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Alessandra Biaggi
Alessandra Biaggi (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 34. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on January 1, 2023.
Biaggi (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 17th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022.
Biography
Biaggi earned her B.S. in communication studies from New York University in 2008 and her J.D. from Fordham Law School in 2012. She also graduated from Women’s Campaign School at Yale University in 2014.
Her professional experience includes working in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Counsel’s Office as the lead counsel to the NYS Council for Women and Girls, as the deputy national operations director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, as the assistant general counsel for Governor Cuomo’s Office of Storm Recovery, and as a legal fellow for New York State Homes and Community Renewal.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Biaggi was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Senate Codes Committee
- Ethics and Internal Governance Committee, Chair
- Senate Health Committee
- Investigations and Government Operations Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
2019-2020
Biaggi was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Senate Aging Committee
- Senate Health Committee
- Senate Codes Committee
- Ethics and Internal Governance Committee, Chair
- Investigations and Government Operations Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 17
Michael Lawler defeated incumbent Sean Maloney in the general election for U.S. House New York District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Lawler (R / Conservative Party) | 50.3 | 143,550 |
 | Sean Maloney (D / Working Families Party) | 49.7 | 141,730 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 150 | ||
| Total votes: 285,430 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17
Incumbent Sean Maloney defeated Alessandra Biaggi in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Maloney | 66.3 | 24,535 |
 | Alessandra Biaggi | 33.1 | 12,266 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 203 | ||
| Total votes: 37,004 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Parietti (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17
Michael Lawler defeated William Faulkner, Charles Falciglia, Shoshana David, and Jack Schrepel in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Lawler | 74.7 | 12,317 |
 | William Faulkner | 11.9 | 1,958 | |
| Charles Falciglia | 8.4 | 1,392 | ||
| Shoshana David | 3.0 | 491 | ||
 | Jack Schrepel | 1.1 | 188 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 16,485 | |||
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17
Michael Lawler defeated William Faulkner in the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Lawler | 87.0 | 1,078 |
| William Faulkner | 12.6 | 156 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,239 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jack Schrepel (Conservative Party)
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Maloney advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 34
Incumbent Alessandra Biaggi defeated James Gisondi and Antonio Vitiello in the general election for New York State Senate District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alessandra Biaggi (D / Working Families Party) | 73.9 | 83,730 |
 | James Gisondi (R) | 22.6 | 25,634 | |
| Antonio Vitiello (Conservative Party) | 3.4 | 3,829 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 111 | ||
| Total votes: 113,304 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 34
Incumbent Alessandra Biaggi defeated James Gisondi in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 34 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alessandra Biaggi | 87.6 | 28,665 |
| James Gisondi | 12.0 | 3,941 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 108 | ||
| Total votes: 32,714 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. James Gisondi advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 34.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Antonio Vitiello advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 34.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Alessandra Biaggi advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 34.
2018
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Biaggi also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 34
Alessandra Biaggi defeated Richard Ribustello, incumbent Jeffrey Klein, and Antonio Vitiello in the general election for New York State Senate District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alessandra Biaggi (D) | 76.0 | 60,582 |
| Richard Ribustello (R) | 14.9 | 11,875 | ||
 | Jeffrey Klein (Independence Party) | 7.2 | 5,736 | |
| Antonio Vitiello (Conservative Party) | 1.8 | 1,430 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 79,665 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 34
Alessandra Biaggi defeated incumbent Jeffrey Klein in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 34 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alessandra Biaggi | 54.3 | 19,318 |
| Jeffrey Klein | 45.7 | 16,290 | |
| Total votes: 35,608 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Richard Ribustello advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 34.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Antonio Vitiello advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 34.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jeffrey Klein advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 34.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alessandra Biaggi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Alessandra Biaggi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Alessandra Biaggi participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 3, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Alessandra Biaggi's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) EDUCATION: Modernization and equitable funding 2) HEALTH CARE: Universal coverage for New Yorkers |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Tenants' rights; legal protections for women against sexual harassment ; elimination of bias against the LGBTQ communities; expanded voting opportunities; criminal justice reforms, including phase-out of cash bail.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Biographical submission
Biaggi submitted the following campaign themes through Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form:
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What is your political philosophy? I’m running because the people of the Bronx and Westchester deserve better representation than they currently have. The future of the Democratic party is inclusive, diverse and compassionate – it is not backroom deals and four-men in a room. In New York politics, women are underrepresented – only 22% of New York State Senators are women, despite being over 50% of the population. This race impacts all New Yorkers, because a truly blue State Senate will mean the passage of important legislation that a majority of New Yorker’s have demanded. Closing the loopholes that empower predatory landlords. The Reproductive Health Act. The DREAM Act. Criminal justice reform. Early voting. The Climate Change and Community Protection Act. The list goes on. There are five times as many Democrats as Republicans in District 34 and yet for seven years, my opponent led the Independent Democratic Conference ("IDC"), a group of 8 New York state senators who ran and were elected as Democrats, but then went to Albany to caucus with Republicans and give them control of the state senate, handing control of the State Senate to the GOP. They did this out of self-interest. As State Senator, my priorities will be expanding voting rights, fully funding public schools, access to affordable childcare, healthcare, and eldercare, fighting domestic violence and gun violence, reforming campaign finance, reproductive justice, and making sure that every person in the district has a good, well-paying job. I'll also fight for functioning transit, affordable housing, criminal justice reform, workers’ rights, immigrants’ rights, environmental sustainability, and protections against sexual abuse, assault, and harassment so that every human being has a safe working environment, regardless of what they do for a living. [4] |
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| —Alessandra Biaggi[1] | ||
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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Noteworthy events
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Biaggi announced on October 22, 2021, that she tested positive for COVID-19. She said she was fully vaccinated at the time she contracted the virus.[5]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House New York District 17 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 24, 2018.
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Alessandra Biaggi's responses," April 3, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Suffolk Daily Voice, "COVID-19: New York State Senator Has Breakthrough Infection Of Virus," October 22, 2021
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| Preceded by Jeffrey Klein (D) |
New York State Senate District 34 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Nathalia Fernandez (D) |
