Howard A Zemsky

Managing Partner at Larkin Development Group

Howard Zemsky is managing partner of Larkin Development Group. The firm is actively redeveloping the historic Larkin District in Buffalo into a mixed use commercial, residential and retail district. Zemsky serves as chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), is co-chair of the WNY Regional Council for Economic Development, is president of the Richardson Center Corporation and is chair of the Buffalo State College Council. Zemsky also serves on the boards of Buffalo Place, the Michigan Street Preservation Commission, and the Martin House Restoration Corporation, where he served as chair for five years. Zemsky is a director of Medical Recovery Management LLC and MOD-PAC Inc. Zemsky holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Rochester. Zemsky and his wife Leslie have lived in Buffalo for 30 years and have raised three children.

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Business Positions

Taurus Capital Partners LLC

• Managing Partner

Board Memberships

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New York Transportation Development Corporation Municipal bond issuing corporation in New York

• Board Member

CityView Properties Development and Construction arm of the Larkin Development Group

• partner

The Richardson Center Corporation

• Board Member

Western New York Regional Economic Development Council

• Co-Chair

NFTA Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

• Commissioner

MOD-PAC Corp. prints cartons

• Board Member

Erie County IDA Erie County's industrial development agency

• Board Member (past)

Buffalo Place Buffalo Place Inc. is the not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the economic health and quality of life in Downtown Buffalo.

• Board Member (past)

Insyte Consulting

• Board Member (past)

Buffalo Niagara Partnership Western New York's corporate lobby and chamber of commerce

• Board Member (past)

Positions

43North

• entrepreneurship committee member [+1]

• steering committee member

Larkin Development Group

• Managing Partner

State University of New York College at Buffalo A public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, NY

• Vice Chair

Government Positions

Empire State Development Corporation

• President (Mar 30 '15→?)* [+1]

• CEO (Mar 30 '15→?)*

Donations

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Eliot Spitzer Former Governor of New York

• 6 contributions · 56,000 USD (Dec 15 '03→Jul 10 '07)

Kathy Hochul New York State Governor, former Congresswoman; bank lobbyist

• 3 contributions · 40,000 USD (Oct 12 '07→Jun 28 '10)

Committee for Economic Growth PAC Buffalo Niagara Partnership's PAC

• 4 contributions · 32,500 USD (Oct 17 '02→Oct 10 '14)

Erie County Democratic Committee

• 8 contributions · 32,500 USD (Feb 9 '07→Oct 27 '15)

Byron Brown Mayor of Buffalo, NY

• 10 contributions · 31,500 USD (Apr 16 '08→Jun 24 '19)

Andrew Cuomo former governor of New York State

• 4 contributions · 30,000 USD (Oct 1 '08→Mar 19 '12)

Tim Kennedy State Senator from Buffalo, NY

• 8 contributions · 21,000 USD (Oct 14 '11→Aug 23 '18)

Eric T Schneiderman Former New York Attorney General

• 3 contributions · 20,000 USD (Jan 9 '13→Jul 15 '14)

George E Pataki Former Governor of New York; of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke

• 4 contributions · 16,000 USD (Jun 20 '01→Jul 22 '04)

Mark Poloncarz county executive, Erie County

• 3 contributions · 11,500 USD (Oct 13 '09→Apr 5 '19)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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House Majority PAC "holding Republicans accountable and helping Democrats win seats in the House"

• 1 contribution · 25,000 USD ('12)

Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• 6 contributions · 13,300 USD ('06→Oct 26 '16)

Kathy Hochul New York State Governor, former Congresswoman; bank lobbyist

• 6 contributions · 10,000 USD ('11→Sep 30 '11)

Joseph D Morelle US Representative from New York

• 5 contributions · 8,000 USD (Jun 4 '18)

Kirsten Gillibrand US Senator and Representative from New York

• 7 contributions · 7,900 USD (Apr 22 '09→Feb 10 '12)

Brian Higgins US Representative from New York (2005-present)

• 3 contributions · 7,800 USD (Sep 25 '19→Sep 30 '21)

Higgins for Congress

• 3 contributions · 7,800 USD (Sep 25 '19→Sep 30 '21)

Louise McIntosh Slaughter US Representative from New York

• 4 contributions · 6,300 USD ('07→'12)

Chuck Schumer US Senator, former Representative from New York

• 2 contributions · 5,800 USD (Apr 20 '22)

Friends of Schumer

• 2 contributions · 5,800 USD (Apr 20 '22)

Holdings

LCo Building LLC Howard Zemsky shell company

• Owner

Clover Communities Fund III LP

• Owner

Clover Communities Fund II LP

• Owner

Clover Communities Fund I LP

• Owner

Family

Leslie Zemsky Rocksprings Designs LLC; Director of Special Events and Projects for the Larkin Development Group

• wife

Schools

William E Simon Graduate School of Business Administration Business school at the University of Rochester

• MBA

Michigan State University public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan

• Bachelor's Degree