Bob Oaks

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bob Oaks | image = | caption = | state_assembly = New York | district = 130th | term_start = January 1, 1993 | term_end = December 31, 2018 | predecessor = Michael Nozzolio | successor = Brian Manktelow | birth_name = Robert C. Oaks | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|1|15}}<ref name="Vote Smart"/> | birth_place = Rochester, New York, U.S.<ref name="Vote Smart"/> | party = Republican | spouse = Judy<ref name="Official bio"/> | children = two<ref name="Official bio"/> | alma_mater = Colgate University<br/>University of Montana<ref name="Official bio"/> | profession = politician | website = {{Official website|1=http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=128}} | footnotes = }}

'''Robert C. Oaks''' (born January 15, 1952)<ref name="Vote Smart"/> is a former Republican member of the New York State Assembly, who represented the 130th Assembly District, which includes all of Wayne County, the towns of Sterling, Victory, Ira, Conquest, Cato, Mentz and Brutus in Cayuga County and the towns of Hannibal, Minetto, and Oswego in Oswego County.<ref name="Official bio"/>

Oaks was born in Rochester, New York<ref name="Vote Smart"/> and raised on a farm in North Rose, graduating from the North Rose-Wolcott Central School in 1970. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Colgate University in 1974, followed by a master's degree in recreation administration from the University of Montana in 1976.<ref name="Official bio"/>

He became director of the continuing education program for the Greece Central School District in 1976 and was director of the Wayne County Youth Bureau from 1978 to 1983. Oaks was the Wayne County Clerk from 1983 through the end of 1992.<ref name="Official bio"/>

Oaks was first elected to the State Assembly in 1992.<ref name="Official bio"/> He ran uncontested in the November 2008<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/states/legislature/new-york.html |title= Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature |work= The New York Times |year= 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/NYSAssembly08.pdf |title=Assembly Election Returns: November 4, 2008 |publisher=New York State Board of Elections |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823001135/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/NYSAssembly08.pdf |archivedate=2012-08-23 }}</ref> and November 2010 general elections.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york/state-legislature |title= Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature |work= The New York Times |year= 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010Assembly.pdf |title=Assembly Election Returns: November 2, 2010 |publisher=New York State Board of Elections |year=2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218082901/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010Assembly.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-18 }}</ref> He did not seek reelection in 2018.

He and his wife Judy reside in Macedon, New York. They have two sons, Christopher and Jason.<ref name="Official bio"/>

==References== <references>

<ref name="Official bio">{{cite web |url= http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=130&sh=bio |title= Assembly District 130, Bob Oaks: Biography |publisher= New York State Assembly |accessdate= March 25, 2011}} </ref>

<ref name="Vote Smart">{{cite web |url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=4369 |title= Assembly Member Robert C. 'Bob' Oaks (NY) |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= March 25, 2011}} </ref>

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