abstract:David Townsend was a member of the New York State Assembly, for the 115th district first elected in 1990.115th Assembly District 'God's country'
CNN's Craig Bell, Deborah Feyerick, Samson Desta, Tim Lister, Jeanne Meserve, Susan Candiotti, Reza Sayah, Caroline Faraj, David Fitzpatrick, Drew Griffin, Carol Cratty and Frances Townsend contributed to this report.