Maureen Martinez, of East Whiteland, and Bob Riley, of Tredyffrin, founded Justice4PAKids soon after the Philadelphia Grand Jury’s 2011 report on the investigation of sexual abuse by clergy.
“Maureen and I met at a meeting down in Philadelphia where there was some grassroots people frankly trying to form some force to make a difference,” said Riley, vice president of the organization.
But the meeting was a group of Catholics focused on the scandal within the Archdiocese, and Martinez and Riley realized child sex abuse was a larger issue.
“We’re not focused on any one private institution,” said Martinez, president of the organization. “It’s protecting all kids in Pennsylvania. It doesn’t matter if you were abused by a priest, a coach, a rabbi, your stepfather.”
To raise awareness and funds, Justice4PAKids is having its first 5k run and 1 mile fun run this Saturday, May 4. The run will start at 8 a.m. at the Chester Valley Trail, located at 140 Church Farm Lane, West Whiteland.
The organization works in two ways – education and legislation. And its first legislative goal is to abolish the statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse. Currently, the statute of limitations for victims is 30 years to file a civil suit and 50 years to file a criminal suit. But the average age at which victims disclose abuse is 42, said Martinez.
“We believe that when you reform the statute of limitations, what it does is it empowers victims to be able to come forward and talk about the person who abused them,” said Martinez. “But it also helps protect community because now you’re able to publicly name these people.”
Like in cases of murder, Justice4PAKids believes there should be no statute of limitations on victims of child sex abuse, and they should be able to come forward at any age.
“It’s something that also helps a victim to heal from a sympathetic standpoint. The victims that we speak to tell us they don’t even care about the money,” said Martinez.
Some victims have told Martinez that they will donate their money to an organization that helps victims with therapy or a crime shelter. Other victims want to deal with the hurt privately, but it is important to give them that choice.
“To be able to be in a courtroom and have that choice to say this is the person who abused me, it does help them to heal,” said Martinez.
The other legislative piece that Justice4PAKids is advocating for is the two-year window. In the event that the statute of limitations is abolished, the two-year window legislation would give victims who have aged passed the statute of limitations two years to file a civil law suit.
“It allows past victims of child sex abuse to access the justice system,” said a staff member of Rep. Michael McGeehan, a leading legislator from Philadelphia who is working to get these bills passed.
The victims still have to provide proof and go through due process, but he or she has two years to do that before the window closes. If these laws were to pass, than Martinez said the organization would tackle other legislation that needs tightening.
“We’re here to stay,” she said. “If there’s success and it finally passes, we will definitely refocus our energies on other legislation that has to do with child sex abuse that needs help. There’s a whole bunch of stuff out there.”
But the organization’s other undertaking is education. It has held a few seminars and would like to work with the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County for future education seminars. Martinez said there isn’t enough awareness on the issue and that education is important.
“People don’t want to think that it could happen to their kid and people think it’s the weird man that lives behind the woods,” said Martinez. But “90 percent of all kids who are sexually abused are abused by someone they know.”
And that is a more difficult message, according to Martinez.
“When I’m interfacing with moms, or people in general, people don’t get that,” she said. “Why? Because society is more comfortable with the danger stranger message. That’s what makes us feel safer.”
When Martinez first heard about the sex abuse scandal, she wanted to do something.
“I couldn’t let it go. I needed to learn more, it bothered me so much,” she said.
She did a lot of research, and after Riley and Martinez founded JusticePA4Kids they wanted to change the most difficult law first.
“It just seemed so unfair. It seemed very unfair that victims of any crime would have courtroom doors literally shut to them,” said Martinez.
To register for Saturday’s 5k visit the Chester County Running Store in West Chester or go to runccrs.com.
Follow Daily Local features reporter Chelsea M. Reyher on Twitter @DailyLocalCMR.
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The movement to eliminate the child-sex-abuse statutes of limitations (“SOLs”) so that victims can obtain justice is stronger and more impressive than ever. Never before has there been so much activity in so many states at once. Last year, Hawaii enacted a 2-year window, and a few other states expanded their SOLs. (Such bills allow claims that would otherwise have been timed out, to be revived and brought to court during a specified period of time.) This year, windows, the extension, or elimination of SOLs are pending in many states, including Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Plus Arkansas already eliminated its criminal SOL. This is progress!
Minnesota
The Minnesota House passed a statute of limitations (SOL) window bill yesterday. (Such bills allow claims that would otherwise have been timed out, to be revived and brought to court during a specified period of time.)
Illinois
Illinois let a bill that would eliminate the civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse out of committee this week.
New York
And in New York, Assemblywoman Marge Markey’s Child Victims Act, which has been improved, and introduced for the seventh time, has the most co-sponsors in history.
Massachusetts
There will also be a hearing on a child-sex-abuse statute of limitations window, and a generous extension bill, before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary on May 7.
California
California, which was a leader in the movement to punish and ultimately end child sex abuse with successful window legislation in 2003, is seriously considering a new, comprehensive set of proposals that would eliminate the SOLs for many victims.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has two remarkable lawmakers fighting for child-sex-abuse statute of limitations window legislation, Rep. Mike McGeehan and Rep. Mark Rozzi. Because the committee chairs have refused for years to let these bills out of committee, McGeehan and Rozzi have taken the novel step of adding the statute-of-limitations window bills to related legislation that is already slated for the floor.
New Jersey
Meanwhile, New Jersey Sen. Joseph Vitale, a longtime advocate for the rights of sex assault and abuse victims, will re-introduce his child sex abuse statute-of-limitations window bill in the near future.
Arkansas
Arkansas quickly eliminated its criminal SOL this year. To stay up to date with all that is going on, readers may want to check out my website, which covers all 50 states and is updated daily.
This is a bevy of legislative we have never seen before and it is due to the hard work of many survivors, supporters, and legislators across the United States.
