Stan Lundine served as Lieutenant Governor of New York State from 1987 through 1994. Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor, he was elected six times to the United States House of Representatives representing the Southern Tier. From 1970 to 1976 he was Mayor of Jamestown.
Long an advocate for regionalization, Lundine was a cosponsor of two conferences on this subject held at Chautauqua Institution in 1997 and 1998. Working closely with Governor Mario M. Cuomo, he provided leadership in New York efforts towards regional development and chaired the Anti-Drug Abuse Council that improved coordination between local municipalities and state agencies having responsibility for substance abuse.
While Mayor he received national attention as a result of a Labor Management strategy that he implemented. Jamestown, long the center of labor strife, became a model for labor/management co-operation.
As a Congressman, Lundine brought his labor/management ideas to Washington, and was instrumental in developing legislation that created labor/management councils and employee stock ownership plans. He focused on finance, banking and economic development policy, and also served on the Science Committee.
Since 1995, Lundine has served Executive Director of the Chautauqua County Health Network and Chairman of the Board of the Chautauqua Integrated Delivery System. He also serves on the boards of several private businesses including American Capital Strategies, Ltd., US Investigations Services, Inc. and John G. Ullman and Associates, Inc. He is on the Jamestown Advisory Board of the M&T Bank. He also serves on the boards of directors for several not-for-profit organizations including Chautauqua Institution, the Robert H. Jackson Center and the Fredonia College Foundation.