Dennis Vacco

Former NYS Attorney General

Dennis C. Vacco has been a National member for 14 years. Mr. Vacco owns 13 acres of Concords and is Vice President of Vacco Farms Inc., which operates 317 acres of Concord grapes. Mr. Vacco is also a Partner at Crane, Vacco and Sanders and of Counsel to the law firm of Crane, Parente and Cherubin. He served as New York State Attorney General from 1995-98 and was appointed by President Reagan as United States Attorney for the 17 Counties of Western New York, a position he held from 1988 to 1993. Mr. Vacco's legal experience also includes 10 years in the Erie County, New York District Attorney's Office. Mr. Vacco graduated from the University of Buffalo School of Law, Jurisprudence Doctorate. He received his BA in Economics from Colgate University. Mr. Vacco lives in Boston, New York.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

William M Flynn Attorney at Harris Beach and former chair of the New York State Public Service Commission

• chief of staff and special counsel ('95→'98)

Elise Cusack

• campaign finance director (past)

Business Positions

Vacco Farms Angola, NY-based farm

• Vice President

Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP

• Partner ('10→?)

Crane Sanders LLC Albany lobbying firm

• Lobbyist (past)

Waste Management, Inc. Has the largest trucking fleet in the garbage industry

• COO ('98→'04)

Positions

Erie County District Attorney's Office

• Assistant District Attorney (past)

Government Positions

U. S. Attorney's Office - Western District of New York

• U.S. Attorney (past)

Office of the New York State Attorney General

• Attorney General ('95→'98)

Donations

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Carl Paladino Buffalo developer and failed gubernatorial candidate

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD (Oct 25 '10→Nov 2 '10)

Nick Langworthy Chairman, Erie County Republican Committee

• 4 contributions · 4,000 USD (Sep 8 '16→May 22 '19)

Real Conservatives WNY Conservative Party PAC

• 9 contributions · 3,950 USD (Apr 14 '14→May 6 '19)

Lynne Dixon Erie County District 9 Legislator

• 13 contributions · 3,275 USD (May 15 '11→Aug 19 '19)

Chris Collins Former US Repr. NY-27 (2013-2019); charged with insider trading August 2018, resigned September 2019

• 3 contributions · 3,250 USD (Nov 18 '07→Jul 14 '11)

Christopher Jacobs US Representative, represents New York’s 27th Congressional District

• 5 contributions · 1,600 USD (May 16 '13→Mar 21 '19)

George Maziarz NYS Senator, 62nd District

• 1 contribution · 1,500 USD (Aug 11 '06)

Andrew Cuomo former governor of New York State

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD (May 19 '09→May 17 '10)

Jeanine F Pirro Fox News media personality; former judge, prosecutor and Republican politician in New York

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD (Mar 22 '06→Jul 11 '06)

John Faso Manatt Phelps & Phillips partner; former NYS gubernatorial candidate

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Jul 10 '06)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Christopher L Jacobs US Representative from New York

• 8 contributions · 9,300 USD (Jun 30 '19→Jun 5 '21)

Jacobs For Congress

• 7 contributions · 6,800 USD (Jun 30 '19→Jun 5 '21)

Thomas M Reynolds Lobbyist, Nixon Peabody, former US Representative from New York

• 7 contributions · 5,475 USD ('03→'06)

Mitt Romney U.S. senator from Utah, former Massachusetts governor

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12→Jul 10 '12)

George W Bush 43rd US president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H W Bush

• 3 contributions · 3,500 USD ('99→'04)

New York Republican County Committee

• 3 contributions · 3,000 USD ('04→Mar 1 '04)

Senate Georgia Battleground Fund

• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD (Dec 21 '20)

New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee

• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD (Apr 20 '21)

Nancy A Naples Former Erie County Comptroller; former Commissioner of NYS DMV

• 3 contributions · 2,500 USD ('04)

Chris Collins Former US Repr. NY-27 (2013-2019); charged with insider trading August 2018, resigned September 2019

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('12→Jun 30 '14)

Family

Kelly Vacco Buffalo-based lawyer

• Wife

Carmen Vacco First Vice Chairman, Erie County Republican Committee

• Father

Services & Transactions

Joe C Bella III Buffalo actor, alleged organized crime figure

• Client (past)

Michael Caputo Assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for public affairs. Republican political strategist, lobbyist, media consultant

• client*

Franklyn H. Snitow Senior Partner, Snitow Kaminetsky Rosner & Snitow

• attorney

Andrew Shaevel President and CEO of Bobalew Ventures; Co-CEO, Remarketing Services of America, Inc. (RSA)

• Client

Stafford Solar Education Committee Anti-Solar group

• Service/Transaction

Evans Bancorp, Inc. A financial holding company in Hamburg, New York

• client

Richard A Snowden Buffalo-area strip club owner

• client

Schools

Colgate University Private university in central New York

• Bachelor of Science in Economics

University at Buffalo Law School

• JD