Andrew Hevesi

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Andrew Hevesi
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 28th district
Assumed office
May 11, 2005

On May 10, 2005, Hevesi won a special election to fill a seat left vacant by the resignation of former Assemblyman Michael Cohen, [1] [3] [7] serving for the remainder of his term. [8] In 2007, New York State and Albany County investigators examined whether Hevesi and his brother improperly reaped benefits from their disgraced father's control of the state's $154 billion pension fund. [9] At the time, more than a tenth of Hevesi's contributions had come from investment firms that managed state pension fund assets or their executives, including Los Angeles–based Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy. [9] Hevesi was re-elected in November 2006 and has been re-elected in all subsequent elections.

From June 2011 to February 2015 Assemblyman Hevesi served as Chairman of the Committee on Oversight, Analysis, and Investigation, a position previously held by both New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and New York State Senate President Pro Tempore Jeff Klein. As Chair, Assemblyman Hevesi held hearings on numerous topics including healthcare, human trafficking, and technology infrastructure in New York State. [10]

Hevesi has secured a total of $6 million for freight locomotive engine upgrades in the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 New York State Budgets. [11] [12] The initiative was prompted by a constituency in his district that suffered from constant locomotive idling and emissions from outdated locomotive engines.[ citation needed ]

In February 2015, Assemblyman Hevesi was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Social Services. [13]

Election results

Andrew D. Hevesi (DEM – WOR)...4,188
Anthony Como (REP – IND – CON)...2,817
Andrew D. Hevesi (DEM – WOR)...14,790
Dolores Maddis (REP – CON)...5,653
Andrew D. Hevesi (DEM – WOR)...24,255
Walter E. Schmidt (REP)...8,948
Andrew D. Hevesi (DEM – WOR)...14,237
Aleksander P. Powietrzynski (REP – CON)...7,578
Joseph E. Tiraco (IND)...1,017

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  2. ↑ "New York State Assembly – Member Section". Assembly.state.ny.us. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Hutchinson, Bill (May 11, 2005). "Hevesi's Son Wins Qns. Assembly Seat". New York Daily News . Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ Brown, Kim (May 5, 2005). "Andrew Hevesi Makes His Case For State Assembly". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Paybarah, Azi (October 5, 2007). "A Bit of Good News for the Hevesis". Observer. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ Lovett, Kenneth (November 16, 2012). "Hevesi to crash at his son's pad when he's paroled". Daily News. Retrieved January 22, 2022. Republished by: Yahoo! News
  7. ↑ Hicks, Jonathan P. (May 11, 2005). "State Comptroller's Son Wins Race To Replace Queens Assemblyman". The New York Times . Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  8. ↑ "New York State Democratic Committee Biography". Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Hakim, Danny; Williams Walsh, Mary (July 15, 2007). "Hevesi's Sons and Aides Face Pension Fund Investigation". The New York Times . Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ "New York State Assembly – Member Section" . Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  11. ↑ Hayes, Maggie (April 17, 2013). "New train engines to improve Queens air quality". QNS.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Environmental Coalition Secures $3 million in State Budget to Fight Train Pollution". April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  13. ↑ Spector, Joseph (February 5, 2015). "Under Heastie, few changes in Assembly committee posts". lohud.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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