Strong and Effective Advocacy Groups for Victims
In addition to all the positive developments in so many states, important and powerful advocacy groups for victims have come forward like never before, including the Ms. Foundation, the National Crime Victims Center, the National Child Protection Training Center, Call to Action, Voice of the Faithful, Catholics4Change, the Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse, justice4pakids, Massachusetts Citizens for Children, MaleSurvivor, Victims’ Voices Heard, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Child Protection Project, Jewish Board of Advocates for Children, Vertigo Charitable Foundation, and Oregon Abuse Advocates & Survivors in Service.
There was a time when members of state legislatures were afraid to be publicly identified with these bills. For example, when the first press conference on child sex abuse was held in Pennsylvania in 2006, uninvolved members shielded their faces as they passed by to avoid having their photos appear in the press! But this year, with the kickoff of the Pennsylvania bills, ten members of the state legislature stood tall in front of the gathering and the cameras, and every one of them spoke passionately about the protection of children and the need for SOL reform.
The arguments in favor of enabling victims to enter the justice system have grown stronger with each day, as one institution after another has been shown to be inadequate to protect children if left to its own devices: public schools, private schools, universities, churches, synagogues, shuls, and mosques have been shown to have been dangerous places for children. The public only recently learned that a priest, Fr. Carroll Howlin—under the control of the Joliet, IL, Diocese—was credibly accused of abuse and yet continued to work near and with children. How did the Joliet Diocese supervise Howlin after they deemed the claims against him to be credible? The answer is sickening: They removed him from ministry, and sent him to Kentucky, where he has been welcoming youth groups from a wide variety of faiths.
Some Legisators Are Now Demanding Justice Not Only for Abused Children, but Also for the Bishops Who Failed to Protect Them
This year, we also have heard the voices of brave and visionary legislators demanding accountability from bishops. The tireless and determined Sen. Joseph Vitale (NJ-D) has demanded the resignation of the Newark Archbishop John J. Myers, after it was learned that he permitted convicted sex abuser Fr. Michael Fugee to work and travel with children. According to Myers, he thought it was fine to put Fugee near children, so long as Fugee was supervised. Bishops who continue to believe that they can adequately supervise a cunning, compulsive pedophile need to be removed, for obvious reasons.
Across the country, the movement for justice for child-sex-abuse victims is finding that conversations that used to begin with a discussion of the Catholic bishops’ opposition (and then often ended abruptly) are now started by a member’s saying, “They don’t deserve deference on this issue. Let’s get to the substance.” With legislators paying close attention to these issues—and under pressure to increase children’s legal protections from sexual abuse and exploitation—the question that must be asked is: Who is afraid of such legislation?
The most fearful are the Catholic bishops, who are spending thousands, if not millions, in every state, in an attempt to stave off reform. What do the bishops fear most? In a word: truth. The nightmares of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are filled, no doubt, with visions of every single state in the Union repeating the California scenario, where a window led to thousands of pages from their files revealing the basic truth that Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles operated with ice-cold logic as he manipulated victims and families in order to protect pedophile priests from the law.
In fact, the leading opponent to child sex abuse legislation in most states has been the Catholic Conference, which is the state lobbying arm for the bishops. In New York, they have joined arms with Agudath Israel, working assiduously to keep the lid on the depraved child-sex-abuse situation in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, where victims and families who report abuse are subjected to shunning and cruelty from their own communities.
In Minnesota, SOL reform is being fought by the Minnesota Religious Council (which represents Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, and Episcopal churches), the Minnesota Child Care Association (which I would re-name the Minnesota Don’t Care Association), and the Association of School Administrators, who should be ashamed of themselves for choosing the path that favors predators and endangers children.
In California, too, the Seventh Day Adventists have actively opposed justice for victims.
Suffice it to say that the groups in opposition to legislative reform regarding child sex abuse appear to be concerned about reputation and money. That concern, of course, is what gets an institution in trouble on these issues in the first place. It is up to legislators to turn them away from such shortsighted concerns. Legislators need to look at the leaders of these organizations in the eye and then endorse the justice system—to let victims go to court.
Until recently, many legislators were afraid of the churches and, therefore, they blocked these bills for the bishops, rabbis, and ministers. Now that many legislators are finally seeing that being in league with the religious groups on this issue is the same as choosing the pedophiles’ team, we have come to a place where, finally, real change is possible.
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Go Minnesota! MN WINDOW BILL PASSES HOUSE BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY!
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There has been some progress in the Illinois legislature in passing legislation (civil and criminal) to eliminate the statute of limitations for sexually abusing children.
HB1063 is the criminal bill. SB1399 is the civil bill.
It’s been a long struggle and it’s not over. The clock is ticking as the general assembly will adjourn in a few weeks. Any support from anywhere in the country is welcome. We need to press the legislators to pass these bills which are critical to protecting our children and grandchildren. The email addresses of the Illinois senators are shown below. Contact them urging them to protect children, and not special interest groups in Illinois.
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NY Voters– please look for your representative in this high priority list, and ask them to support the Child Victims Act!
Message to send:
Dear Rep/Sen__________:
NY has some of the worst statutes of limitations for child sex abuse in the country. Child predators are winning in NY, and we YOU to act to protect children this session by enacting the CVA.
Assembly Members Elected 2012
3 AD Edward Hennessey(D)
Counties: Bellport, Blue Point, Brookhaven Hamlet, Coram, Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Holtsville, Medford, Middle Island, Patchogue and parts of Mastic, Selden, Shirley and Yaphank.
District: 1735 North Ocean Avenue, Ste A, Medford, NY 11763
Counties: Auburndale, Bayside, Bayside Hills, Bellerose, Douglaston, Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hollis, Hollis Hills, Holliswood, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, Queens Village,
District: 185-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(P) 718-454-3027
(F) 718-454-3178
Albany: LOB 602, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5806
Counties: neighborhoods of Auburndale, Bay Terrace, Bayside, Bayside Hills, Broadway-Flushing, Douglaston, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, North Shore Towers, Oakland Gardens and Whitestone.
District: 213-33 39th Avenue, Suite 238, Bayside, NY 11361
(P) 718-357-3588
(F) 718-357-5947
Albany: LOB 557, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5425
Counties: Situated in the Mohawk Valley, in the heart of New York State, the district includes the cities of Utica and Rome and the towns of Floyd, Marcy and Whitestown.
