Ralph John Marino (January 2, 1928 – April 6, 2002) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Generally considered a Rockefeller Republican, he was first elected to the Senate in 1968 and became known for protecting Long Island's interests in Albany.
Pataki won the election, and as de facto party leader engineered a caucus room coup against Marino with the aid of much more conservative Republicans from Upstate and Western New York.
Present, was in fact from Western New York, Pataki's opposition and the growth of the budget resulted in his ouster in November 1994.
[1] He died on April 6, 2002, in Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, New York, of tongue cancer.