Senator Sean Ryan was elected to the New York State Senate in 2020, previously serving in the New York State Assembly. Senator Ryan proudly grew up in Lackawanna and graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia and Brooklyn Law School.

His broad legal experience includes work for Neighborhood Legal Services, a private law practice collaboration with the Learning Disabilities Association of WNY, concentrating on the rights of disabled students, and the Legal Aide Bureau of Buffalo.

As an elected official, Senator Ryan has championed many different issues, including creating a fair economy for all, protecting taxpayer dollars, lowering taxes for middle-class families and small businesses, increasing investment in education, waterfront development, neighborhood redevelopment, and clean air, water, and environmental protection. He is currently the chairman of Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business.