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).
Anthony Avella Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the New York State Senate's 11th district in northeast Queens from 2011 to 2019. The district included the mostly affluent neighborhoods of College Point,Whitestone,Bayside,Little Neck,Douglaston,Floral Park,Beechhurst,Malba and Auburndale. Avella also served as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009,representing some of the same Queens neighborhoods in District 19. Avella is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC),a group of Democratic state senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. He was also a losing candidate in the 2009 New York City mayoral election,the 2013 Queens Borough President election,and the 2017 New York City mayoral election.
Frank Padavan was an American engineer and politician. He served as a New York state senator representing District 11,located in Queens County. His district included the communities of Queens Village,Flushing,Bayside,Whitestone,Douglaston,Little Neck,College Point,Bellerose,Hollis,Jamaica Estates,Floral Park,and Glen Oaks. A Republican,Padavan lost his 2010 bid for re-election to Democrat Tony Avella.
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.
Rory Lancman is an American politician and former member of the New York City Council,representing the 24th district from 2014 until 2020. He is a Democrat.
The 2010 New York state elections took place on November 2,2010. Due to the special election for US Senate,all of New York's six statewide offices were up for popular election on the same date. At the same time,all 29 members from New York of the U.S. House of Representatives,all 212 members of the New York State legislature,and many other local officials were elected.
James Sanders Jr. is a member of the New York State Senate,serving since January 2013. He represents the 10th district,which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Richmond Hill,South Ozone Park,Jamaica,Rochdale Village,Rosedale and parts of Far Rockaway.
Daniel J. Halloran III is a former member of the New York City Council and convicted felon. He was indicted on corruption charges in 2013,did not run for reelection,was convicted in July 2014,and is currently back in the private sector on Long Island. He was the first adherent of Theodism ever elected to the council and one of the first neo-Pagans to hold an elected office in the US.
Ruben W. Wills is a former member of the New York City Council,serving the 28th district from 2011 until he was convicted of a felony in August 2017. After serving a 2 - 6-year prison sentence,the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division,Second Department,reversed Wills' convictions and ordered a new trial. On April 22,2021,Ruben Wills was fully exonerated and the charges were dismissed with prejudice. He is a Democrat.
Nily Rozic is a legislator from Queens,New York and a member of the New York State Assembly.
The 2010 New York State Senate elections were held on November 2,2010 to elect representatives from all 62 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on September 14,2010. Republicans retook the Senate majority,winning 32 seats to the Democrats' 30 on Election Day.
Costa Constantinides is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New York City Council from the 22nd district. The district includes Astoria,East Elmhurst,part of Long Island City,Rikers Island and part of Woodside in Queens.
Ira Daneek Miller is an American politician who served as the Council Member for the 27th district of the New York City Council in Queens. He is a Democrat. Miller was a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus driver for 19 years,and was a union leader.
Morton Povman was a Democratic member of the New York City Council,representing the 15th district and later the 24th district of Queens,which included Forest Hills,Rego Park,Kew Gardens,Briarwood,Kew Gardens Hills and Fresh Meadows. He served in this position from 1971 until his retirement due to term limits in 2001,making him the longest-serving councilman in the history of the City Council.
Barry Grodenchik is an American politician who served in the New York City Council for the 23rd district from 2015 to 2021. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Bayside,Queens,Bellerose,Douglaston,Floral Park,Fresh Meadows,Glen Oaks,Hollis,Hollis Hills,Holliswood,Jamaica Estates,Little Neck,Oakland Gardens and Queens Village in Queens.
Robert F. Holden is an American professor,graphic designer,and the New York City Council member for the 30th district,representing the neighborhoods of Glendale,Maspeth,Middle Village,Ridgewood,and parts of Woodside and Woodhaven in the borough of Queens.
Daniel Rosenthal is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly,representing District 27 from 2017 to 2023. Rosenthal represents the central and eastern Queens neighborhoods of Kew Gardens Hills,Pomonok,Electchester,and College Point,and parts of Kew Gardens,Richmond Hill,Briarwood,Forest Hills,and Whitestone. On July 14,2023,Rosenthal resigned to take a position at UJA-Federation of New York.
The 2019 Queens County District Attorney election was held on November 5,2019,to elect the Queens County District Attorney. The incumbent,Richard Brown,had announced in January 2019 that he would not seek an eighth term;Brown then died in office that May at the age of 86.
New York City's 24th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat James F. Gennaro since a 2021 special election to replace fellow Democrat Rory Lancman;Gennaro previously held the seat from 2002 until 2013.
Nantasha M. Williams is an American politician from New York City. A Democrat,Williams represents the 27th district in the New York City Council,which covers parts of southeastern Queens.
