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Thomas K. Duane
Thomas K. Duane (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician from New York, who served in the New York State Senate from 1999 to 2012, and in the New York City Council from 1992 to 1998. Duane was the first openly gay member of the New York State Senate, and the only such member during his tenure there. He was also the body's only openly HIV-positive member. He represented the 29th Senate district, which stretched along Manhattan's West Side from 85th Street to Canal Street, and includes the following neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, and part of the East Side, including the East Village, Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village and Waterside Plaza. Early life and education Duane holds a degree in American and Urban Studies from Lehigh University. Born at the old French Hospital on West 30th Street in Manhattan, he was raised in Flushing, Queens, where he attended St. Andrew Avellino School and Holy Cross High School (Flushing). Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York's 29th State Senate District
New York's 29th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat José M. Serrano since 2005. Geography District 29 stretches across a convoluted section of the South Bronx and upper Manhattan, as well as Randalls Island, Roosevelt Island, and Central Park. The neighborhoods it covers include Mott Haven, Melrose, Highbridge, Morris Heights, East Harlem, Yorkville, and a small part of the Upper West Side. The district overlaps New York's 10th, 12th, 13th, and 15th congressional districts, and with the 67th, 68th, 69th, 73rd, 76th, 77th, 84th, and 86th districts of the New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass .... Recent election results 2024 2022 2020 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |