A Record of Service and Accountability
Born in Hudson and raised in Chatham, NY, Ambrosio has a long and distinguished record of public service. He served in the US Navy (active duty and reserves) from 1970-1976. After his military service and graduation from Clarkson University, he joined the New York State Police (NYSP) from 1977 to 1989. While with the NYSP, he obtained his law degree and served in the Division Counsel's Office.
His career continued in law as an Assistant District Attorney in Greene and Columbia Counties from 1989 to 1996, a public defender, and later as an assistant attorney general under Dennis Vacco. Ambrosio returned to the NYSP from 1999 to 2010 as an Assistant Counsel before retiring and moving into private practice. He has been a resident of Delmar, NY since 1985.
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