Cordell Cleare
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 30 (since November 2021)
- Occupation
- State Senator
Background
- Member of the New York State Senate, District 30, since November 30, 2021. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Worked more than 18 years on the staff of State Senator Bill Perkins, including several years as chief of staff. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served six years on a Community School Board and on the District 3 Community Education Council; tenant organizer and chair of the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Raised in Harlem; attended Empire State University. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Stronger tenant protections, including succession rights source: branch.vote
- Convert failed hotels and commercial space into permanent affordable housing source: branch.vote
- Use remaining city-owned land for low- and working-class housing source: branch.vote
- Redirect some NYPD funding to mental health, violence intervention, job training and youth programs source: branch.vote
- Fully fund public schools source: branch.vote
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