Daniel J. O'Donnell is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,he is a member of the New York State Assembly. O'Donnell represents the 69th district in Manhattan,made up of the neighborhoods of Manhattan Valley,Morningside Heights,and portions of the Upper West Side and West Harlem.
David Ira Weprin is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly,representing District 24 in Queens since 2010,when he replaced his brother Mark. In the Assembly he has supported progressive causes,such as a surcharge on millionaires,and granting immediate parole to prisoners who have reached 55 years of age and served 15 years in prison,regardless of their sentence. He was previously a member of the New York City Council,representing the 23rd district. He is also a former Deputy Superintendent of the NY State Banking Commission (1983–87).
Linda R. Greenstein is an American attorney and politician who has served since 2010 as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 14th legislative district. She previously served in the General Assembly from 2000 to 2010.
Andrew D. Hevesi is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 28th Assembly District,which includes Forest Hills,Rego Park,Richmond Hill,Glendale,Kew Gardens,Ridgewood,and Middle Village.
Mark Weprin represented District 23 in the New York City Council,then the most ethnically diverse district in New York City,which contains the Queens neighborhoods of Hollis Hills,Queens Village,Little Neck,Douglaston,Bayside,Bellerose,Floral Park,Glen Oaks,New Hyde Park,Hollis,Hollis Park Gardens,Holliswood,Fresh Meadows,and Oakland Gardens.
Paul David Tonko is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 20th congressional district since 2013. He represented the 21st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Tonko has been called a staunch progressive. After the 2020 redistricting cycle and effective for the 118th Congress,the 20th district will include all of Albany County,Saratoga County and Schenectady County,as well as part of Rensselaer County.
Michael Gianaris is an American politician and attorney from Queens,New York. He represented District 36 in the New York State Assembly from 2001 to 2010,and he has represented District 12 in the New York State Senate since 2011. A Democrat,Gianaris was appointed as Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate in 2019.
Jeffrion L. Aubry is an American politician who represents District 35 in the New York State Assembly,which comprises East Elmhurst,LeFrak City,and parts of Corona,Woodside,Elmhurst and Rego Park,Queens.
Charles D. Lavine is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 13th district,which includes portions of the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County. First elected in 2004,Lavine is a Democrat.
Michele R. Titus is an American politician and jurist from Queens,New York who has served as a New York City Civil Court Judge since January 2020. A Democrat,Titus previously represented District 31 in the New York State Assembly from 2002 to 2020.
Donna A. Lupardo is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 123rd Assembly District,which includes the city of Binghamton,New York,as well as the towns of Vestal,New York and Union,New York. The villages of Johnson City,New York and Endicott,New York are contained within the Town of Union and also make up part of the district.
JoséRafael Peralta was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,he last represented District 13 in the State Senate,which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona,East Elmhurst,Elmhurst,Jackson Heights,and Woodside. He previously represented District 39 in the New York State Assembly,which is located in Queens,New York and includes Corona,Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. He was elected to the New York State Senate in a landslide on March 16,2010. Peralta was a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC),a group of Democratic senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. He was re-elected in 2012,2014 and 2016,but was defeated in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Joseph D. Morelle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018. A Democrat,he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 136th Assembly district,which includes eastern portions of the City of Rochester and the Monroe County suburbs of Irondequoit and Brighton. Speaker Sheldon Silver appointed him as majority leader of the New York State Assembly in January 2013 and Morelle served as acting speaker in the Speaker's absence. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for New York's 25th congressional district in November 2018 following the death of longtime Representative Louise Slaughter.
Babette Josephs was a Democratic politician and attorney,who served 28 years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Josephs was first elected in 1984,representing the 182nd Legislative District,which encompasses Center City and South Philadelphia. She held office through November 30,2012. Josephs served as the Democratic chair of the House State Government Committee from 2001 to 2012. She was the senior woman in the General Assembly and convener of the Women's Caucus. In her role as state representative,she was an unabashed champion of progressive causes. Josephs was one of a few members of the Democratic Socialists of America to be elected to public office at the time.
Marcos A. Crespo is a former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 85th Assembly District,which includes the Soundview,Clason Point,Longwood,and Hunts Point sections of the South Bronx.
Michael G. Miller is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 38th Assembly District,which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Woodhaven,Ridgewood,Richmond Hill,Ozone Park and Glendale.
Aravella Simotas is an American politician who represented District 36,covering parts of Western Queens,which includes Astoria and parts of Long Island City,in the New York State Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party.
Francisco P. Moya is an American politician from Corona,Queens. He has served in the New York City Council from the 21st district since 2018. He served in the New York State Assembly from the 39th district from 2011 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Karl A. Brabenec is the New York State Assemblyman from the 98th District. A Republican,he has served in the Assembly since 2014,when he won a special election. The 98th District contains portions of Orange and Rockland Counties in the Hudson Valley. In January 2023,Brabenec ascended to the role of Assembly Minority Whip after previously serving as the Deputy Minority Whip since 2019.
Catalina Cruz is a Colombian-American attorney from the borough of Queens in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and former undocumented immigrant minor (DREAMer),Cruz has worked as an advocate for immigration rights,including as Director of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2016 Exploited Task Force. Cruz was elected as the Democratic candidate in the Fall 2018 election for the 39th district of the New York State Assembly,representing Corona,Elmhurst,and Jackson Heights,Queens.
