Alison Thorne

Candidate for Albany County Legislature, 19th District

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About Alison:

  • Graduate of Shaker High School, UAlbany, and Western New England School of Law, where she attended classes at night.

  • After law school, Alison served in the distinguished role of Appellate Court Attorney for New York’s Third Judicial Department. Alison has been an Attorney for 17 years.

  • As a former prosecutor with the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, Alison pursued felony and misdemeanor charges — including domestic violence, sexual assault and internet crimes —protecting the most vulnerable in our community.

  • As Assistant General Counsel for the Public Employees Federation (PEF), an AFL-CIO union with over 50,000 members and one of the largest public-sector unions in America, Alison fights to protect workers’ rights.

  • A mother of two sons, Alison serves on the board of the North Colonie Youth Baseball Association.