Counties: Eastern half of Monroe and western half of Ontario counties. The district stretches from Irondequoit on the shores of Lake Ontario to Naples in the heart of the Finger Lakes country, including significant parts of the city of Rochester.
Counties: Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, and a portion of Tompkins County (the city and town of Ithaca, and the towns of Enfield, Newfield and Ulysses).
District: 333 East Water Street (3rd Floor, Suite 301), Elmira, NY 14901
Counties: neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend and parts of Sheepshead Bay, Borough Park and Midwood.
Albany Office
188 State Street Room 409, Legislative Office Building
Counties: Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, and a portion of Tompkins County (the city and town of Ithaca, and the towns of Enfield, Newfield and Ulysses).
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There will be a press conference today, May 1, in Newark, NJ, organized by Mark Crawford. Demanding accountability for abusing priest and negligent bishop in NJ.
Time: 3pm
Location: 171 Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ
Contact via phone or text: Mark Crawford. 732-632-7687
Great event by justice4pakids for SOL reform this Saturday!
/in Pennsylvania /by SOL ReformMaureen Martinez, of East Whiteland, and Bob Riley, of Tredyffrin, founded Justice4PAKids soon after the Philadelphia Grand Jury’s 2011 report on the investigation of sexual abuse by clergy.
“Maureen and I met at a meeting down in Philadelphia where there was some grassroots people frankly trying to form some force to make a difference,” said Riley, vice president of the organization.
But the meeting was a group of Catholics focused on the scandal within the Archdiocese, and Martinez and Riley realized child sex abuse was a larger issue.
The organization works in two ways – education and legislation. And its first legislative goal is to abolish the statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse. Currently, the statute of limitations for victims is 30 years to file a civil suit and 50 years to file a criminal suit. But the average age at which victims disclose abuse is 42, said Martinez.
“We believe that when you reform the statute of limitations, what it does is it empowers victims to be able to come forward and talk about the person who abused them,” said Martinez. “But it also helps protect community because now you’re able to publicly name these people.”
Like in cases of murder, Justice4PAKids believes there should be no statute of limitations on victims of child sex abuse, and they should be able to come forward at any age.
“It’s something that also helps a victim to heal from a sympathetic standpoint. The victims that we speak to tell us they don’t even care about the money,” said Martinez.
Some victims have told Martinez that they will donate their money to an organization that helps victims with therapy or a crime shelter. Other victims want to deal with the hurt privately, but it is important to give them that choice.
“To be able to be in a courtroom and have that choice to say this is the person who abused me, it does help them to heal,” said Martinez.
The other legislative piece that Justice4PAKids is advocating for is the two-year window. In the event that the statute of limitations is abolished, the two-year window legislation would give victims who have aged passed the statute of limitations two years to file a civil law suit.
“It allows past victims of child sex abuse to access the justice system,” said a staff member of Rep. Michael McGeehan, a leading legislator from Philadelphia who is working to get these bills passed.
The victims still have to provide proof and go through due process, but he or she has two years to do that before the window closes. If these laws were to pass, than Martinez said the organization would tackle other legislation that needs tightening.
“We’re here to stay,” she said. “If there’s success and it finally passes, we will definitely refocus our energies on other legislation that has to do with child sex abuse that needs help. There’s a whole bunch of stuff out there.”
But the organization’s other undertaking is education. It has held a few seminars and would like to work with the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County for future education seminars. Martinez said there isn’t enough awareness on the issue and that education is important.
“People don’t want to think that it could happen to their kid and people think it’s the weird man that lives behind the woods,” said Martinez. But “90 percent of all kids who are sexually abused are abused by someone they know.”
And that is a more difficult message, according to Martinez.
“When I’m interfacing with moms, or people in general, people don’t get that,” she said. “Why? Because society is more comfortable with the danger stranger message. That’s what makes us feel safer.”
When Martinez first heard about the sex abuse scandal, she wanted to do something.
“I couldn’t let it go. I needed to learn more, it bothered me so much,” she said.
She did a lot of research, and after Riley and Martinez founded JusticePA4Kids they wanted to change the most difficult law first.
“It just seemed so unfair. It seemed very unfair that victims of any crime would have courtroom doors literally shut to them,” said Martinez.
To register for Saturday’s 5k visit the Chester County Running Store in West Chester or go to runccrs.com.
Follow Daily Local features reporter Chelsea M. Reyher on Twitter @DailyLocalCMR.
Source: http://www.dailylocal.com/article/20130430/LIFE01/130439992/chester-county-organization-holds-fundraiser-to-raise-awareness-on-child-sex-abuse?mobredirect=true#full_story
Who Is Afraid of Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims, and Who Is Fighting for It? | Marci A. Hamilton | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia Verdict
/in Uncategorized /by SOL ReformThe movement to eliminate the child-sex-abuse statutes of limitations (“SOLs”) so that victims can obtain justice is stronger and more impressive than ever. Never before has there been so much activity in so many states at once. Last year, Hawaii enacted a 2-year window, and a few other states expanded their SOLs. (Such bills allow claims that would otherwise have been timed out, to be revived and brought to court during a specified period of time.) This year, windows, the extension, or elimination of SOLs are pending in many states, including Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Plus Arkansas already eliminated its criminal SOL. This is progress!
Minnesota
The Minnesota House passed a statute of limitations (SOL) window bill yesterday. (Such bills allow claims that would otherwise have been timed out, to be revived and brought to court during a specified period of time.)
Illinois
Illinois let a bill that would eliminate the civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse out of committee this week.
New York
And in New York, Assemblywoman Marge Markey’s Child Victims Act, which has been improved, and introduced for the seventh time, has the most co-sponsors in history.
Massachusetts
There will also be a hearing on a child-sex-abuse statute of limitations window, and a generous extension bill, before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary on May 7.
