David J. Valesky (b. circa 1966) is an American politician who is a former member of the New York State Senate.
[1] Valesky was first elected to the State Senate in 2004[2] when he defeated longtime incumbent Sen. Nancy Larraine Hoffmann (R-Fabius).
[9] In 2011, Valesky joined with Jeffrey D. Klein, Diane Savino, and David Carlucci to form the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).
[10] On April 16, 2018, the IDC was dissolved and Valesky returned to the Senate Democratic Conference.
[14] All eight former members of the IDC faced progressive primary challenges in 2018, and six were defeated.