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New York State Senator Betty Little has been serving in the legislature for 25 years. In 1995, the Republican won a special election to the state Assembly and in 2002 she won the state Senate seat that opened with the retirement of Senator Ronald Stafford. A year ago, she announced that she would retire at the end of this term — December 31st. As she approaches the end of her public service, the 80-year-old Little tells WAMC North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley she has no regrets about her decision to retire.
“You know, I've been in the Senate and the Assembly now for 25 years. And I said that I would not be there when I turned 80 and I had my 80th birthday in September. So you know you never know what's ahead of you when you're 80. But I've seen too many people dozing off during session in Chamber because they were older and it was not going to be me. And you know there are things I'd like to do mostly travel and I'm hopeful that this will end so we can travel and do more. And I'm very grateful that I'm going to be on the ORDA (Olympic Regional Development Authority) board.”