California
California, which was a leader in the movement to punish and ultimately end child sex abuse with successful window legislation in 2003, is seriously considering a new, comprehensive set of proposals that would eliminate the SOLs for many victims.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has two remarkable lawmakers fighting for child-sex-abuse statute of limitations window legislation, Rep. Mike McGeehan and Rep. Mark Rozzi. Because the committee chairs have refused for years to let these bills out of committee, McGeehan and Rozzi have taken the novel step of adding the statute-of-limitations window bills to related legislation that is already slated for the floor.
New Jersey
Meanwhile, New Jersey Sen. Joseph Vitale, a longtime advocate for the rights of sex assault and abuse victims, will re-introduce his child sex abuse statute-of-limitations window bill in the near future.
Arkansas
Arkansas quickly eliminated its criminal SOL this year. To stay up to date with all that is going on, readers may want to check out my website, which covers all 50 states and is updated daily.
This is a bevy of legislative we have never seen before and it is due to the hard work of many survivors, supporters, and legislators across the United States.
Strong and Effective Advocacy Groups for Victims
In addition to all the positive developments in so many states, important and powerful advocacy groups for victims have come forward like never before, including the Ms. Foundation, the National Crime Victims Center, the National Child Protection Training Center, Call to Action, Voice of the Faithful, Catholics4Change, the Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse, justice4pakids, Massachusetts Citizens for Children, MaleSurvivor, Victims’ Voices Heard, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Child Protection Project, Jewish Board of Advocates for Children, Vertigo Charitable Foundation, and Oregon Abuse Advocates & Survivors in Service.
There was a time when members of state legislatures were afraid to be publicly identified with these bills. For example, when the first press conference on child sex abuse was held in Pennsylvania in 2006, uninvolved members shielded their faces as they passed by to avoid having their photos appear in the press! But this year, with the kickoff of the Pennsylvania bills, ten members of the state legislature stood tall in front of the gathering and the cameras, and every one of them spoke passionately about the protection of children and the need for SOL reform.
The arguments in favor of enabling victims to enter the justice system have grown stronger with each day, as one institution after another has been shown to be inadequate to protect children if left to its own devices: public schools, private schools, universities, churches, synagogues, shuls, and mosques have been shown to have been dangerous places for children. The public only recently learned that a priest, Fr. Carroll Howlin—under the control of the Joliet, IL, Diocese—was credibly accused of abuse and yet continued to work near and with children. How did the Joliet Diocese supervise Howlin after they deemed the claims against him to be credible? The answer is sickening: They removed him from ministry, and sent him to Kentucky, where he has been welcoming youth groups from a wide variety of faiths.
Some Legisators Are Now Demanding Justice Not Only for Abused Children, but Also for the Bishops Who Failed to Protect Them
This year, we also have heard the voices of brave and visionary legislators demanding accountability from bishops. The tireless and determined Sen. Joseph Vitale (NJ-D) has demanded the resignation of the Newark Archbishop John J. Myers, after it was learned that he permitted convicted sex abuser Fr. Michael Fugee to work and travel with children. According to Myers, he thought it was fine to put Fugee near children, so long as Fugee was supervised. Bishops who continue to believe that they can adequately supervise a cunning, compulsive pedophile need to be removed, for obvious reasons.
Across the country, the movement for justice for child-sex-abuse victims is finding that conversations that used to begin with a discussion of the Catholic bishops’ opposition (and then often ended abruptly) are now started by a member’s saying, “They don’t deserve deference on this issue. Let’s get to the substance.” With legislators paying close attention to these issues—and under pressure to increase children’s legal protections from sexual abuse and exploitation—the question that must be asked is: Who is afraid of such legislation?
The most fearful are the Catholic bishops, who are spending thousands, if not millions, in every state, in an attempt to stave off reform. What do the bishops fear most? In a word: truth. The nightmares of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are filled, no doubt, with visions of every single state in the Union repeating the California scenario, where a window led to thousands of pages from their files revealing the basic truth that Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles operated with ice-cold logic as he manipulated victims and families in order to protect pedophile priests from the law.
In fact, the leading opponent to child sex abuse legislation in most states has been the Catholic Conference, which is the state lobbying arm for the bishops. In New York, they have joined arms with Agudath Israel, working assiduously to keep the lid on the depraved child-sex-abuse situation in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, where victims and families who report abuse are subjected to shunning and cruelty from their own communities.
In Minnesota, SOL reform is being fought by the Minnesota Religious Council (which represents Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, and Episcopal churches), the Minnesota Child Care Association (which I would re-name the Minnesota Don’t Care Association), and the Association of School Administrators, who should be ashamed of themselves for choosing the path that favors predators and endangers children.
In California, too, the Seventh Day Adventists have actively opposed justice for victims.
Suffice it to say that the groups in opposition to legislative reform regarding child sex abuse appear to be concerned about reputation and money. That concern, of course, is what gets an institution in trouble on these issues in the first place. It is up to legislators to turn them away from such shortsighted concerns. Legislators need to look at the leaders of these organizations in the eye and then endorse the justice system—to let victims go to court.
Until recently, many legislators were afraid of the churches and, therefore, they blocked these bills for the bishops, rabbis, and ministers. Now that many legislators are finally seeing that being in league with the religious groups on this issue is the same as choosing the pedophiles’ team, we have come to a place where, finally, real change is possible.
View Source: http://verdict.justia.com/2013/05/02/who-is-afraid-of-justice-for-child-sex-abuse-victims-and-who-is-fighting-for-it
MN WINDOW BILL PASSES HOUSE BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY!
/in Minnesota /by SOL ReformGo Minnesota! MN WINDOW BILL PASSES HOUSE BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY!
IL needs your help! Please email members in support of elim of civil and criminal SOLs!
/in Illinois /by SOL ReformSB1399 is the civil bill.
Action Alert for NY CVA–priority members to contact!
/in New York /by SOL ReformNY Voters– please look for your representative in this high priority list, and ask them to support the Child Victims Act!
