New York State Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez will resign effective August 31 to take a position as executive vice president at AARP in Washington, D.C. She was appointed by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in 2007.
Under the leadership of Cortés-Vázquez, the Department of State invested nearly $130 million in 622 projects across the state, regulated the security and real estate industries, revitalized waterfronts and downtowns to promote smart growth and more. During her tenure as secretary of state, the DOS Division of Licensing Services adopted the eAccessNY system to manage real estate licensing applications, renewals, exams and changes.
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