Martin Connor, age 80, is a former state senate minority leader and a longtime election lawyer who has handled ballot access disputes for more than five decades. He built deep knowledge of election law during a 30-year senate tenure and through volunteering legal services for Democratic colleagues. Connor represented candidates across New York at every level, from presidential contests to local races. He developed relationships with both Mario and Andrew Cuomo, served in advisory roles early in Andrew Cuomo's career, and continued as an on-again, off-again legal and personal supporter.
There are not many political insiders like former Governor Andrew Cuomo's long-time friend and election lawyer Martin Connor who are still active in the tumult of New York City politics. At 80, Connor, the former state senate minority leader, has been battling over ballot access for at least 54 years. The breadth of his experience makes him a specialized resource within the city's small bar of election lawyers.
Andrew spent maybe a year or two on the second floor [of the governor's office], as a dollar-a-year advisor to his father and I think Mario told him, No, go out and make a living.' And he went out, got a legal job, Connor told amNY Law. Connor's scholarly understanding of election law began as a political hobby and developed throughout his 30-year term in the state senate,
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