Message to send:
Assembly Members Elected 2012
3 AD Edward Hennessey (D)
Counties: Bellport, Blue Point, Brookhaven Hamlet, Coram, Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Holtsville, Medford, Middle Island, Patchogue and parts of Mastic, Selden, Shirley and Yaphank.
District: 1735 North Ocean Avenue, Ste A, Medford, NY 11763
(P) 631–207-0073
(F) 631–207-2006
Albany: LOB 633, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518–455-4901
(F) 518–455-5908
Email: HennesseyE@assembly.state.ny.us
______________________________________________________________________________
7th AD Andrew Garbarino (R)
Counties: Parts of Suffolk Counties
District: 65 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706
(P) 631-647-9400
(F) 631-647-9403
Albany: LOB 529, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4611
(F) 518-455-5258
Email: GarbarinoA@assembly.state.ny.us
______________________________________________________________________________
10th AD Chad Lupinacci (R)
Counties: Cold Spring Harbor, Dix Hills, Greenlawn, Huntington, Huntington Station,
Lloyd Harbor, Melville, South Huntington and West Hills in Huntington and part
of Farmingdale in Babylon.
District: 1783 New York Avenue, Huntington Station, NY 11746
(P) 631-271-8025
(F) 631-424-5984
Albany: LOB 937, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5732
(F) 518-455-5553
Email: LupinacciC@assembly.state.ny.us
22nd AD Michaelle C. Solages (D)
Counties: North Valley Stream, Valley Stream, South Valley Stream, South Floral Park,
Floral Park, Bellerose Terrace, North Woodmere, Elmont, Stewart Manor, and
parts of Franklin Square.
District: P.O Box 30754 Elmont, NY 11003
(P) 516-366-0522
(F) 516-706-1623
Albany: LOB 929, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4465
(F) 518-455-5560
Email: SolagesM@assembly.state.ny.us
____________________________________________________________________________
25th AD Nily D. Rozic (D)
Counties: Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, Bayside and Douglaston.
District: 159-16 Union Turnpike,Suite 210, Flushing, NY 11366
(P) 718-820-0241
(F) 718-820-0414
Albany: LOB 331, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5172
(F) 518-455-5479
Email RozicN@assembly.state.ny.us
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_____________________________________________________________________________
40th AD Ron Kim (D)
Counties: Downtown Flushing Community
District: 136-20 38th Ave., Suite 10A, Flushing, NY 11354
(P) 718-939-0195
(F) 718-939-1238
Albany: LOB 429, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5411
(F) 518-455-4995
Email: KimR@assembly.state.ny.us
57th AD Walter T. Mosley III (D)
Counties: Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights and
Bedford Stuyvesant
District: 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
(P) 718-596-0100
(F) 718-596-4992
Albany: LOB 502, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5325
(F) 518-455-3684
Email: MosleyW@assembly.state.ny.us
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62nd AD Joseph Borelli (R)
Counties: South Shore of Staten Island
District: 101 Tyrellan Avenue, Suite 200, Staten Island, NY 10309
(P) 718-967-5194
(F) 718-967-5282
Albany: LOB 428, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4495
(F) 518-455-4501
Email: BorelliJ@assembly.state.ny.us
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72nd AD Gabriela Rosa (D)
Counties: Inwood, Washington Heights and Harlem
District: 210 Sherman Avenue, Suite A, New York, NY 10034
(P) 212-544-2278
(F) 212-544-2252
Albany: LOB 628, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5807
(F) 518-455-4908
Email: RosaG@assembly.state.ny.us
80th AD Mark Gjonaj (D)
Counties: Allerton, Bedford Park, Morris Park, Mosholu Parkway, Norwood, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway and Van Nest in the Bronx
District: 1126 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461
(P) 718-409-0109
(F) 718-409-0431
Albany: LOB 652, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5844
(F) 518-455-5596
Email: GjonajM@assembly.state.ny.us
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87th AD Luis R. Sepulveda (D)
Counties: Castle Hill, Van Nest, West Farms, and Parkchester.
District: 1973 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462
(P) 718-931-2620
(F) 718-931-2915
Albany: LOB 432, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5102
(F) 518-455-3693
Email: SepulvedaL@assembly.state.ny.us
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91st AD Steven Otis (D)
Counties: Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Port Chester, Rye and Rye Brook
District: 933 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 102, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
(P) 914-777-3832
(F) 914-777-5416
Albany: LOB 648, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4897
(F) 518-455-4861
Email: OtisS@assembly.state.ny.us
93rd AD David Buchwald (D)
Counties: Westchester
District: 4 New King Street, Suite 125, White Plains, NY 10604
(P) 914-686-7335
(F) 914-686-0046
Albany: LOB 648, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5397
(F) 518-455-5041
Email: BuchwaldD@assembly.state.ny.us
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99th AD James Skoufis (D)
Counties: Orange and Rockland Counties
District: 1012 Little Britain Road, New Windsor, NY 12553
(P) 845-567-3141
(F) 845-567-3910
Albany: LOB 534, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5441
(F) 518-455-5884
Email: SkoufisJ@assembly.state.ny.us
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105th AD Kieran Lalor (R)
Counties: Dutchess County, including Beekman, Dover, East Fishkill, Fishkill,
LaGrange, Pawling, Union Vale, Wappinger and Washington
Distsrict: NO ADDRESS YET
(P) 845-463-1635
(F) 845-463-1638
Albany: LOB 531, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5725
(F) 518-455-5729
Email: LalorK@assembly.state.ny.us
108th AD John T. McDonald III (D)
Counties: Albany, Troy and the communities of Green Island, North Greenbush, Rensselaer, Waterford and Watervliet
District: Same
Albany: LOB 417, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4474
(F) 518-455-4727
Email: McDonaldJ@assembly.state.ny.us
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109th AD Patricia A. Fahy (D)
Counties: City of Albany and Towns of Bethlehem, Guilderland, and New Scotland
District: Same
Albany: LOB 452, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4178
(F) 518-455-5737
Email: FahyP@assembly.state.ny.us
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110th AD Phillip G. Steck (D)
Counties: Rensselaer Counties
District: NOT ADDRESS YET
Albany: LOB 820, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5931
(F) 518-455-5840
Email: SteckP@assembly.state.ny.us
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111th AD Angelo Santabarbara (D)
Counties: Montgomery, Schenectady and Albany Counties.
