Liz Krueger
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 28 (since 2013; District 26, 2002-2012)
- Occupation
- State Senator
Background
- Member of the New York State Senate since February 2002, representing District 26 until 2012 and District 28 since 2013. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Chair of the Senate Finance Committee since the Democratic majority took control after the 2018 elections. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Associate director of the Community Food Resource Center for 15 years and founding director of the New York City Food Bank. source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.A. from Northwestern University (1979) and master's degree from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy (1981). source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Require companies that receive economic-development funds to show they created jobs source: branch.vote
- Plug-in solar (SUNNY Act) and more community input on power-plant siting source: branch.vote
- Universal single-payer health care source: branch.vote
- Campaign-finance reform and nonpartisan redistricting source: branch.vote
- Smaller class sizes and more school space source: branch.vote
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