Assemblyman Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, announced that the St. Lawrence County Conservative Party has officially endorsed his 45th District Senate campaign.

Stec, who has served in the Assembly since 2013, has North Country roots in the St. Lawrence area. Prior to joining the Navy, Stec attended Clarkson University for his undergraduate work. He met his wife of 29 years, Hilary Stec, in St. Lawrence County when she was a SUNY Potsdam student.

“Thank you to the St. Lawrence County Conservative Party for endorsing my State Senate campaign,” Stec said. “Chairman Hank Ford is one of the sharpest, most respected minds and leaders in the Conservative Party. To receive his support, and the support of a party in the county that’s home to some of the most important moments of my life means the world to me.”

“Senator Little worked tirelessly representing people in the North Country for many years,” St. Lawrence County Conservative Party Chairman Hank Ford said after the committee meeting in which Stec was endorsed. “The St. Lawrence County Conservative Party and I are confident that Dan Stec is the best candidate to replace her.”

The 45th district includes the eastern St. Lawrence County towns of Parishville, Clare, Colton, Hopkinton, Lawrence and Piercefield, plus to the east, Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington counties.