District: 1170 Riverfront Center
Amsterdam, NY 12010
(P) 518-843-0227
(F) 518-843-0049
Albany: LOB 829-A
Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5197
(F) 518-455-5435
Email: SantabarbaraA@assembly.state.ny.us
112th AD Daniel Stec (R)
Counties: Essex and Warren Counties, the Towns of Corinth, Day, Hadley and Edinburgh in
Saratoga County as well as the Towns of Dresden, Fort Ann, Granville, Hampton,
Hebron, Putnam and Whitehall in Washington County
District: 140 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(P) 518-792-4546
(F) 518-792-5584
Albany: LOB 940
Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5565
(F) 518-455-5710
Email: StecD@assembly.state.ny.us
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127th AD Al Stirpe (D)
Counties: Towns of Cicero, Clay, Manlius, Tully, Fabius and Pompey
District: 5711 South Bay Road
Cicero, NY 13039
(P) 315-452-1115
(F) 315-452-1119
Albany: LOB 656
Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4505
(F) 518-455-4861
Email: StirpeA@assembly.state.ny.us
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133rd AD Bill Nojay (R)
Counties: Livingston County, the towns of Pittsford, Mendon, Wheatland and Rush in
Monroe County as well as the towns of Prattsburgh, Cohocton, Wayland,
Dansville, Hornellsville and the City of Hornell in Steuben County.
District: 3045 East Henrietta Road
Henrietta, NY 14467
(P) 585-334-5210
(F) 585-334-5437
Albany: LOB 527
Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5662
(F) 518-455-5918
Email: NojayW@assembly.state.ny.us
147th AD David J. DiPietro (R)
Counties: Southern portion of Erie County and all of Wyoming County
District: 2371 North Main Street
Warsaw, NY 14569
(P) 585-786-0180
(F) 585-786-0182
Albany: LOB 543
Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5314
(F) 518-455-5691
Email: DiPietroD@assembly.state.ny.us
Assembly Members Elected 2010 & 2011
23rd AD Phillip Goldfeder (D)
Counties: includes the neighborhoods of Ozone Park, Lindenwood, Howard Beach, Broad Channel and the Rockaways.
District: 108-14 Crossbay Blvd, Ozone Park, NY 11417
(P) 718-641-8755
(F) 718-945-9549
Albany: LOB 834, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4292
(F) 518-455-4723
Email: GoldfederP@assembly.state.ny.us
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24th AD David Weprin (D)
Counties: Auburndale, Bayside, Bayside Hills, Bellerose, Douglaston, Floral Park, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hollis, Hollis Hills, Holliswood, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, Queens Village,
District: 185-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(P) 718-454-3027
(F) 718-454-3178
Albany: LOB 602, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5806
(F) 518-455-
Email: weprind@assembly.state.ny.us
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26th AD Edward Braunstein (D)
Counties: neighborhoods of Auburndale, Bay Terrace, Bayside, Bayside Hills, Broadway-Flushing, Douglaston, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, North Shore Towers, Oakland Gardens and Whitestone.
District: 213-33 39th Avenue, Suite 238, Bayside, NY 11361
(P) 718-357-3588
(F) 718-357-5947
Albany: LOB 557, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5425
(F) 518-455-4648
Email: braunsteine@assembly.state.ny.us
27th AD Michael Simanowitz (D)
Counties: communities of College Point, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Electchester, Pomonok, Briarwood, Kew Gardens, and Richmond Hill
District: 159-06 71st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11365
(P) 718-969-1508
(F) 718-969-8326
Albany: LOB 818, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4404
(F) 518-455-5408
Email: simanowitzm@assembly.state.ny.us
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36 AD Aravella Simotas (D)
Counties: Astoria
District: 21-77 31 Street, Suite 107, Astoria, NY 11105
(P) 718-545-3889
(F) 718-545-3607
Albany: LOB 652, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5014
(F) 518-455-4044
Email: simotasa@assembly.state.ny.us
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39th AD Francisco Moya (D)
Counties: Corona
District: 82-11 37th Avenue, Suite 709A, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(P) 718-458-5367
(F) 718-478-2371
Albany: LOB 920, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4567
(F) 518-455-5375
Email: moyaf@assembly.state.ny.us
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54th AD Rafael Espinal (D)
Counties:
District: 840 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208
(P) 718-235-5627
(F) 718-235-5966
Albany: LOB 921, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5821
(F) 518-455-5591
Email: espinalr@assembly.state.ny.us
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68th AD Robert J. Rodriguez (D)
Counties: East Harlem
District: 55 East 115th St, New York, NY 10029
(P) 212-828-3953
(F) 212-828-2807
Albany: LOB 729, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4781
(F) 518-455-3893
Email: rodriguezrj@assembly.state.ny.us
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73rd AD Dan Quart (D)
Counties: Upper East Side, Midtown East, Turtle Bay and Sutton Place.
District: 360 E. 57th Street, Mezzanine, New York, NY 10022
(P) 212-605-0937
(F) 212-605-9948
Albany: 530 LOB, Albany , NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4794
(F) 518-455-4629
Email: quartd@assembly.state.ny.us
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79th AD Eric Stevenson (D)
Counties: South Bronx
District: 3215 Third Ave., Bronx, NY 10451
(P) 718-589-6324
(F)
Albany: LOB 919, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5272
(F)
Email: stevensone@assembly.state.ny.us
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92nd AD Thomas Abinanti (D)
Counties: Towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant and a portion of the City of Yonkers.
District: 303 South Broadway, Suite 229, Tarrytown, NY 10591
(P) 914-631-1605
(F) 914-631-1609
Albany: LOB 631, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5753
(F) 518-455-5920
Email: abinantit@assembly.state.ny.us
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116th AD Anthony Brindisi (D)
Counties: Situated in the Mohawk Valley, in the heart of New York State, the district includes the cities of Utica and Rome and the towns of Floyd, Marcy and Whitestown.
