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Administrative History

Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, was first elected to the Senate in 2006 while serving as a Westchester County legislator (1996-2006). She represents the 35th Senate District, which consists of the Westchester county communities of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Yonkers. She has chaired of the Standing Committee on Local Government (2009-2010) and co-chaired the Senate Democratic Task Force on Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises. In December 2012, she was elected Minority Leader of the Senate. In January 2019, she became Temporary President and Majority Leader of the Senate.