Elizabeth Krueger (born November 20, 1957) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 28 on the East Side of Manhattan. First elected in a special election in 2002, Krueger is a Democrat.
Liz Krueger | |
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| Member of the New York State Senate | |
| Assumed office February 13, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Roy M. Goodman |
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| Chair of the New York State Senate Finance Committee | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
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| Born | November 20, 1957 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | John E. Seley |
| Relations | Harvey M. Krueger (father) |
| Residence(s) | Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA), University of Chicago (MPP) |
| Website | Official website |
Background
editKrueger was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey to Harvey M. Krueger and Constance Krueger. She has two sisters, Abigail and Cathleen. Her brother, Peter, died of AIDS in 1988.[1] Her father was the CEO of the investment bank Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and served as vice chairman of Lehman Brothers following the merger with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. in 1977.[2]
She graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1975, earned a B.A. from Northwestern University in Social Policy and Human Development in 1979, and a master's degree from the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy in 1981.[3][4]
Prior to elected office, Krueger served for 15 years as associate director of the Community Food Resource Center (CFRC), and she is the founding director of the New York City Food Bank.[5]
She is married to John E. Seley, 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.[citation needed]
New York Senate
editKrueger initially ran for the state Senate in 2000, narrowly losing to Republican Senator Roy M. Goodman by less than a percentage point.[6] Less than two years later, Goodman resigned and Krueger won the special election to replace him.[7] Since then, she has never faced a challenging re-election.[8] Many years later, The New York Times reported that months after the 2000 election that Krueger lost, hundreds of ballots from a pro-Krueger area were found in a Board of Elections air duct, although Krueger did not learn of this until just before the 2002 election that she won.[9]
After the Democratic party took the majority in the 2018 elections, Krueger was elected the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, one of the most powerful committees in the Senate.[10]
In 2021, Krueger was one of two members of the senate to vote against a bill designating baseball as the official state sport of New York.[11]
Krueger is a member of the Vote Blue Coalition, a progressive group and federal PAC created to support Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania through voter outreach and mobilization efforts.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Peter Krueger, Christie's Executive, 32". The New York Times. 1988-04-14. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Profile: Harvey Kruger". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Liz Krueger's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ New York State Sen. Liz Krueger, LegiStorm. Accessed November 6, 2024. "Education University of Chicago - MA, public policy (1979-1981) Northwestern University - BS, cultural anthropology and social policy (1975-1979) Ridgewood (N.J.) High School - Diploma (1975)"
- ^ "To give or not to give?". www.ourtownny.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY State Senate 26 Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ Hicks, Jonathan P. (2002-10-21). "Republicans Fight Hard to Recapture State Senate Seat in the Old Silk Stocking District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Liz Krueger". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ Rosenthal, Brian M.; Rothfeld, Michael (26 October 2020). "Inside Decades of Nepotism and Bungling at the N.Y.C. Elections Board". The New York Times.
- ^ Precious, Tom (2018-12-11). "Tim Kennedy gets key state Senate committee post". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ Harding, Robert (2021-06-09). "NY Senate passes Oberacker's bill to designate baseball as official state sport". Auburn Citizen. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "Coalition". Vote Blue. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
Further reading
edit- Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity." New York, New York, 2020