District: 207 Genesee Street, Room 401, Utica, NY 13501
(P) 315-732-1055
(F) 315-732-1413
Albany: LOB 427, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-5454
(F) 518-455-5928
Email: brindisia@assembly.state.ny.us
119th AD Samuel D. Roberts (D)
Counties: parts of the city of Syracuse and the towns of DeWitt, Onondaga and Salina.
District: 711 East Genesee Street, Suite 2 , Syracuse, NY 13210-1540
(P) 315-449-9536
(F) 315-449-0712
Albany: LOB 510, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-5383
(F) 518-455-5417
Email: RobertsS@assembly.state.ny.us
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131st AD Harry B. Bronson(D)
Counties: parts of the City of Rochester and the towns of Chili and Henrietta.
District: 840 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
(P) 585-244-5255
(F) 585-244-1635
Albany: LOB 502, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4527
(F) 518-455-5342
Email: bronsonh@assembly.state.ny.us
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144th AD Sean M. Ryan (D)
Counties:
District: 936 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209
(P) 716-885-9630
(F) 716-885-9636
Albany: LOB Room 324, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4886
(F) 518-455-4890
Email: RyanS@assembly.state.ny.us
148th Raymond Walter (R)
Counties: includes the Towns of Amherst and Pendleton, and the Village of Williamsville.
District: 5555 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221
(P) 716-634-1895
(F) 716-634-1250
Albany: 550 LOB, Albany, NY 12248
(P) 518-455-4618
(F) 518-455-5023
Email: walterr@assembly.state.ny.us
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New Senate Members (2012)
4th SD Philip M. Boyle (D)
Counties: Parts of Suffolk
District: 23-24 Argyle Square, Babylon, NY 11702
(P) 631-669-9200
(F) 631-669-9007
Albany: 304 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518–455-3411
(F) 518–426-6973
Email: pboyle@nysenate.gov
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10th SD James Sanders Jr. (D)
Counties: Parts of Richmond Hill, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens and Arverne.
District:
(P) 718-523-3069
(F)
Albany:
(P)
(F)
Email:
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17th SD Simcha Felder (D)
Counties: Parts of Borough Park and Midwood
District: 1412 Avenue J, Suite 2E, Brooklyn, NY 11230
(P)
(F)
Albany: 944 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2754
(F) 518-426-6931
Email: felder@nysenate.gov
27th SD Brad M. Hoylman (D)
Counties: Parts of Greenwich Village, Chelsea, and Theater District.
District: 322 Eight Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10001
(P) 212-633-8052
(F) 212-633-8096
Albany: 413 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2451
(F) 518-426-6846
Email: hoylman@nysenate.gov
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37th SD George S. Latimer (D)
Counties: Parts of New Rochelle and White Plains
District: (Interim) 222 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, NY 10573
(P) 914-934-5250
(F) 914-934-5256
Albany: 615 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2031
(F) 518-426-6860
Email: latimer@nysenate.gov
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41st SD Terry W. Gipson (D)
Counties: Poughkeepsie
District: 3 Neptune Road, Suite A19B, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(P) 845-463-0840
(F) 845-463-3438
Albany: 617 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2303
(F) 518-426-6914
Email: gipson@nysenate.gov
43rd SD Kathleen A. Marchione (R)
Counties: Parts of Rensselaer, Saratoga and Washington Counties, and all of Columbia County.
District: 2 Halfmoon Town Plaza, Halfmoon, NY 12065
(P)
(F)
Albany: 306 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P)
(F)
Email: marchione@nysenate.gov
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46th SD Cecilia Tkaczyk (D)
Counties: Parts of Schenectady
District:
(P)
(F)
Albany: 311 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2470
(F) 518-426-6920
Email: tkaczyk@nysenate.gov
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55th SD Ted O’Brien (D)
Counties: Eastern half of Monroe and western half of Ontario counties. The district stretches from Irondequoit on the shores of Lake Ontario to Naples in the heart of the Finger Lakes country, including significant parts of the city of Rochester.
District: 220 Packetts Landing, Fairport NY 14450
(P) 585-223-1800
(F) 585-223-3084
Albany: 302 LOB, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2162
(F) 518-426-6925
Email: obrien@nysenate.gov
Senate Members Elected 2010
3rd SD Lee Zeldin (R)
Counties: Parts of Suffolk
District: 4155 Veterans Highway, Suite 5, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(P) 631-585-0608
(F) 631-585-0858
Albany: LOB 802, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-3570
(F) 518-426-6741
Email: zeldin@nysenate.gov
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7th SD Jack Martins (R)
Counties: Mineola, Port Washington, Roslyn, Westbury, and parts of Floral Park.
District: 151 Herricks Road, Suite 202, Garden City Park, NY 11040
(P) 516-746-5924
(F) 516-746-0439
Albany: LOB 946, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-3265
(F) 518-426-6739
Email: martins@nysenate.gov
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11th Tony Avella (D)
Counties: Whitestone, Bayside, Auburndale, College Point
District: 38-50 Bell Boulevard Suite C, Bayside, NY 11361
(P) 718-357-3094
(F) 718-357-3491
Albany: LOB 504, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2210
(F) 518-426-6736
Email: avella@nysenate.gov
12th SD Michael N. Gianaris (D)
Counties: Astoria, Long Island City
District: 21-77 31st Street, Astoria, NY 11105
(P) 718-728-0960
(F) 718-728-0963
Albany: LOB 413, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-3486
(F) 518-426-6929
Email: gianaris@nysenate.gov
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13th SD Jose Peralta (D)
Counties: East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, East Corona
District: 32-37 Junction Boulevard, East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(P) (718) 205-3881
(F) (718) 205-4145
Albany: LOB 415, Albany, NY 12247
(P) (518) 455-2529
(F) (518) 426-6909
Email: jperalta@nysenate.gov
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31st SD Adriano Espaillat (D)
Counties:
District: 5030 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
(P) (212) 544-0173
(F) (212) 544-0256
Albany: LOB 513, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2041
(F) 518-426-6847
Email: espailla@nysenate.gov
33rd SD Gustavo Rivera (D)
Counties: Tremont, Fordham Heights.
