Operations Committee.
