3 5 ▁Mah oney ▁was ▁elected ▁president , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁res igned ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 th , ▁ 1 6 1 st , ▁ 1 6 2 nd , ▁ 1 6 3 rd , ▁ 1 6 4 th , ▁ 1 6 5 th , ▁ 1 6 6 th , ▁ 1 6 7 th , ▁ 1 6 8 th , ▁ 1 6 9 th , ▁ 1 7 0 th , ▁ 1 7 1 st , ▁ 1 7 2 nd , ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁and ▁ 1 7 4 th ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl atures ; ▁and ▁was ▁Tem por ary ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Act ing ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Con vent ions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁G ov . ▁Nelson ▁D . ▁Rock ef eller ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Th ru way ▁Author ity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7