District: 2432 Grand Concourse, Suite 506, Bronx, NY 10458
(P) 718-933-2034
(F) 718-933-2825
Albany: LOB 408, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-3395
(F) 518-426-6858
Email: grivera@nysenate.gov
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38th SD David Carlucci (ID)
Counties: Nanuet, Nyack, New City.
District: 95 South Middletown Road, Nanuet, NY 10954
(P) 845-623-3627
(F) 845-624-0424
Albany: LOB 815, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2991
(F) 518-426-6737
Email: carlucci@nysenate.gov
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40th SD Greg Ball (R)
Counties:
District: 1441 Route 22 Suite 205, Brewster, NY 10509
(P) 845- 279-3773
(F) 845- 279-7156
Albany: LOB 817, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518- 455-3111
(F) 518- 426-6977
Email: gball@nysenate.gov
48th SD Patty Ritchie (R)
Counties:
District: Dulles State Office Building, Room 418, Watertown, NY 13601
(P) 315-782-3418
(F) 315-782-6357
Albany: LOB 412, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-3438
(F) 518-426-6740
Email: ritchie@nysenate.gov
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53rd SD Tom O’Mara (R)
Counties: Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, and a portion of Tompkins County (the city and town of Ithaca, and the towns of Enfield, Newfield and Ulysses).
District: 333 East Water Street (3rd Floor, Suite 301), Elmira, NY 14901
(P) 607-735-9671
(F) 607-735-9675
Albany: LOB 812, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2091
(F) 518-426-6976
Email: omara@nysenate.gov
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58th SD Timothy M Kennedy (D)
Counties: Cheektowaga
District: 2239 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14220
(P) 716-826-2683
(F) 716-826-2793
Albany: LOB 506, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-2426
(F) 518-426-6851
Email: kennedy@nysenate.gov
59th SD Patrick Gallivan (R)
Counties: Warsaw, Geneseo and Elma
District: 2721 Transit Road Suite 116, Elma, NY 14059
(P) 716-656-8544
(F) 716-656-8961
Albany: LOB 947, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-3471
(F) 518-426-6949
Email: gallivan@nysenate.gov
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60th SD Mark Grisanti (R)
Counties: Grand Island, Kenmore, Lake View and Orchard Park.
District: 65 Court Street Room 213, Buffalo, NY 14202
(P) 716-854-8705
(F) 716-854-3051
Albany: LOB 902, Albany, NY 12247
(P) 518-455-3240
(F) 518-426-6738
Email: grisanti@nysenate.gov
NYS Senate Republican Codes Committee Members
50th District John A. DeFrancisco
Counties: Syracuse
District Office:
333 East Washington Street 800 State Office Building
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 428-7632
Fax # (315) 472-4157
Albany Office
416 Capitol
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: (518) 455-3511
Fax # (518) 426-6952
Email address: jdefranc@nysenate.gov
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2nd District John J. Flanagan
Counties: the entire Town of Smithtown and portions of both the Town of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington.
District Office:
260 Middle Country Road Suite 102
Smithtown, NY 11787
Phone: 631-361-2154
Fax: 631-361-5367
Albany Office:
Room 805 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-2071
Fax: 518-426-6904
Email address: flanagan@nysenate.gov
8th District Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr.
Counties: portions of the Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County and a portion of the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County.
Albany Office:
188 State Street Room 609, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-3341
Fax: 518-455-6823
District Office
5550 Merrick Road Suite 205
Massapequa, NY 11758-6238
Phone: 516-882-0630
Fax: 516-882-0636
Email address: fuschill@nysenate.gov
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59th District Partick M. Gallivan
Counties: Elma, Warsaw, Geneseo
District Office:
2721 Transit Road Suite 116
Elma, NY 14059
Phone: 716-656-8544
Fax: 716-656-8961
Albany Office:
947 LOB
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-3471
Fax: 518-426-6949
Satellite Office
143 North Main Street Room 103
Warsaw, NY 14569
Phone: 585-786-5048
Fax: 585-786-2187
Satellite Office
Livingston County Government Center 6 Court Street, Rm 304
Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone: 585-243-6929
Email address: gallivan@nysenate.gov
22nd District Martin J. Golden
Counties: neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend and parts of Sheepshead Bay, Borough Park and Midwood.
Albany Office
188 State Street Room 409, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: (518) 455-2730
Fax # 518-426-6910
District Office
7408 5th Avenue 1st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Phone: (718) 238-6044
Fax: (718) 238-6170
Satellite Office
3604 Quentin Road
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Email address: golden@nysenate.gov
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24th District Andrew J. Lanza
Counties: Richmond County, Staten Island
Albany Office:
188 State Street Room 915, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: (518) 455-3215
Fax: (518) 426-6852
District Office:
3845 Richmond Ave. Suite 2A
Staten Island, NY 10312
Phone: (718) 984-4073
Fax: (718) 984-4455
Email address: lanza@senate.state.ny.us
54th District Michael F. Nozzolio
Counties: Monroe County
Albany Office
188 State Street, Room 503, Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: (518) 455-2366
Fax: (518) 426-6953
District Office
119 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Phone: (315) 568-9816
Fax: (315) 568-2090
Email address: nozzolio@senate.state.ny.us
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58th District Thomas F. O’Mara
Counties: Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, and a portion of Tompkins County (the city and town of Ithaca, and the towns of Enfield, Newfield and Ulysses).
Albany Office
Legislative Office Building Room 812
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-2091
Fax: 518-426-6976
District Office
333 East Water Street (3rd Floor, Suite 301)
Elmira, NY 14901
Phone: 607-735-9671
Fax: 607-735-9675
Satellite Office
105 East Steuben Street
Bath, NY 14810
Phone: 607-776-3201
Fax: 607-776-5185
Email address: omara@nysenate.gov
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