Andrea Stewart-Cousins | |
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| Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
| Deputy | Michael Gianaris |
| Preceded by | John J. Flanagan |
| Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office April 12, 2022 – May 25, 2022 | |
| Governor | Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Brian Benjamin |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Delgado |
| In office August 24, 2021 – September 9, 2021 | |
| Governor | Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Kathy Hochul |
| Succeeded by | Brian Benjamin |
| Minority Leader of the New York State Senate | |
| In office December 17, 2012 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Deputy | Michael Gianaris Jeffrey D. Klein |
| Preceded by | John L. Sampson |
| Succeeded by | John J. Flanagan |
| Member of the New York State Senate from the 35th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Spano |
| Member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators from the 16th district | |
| In office 1996–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Herman Keith |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Jenkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrea Alice Stewart September 2, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Cousins (m. 1979; died 2007) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Pace University (BA, MPA) Lehman College (GrCert) |
| Website | Official website |
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (born September 2, 1950) is an American politician and educator from Yonkers, New York[1] She is a Democrat. Stewart-Cousins worked for District 35 with the New York State Senate starting in 2007. She became the Majority Leader and Temporary President with the New York Senate in 2019.[2] She became the acting Lieutenant Governor of New York with Kathy Hochul, the first female governor of the state, twice in 2021 and in 2022.[3]
Stewart-Cousins was the first female in the history of New York State to lead a conference with the New York State Legislature.[4] She was also the first female Senate Majority Leader in the history of the state.
- ↑ "The Background of Andrea Stewart-Cousins". The New York State Senate. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ↑ "New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins". New York State Senate. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Kathy Hochul is Sworn as New York's First Female Governor". Axios. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Turning the Page on Andrew Cuomo's Scandalous Chapter". Politico. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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