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Administrative History

Senator George Onorato, a Democrat, was first elected to the Senate in a 1983 special election and retired in December 2010. He represented the 12th Senate District, which consists of all or part of the Queens neighborhoods of Ditmars, Steinway, Astoria, Ravenswood, Queensbridge, Dutch Kills, Long Island City, Woodside, Sunnyside, Maspeth, and Ridgewood. He chaired the Standing Committee on Labor (2009-2010) and served as Assistant Majority Leader/Liaison to the Executive Branch (2009-2010).