Life
He graduated from Canisius College in 1930, and received a law degree from the University at Buffalo and was admitted to practice in 1934. He was a reporter for the Buffalo Times.
He attended on October 2, 1932, in a vacant storefront in the old Gerron’s Building in Buffalo, the first meeting of the Association of New York State Young Republican Clubs. The association was incorporated in 1934 and in 1935 Mahoney was elected president, a post he resigned after he was elected to the New York State Senate.
He was a member of the State Senate from 1937 to 1964 (48th D. 1937 to 1944; 53rd D. 1945 to 1954; 55th D. 1955 to 1964). He was a delegate to the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Republican National Conventions. After the resignation of Arthur H. Wicks he became the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate (1954 to 1964) and Acting Lieutenant Governor (1954). In 1964, as a sitting majority leader, he was defeated in his run for re-election by John Doerr.
In 1965 he was appointed by Governor Rockefeller to the New York State Thruway Authority. In 1967 he was elected a New York Supreme Court judge from the 8th Judicial District, and in 1974 he was designated an Associate Justice to its Appellate Division, Fourth Department, by Governor Wilson. He retired in 1977 to return to private practice in Buffalo.
The Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building on 65 Court Street, in his hometown Buffalo, was named after him.
| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David E. Doyle |
New York State Senate, 48th District 1937-1944 |
Succeeded by Earle Warner |
| Preceded by New district |
New York State Senate, 53rd District 1945-1954 |
Succeeded by Austin Erwin |
| Preceded by John H. Cooke |
New York State Senate, 55th District 1955-1964 |
Succeeded by John H. Doerr |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur H. Wicks Acting |
Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting 1954 |
Succeeded by George DeLuca |
| Preceded by Arthur H. Wicks |
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate 1954-1964 |
Succeeded by Joseph Zaretzki |
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