Liz Krueger
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Liz Krueger
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Member of the New York State Senate
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Spouse | John E. Seley |
| Residence | Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University, University of Chicago |
Liz Krueger is a member of the Senate of the United States state of New York, where she currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate's Finance Committee and Chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform.
She was first elected in February 2002 during a special election. Krueger is the ranking member on the Senate Committee for Housing, Construction and Community Development. She was Chairwoman of NY's Democratic Senate Campaign Committee from 2003 through the 2006 elections, in which she and former Democratic leader David Paterson were charged with helping the Democrats retake control of the State Senate for the first time since a brief 18-month stint in the 1960s. In her capacity as chairwoman, she oversaw five Democratic pick-ups of Republican seats. She herself won a seat held by a 3-decade Republican. The 2004 election won 3 seats for the Democrats and in 2006 they saw another pickup and were successful in defending each of the seats they had won in the previous election. In 2008, two more districts voted out Republican incumbents, giving Democrats the majority for the first time in more than 40 years.
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[edit] Education
She holds a B.A. from Northwestern University in Social Policy and Human Development and a masters degree from the University of Chicago's Harris Graduate School of Public Policy.
[edit] Political career
A member of the Democratic Party, Krueger represents New York's 26th Senate district. The 26th District represents Manhattan's East Side and Midtown, as well as Central Park. The 2000 Census counted 312,000 constituents.
[edit] Personal life
Krueger lives in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a borough of New York City. Her husband, Dr. John E. Seley, is a professor of Urban Planning and Geography at The City University of New York Graduate Center and Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs.
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[edit] External links
- Liz Krueger's official site @[1]
- Her biography is at [2]
- New York State Senate: Liz Krueger
- [3] Krueger's response to the 2006 State Senate and Assembly screening questionnaire from the 504 Democratic Club of New York City
- Food Bank For New York City
- Krueger's response to the 2008 Candidate Questionnaire for State Senate from the 504 Democratic Club of New York City
| Preceded by Roy M. Goodman |
New York State Senate, 26th District 2002 – present |
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