Andrew S. Gounardes
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Senate (63 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve the governor's picks for top jobs and for judges on the state's highest court. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 26 (since 2023; District 22, 2019-2022)
- Occupation
- State Senator; attorney
Background
- Member of the New York State Senate since 2019, representing District 22 until 2022 and District 26 since 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Earlier a constituent aide to City Council Member Vincent Gentile and counsel to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Co-founded the nonprofit Bay Ridge Cares after Hurricane Sandy in 2012; former member of Brooklyn Community Board 10 and former trustee of the New York City Employees' Retirement System. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Born in Brooklyn and raised in Bay Ridge; B.A. from Hunter College and J.D. from George Washington University Law School. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Expand the Working Families Tax Credit, with higher per-child benefits and quarterly payments source: branch.vote
- A one-time $1,800 Healthy Birth Grant for low-income families with a new child source: branch.vote
- Expand red-light cameras to 600 intersections citywide source: branch.vote
- Ban legacy admissions preferences at New York colleges source: branch.vote
- Tuition-free CUNY for all students source: branch.vote
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