Gina Sillitti | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 16th district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Anthony D'Urso [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Long Island [2] | April 5,1978
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Manorhaven,New York [2] |
Education | University of Georgia (BA) |
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Website | Campaign website Official website |
Gina Sillitti (born April 5,1978) is an American Democratic Party politician who represents New York State Assembly district 16, [2] which includes Port Washington,Manhasset,Great Neck,North Hills,East Hills,Flower Hill,Old Westbury,Roslyn Estates,Roslyn Heights,Herricks and Lake Success of Nassau County on Long Island. [3]
Sillitti grew up in Mount Sinai,New York and Florida. [4] She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Georgia in 2000. [3] She moved to Manorhaven in 2012. She is married to Kevin Clemency. [4]
Before running for office,she spent nearly two decades in public service,starting at the Nassau County Legislature. [2] [5]
Sillitti began her political career working in the office of Nassau County Legislator Dave Mejias. She then worked in the Department of Community Services for the Town of North Hempstead, [4] being appointed as deputy commissioner in 2010. [4] She later worked as director of legislator affairs and deputy chief of staff for Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman. [4]
From 2015 to 2020,Sillitti was the human resources director for the Nassau County Board of Elections. [4]
Sillitti was nominated at the Nassau County Democratic Committee Convention on February 11,2020,after Assemblyman Anthony D'Urso announced he would be retiring. [4]
Sillitti ran on a platform to increase state funding for local schools and roads,reducing property taxes,and protecting Long Island Sound and drinking water. [4] She also advocated for stimulus relief from the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasized she would be accessible to her constituents. [3]
In late February 2021,after the Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations became public,Sillitti was among a group of assemblywomen who issued a statement calling for an independent investigator to be appointed by Attorney General Letitia James. [6] She later pushed back against calls for his immediate resignation,being among 23 Democratic assemblywomen to say the attorney general's investigation should be completed first,in a split among New York Democrats. [7]
In the 2024 New York State Assembly election,she was unseated by Republican Daniel Norber. [8]
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New York's 16th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Gina L. Sillitti since 2021. She is a Democrat.