[2] Libous graduated from Broome Community College in 1973 and from the State University of New York at Utica in 1975, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Finance with honors.

[1] In 2009, he played a major role in a parliamentary coup[7] when Republicans unsuccessfully attempted to take control of the Senate with the help of two dissident Democrats.

[1] In November 2014, despite having been indicted earlier in the year, Libous was re-elected for a fourteenth Senate term[5] and remained Deputy Majority Leader.

[4][12] Libous helped provide funding for an ice rink at Broome Community College and an events center at Binghamton University.

He also supported the Ottawa Senators' American Hockey League affiliate's 2002 move to Binghamton, facilitating the provision of funding for arena renovations on multiple occasions.

Each year, the SCSA program awarded scholarships to high school seniors based on community volunteer work.

[14] In 2012, Libous was highlighted in a corruption trial for his role in attempting to help his son, Matthew, receive a job at Santangelo, Randazzo & Mangone, a law firm in Westchester County.

As a result, an investigation was started,[15] and on July 1, 2014, he was indicted on charges of lying to the FBI regarding the circumstances of his son's employment at the law firm.

[18][19] In January 2015, Matthew Libous was convicted on three counts of federal tax fraud by judge Vincent L. Briccetti of the Southern District of New York in a bench trial,[20] and in May 2015 he was sentenced to six months in prison.