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Administrative History

Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, a Democrat, was first elected to the Senate in 1998. He represented the 31st Senate District, which consists of all or part of the Manhattan neighborhoods of the Upper West Side, Manhattan Valley, Washington Heights, Fort George, and Washington Creek and all or part of the Bronx neighborhoods of Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill, South Riverdale, Riverdale, North Riverdale, and Feldston.

Senator Schneiderman served as Deputy Minority Leader (2003-2006) and Deputy Majority Leader for Policy (2009-2010). He also chaired the Standing Committee on Codes (2009-2010) and the Select Committee to Investigate the Circumstances Surrounding the Conviction of Hiram Monserrate (2009) and served as a member of the State Commission on Sentencing Reform (2007-2009). He was elected Attorney General in November 2010 and assumed office on January 1, 2011. He resigned from office in May 2018.