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Administrative History

Senator Frank Padavan (1934-2018), a Republican, was first elected to the Senate in 1972. He represented the 11th Senate District, which consists of all or part of the Queens neighborhoods of Queens Village, Flushing, Bayside, Whitestone, Douglaston, Little Neck, College Point, Bellerose, Hollis, Jamaica Estates, Floral Park, and Glen Oaks. He chaired the Standing Committee on Mental Hygiene and Addiction Control, the Standing Committee on Cities, the Senate Majority Task Force on Port Security, and the Senate Majority Task Force on Immigration; co-chaired the Senate Task Force on Government Reform; and served as Vice President Pro Tempore of the Senate.