Christine Pellegrino
Christine Pellegrino | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 9th district | |
| In office May 24, 2017 – January 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Saladino |
| Succeeded by | Michael LiPetri |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Christine Pellegrino is a former member of the New York State Assembly from the 9th District. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her election, Pellegrino was a teacher for 25 years, spending most of her career teaching in Baldwin Public Schools. Pellegrino is the 2020 Democratic nominee for the 4th District of the New York Senate.[1]
Pellegrino served as a delegate for Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential primaries.[2]
In an upset, she won a special election on May 23, 2017, to succeed Republican Joseph Saladino, who was appointed Oyster Bay town supervisor.[3] She was previously a leader in the anti-Common Core "opt-out" movement and received significant support from the state teachers union in her 2017 run.[4] She was a featured speaker at the 2017 People's Summit,[5] the 2017 American Federation of Teachers' TEACH Conference,[6] the Louisiana Federation of Teachers Convention in 2017, and the 2018 AFT National Convention held in Pittsburgh.[7]
In her first term representing the 9th District, Pellegrino secured various state grants for school districts, public libraries,[8] and clean drinking water.[9] As a member of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation and Chair of the Legislative Commission on Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste, she strongly opposed offshore drilling[10] and supported clean-up projects by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.[11]
Following her election, Newsday reported that Assemblywoman Pellegrino had $186,000 in unpaid federal tax liens, nearly $300,000 in additional state tax liens, $1,520 of unpaid neighborhood association fees, and six unpaid Suffolk traffic tickets totaling $630.[12] In October of 2018, a judge granted a bank's request to foreclose Assemblywoman Pellegrino's home for nonpayment of a $893,100 mortgage.[13]
Pellegrino was defeated for re-election to a full term by Republican Michael LiPetri in the 2018 general election.[14]
References
- ^ September 18, Updated; Pm, 2019 5:02. "The Point: Pellegrino eyes State Senate race". Newsday. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Savransky, Rebecca (May 24, 2017). "Sanders delegate wins NY state election in district that voted big for Trump". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "In upset, Democrat wins 9th District Assembly seat". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "In upset, Democrat wins 9th District Assembly seat". Newsday. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ Weigel, David. "Other lessons from the People's Summit". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/teach2017_program.pdf
- ^ "Pellegrino to AFT members: Run for office". American Federation of Teachers. July 16, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "West Islip Public Library receives new reading room". News12 Long Island.
- ^ "MWD to receive $2.6M grant to clean up wells at Maryland and Ocean Avenues". Massapequa Post. November 21, 2018.
- ^ Chang, Sophia (March 3, 2018). "Fed plan to drill for oil off LI draws bipartisan protest". Newsday.
- ^ Blidner, Rachelle (November 22, 2018). "State devises cleanup plan for Superfund site in West Islip". Newsday.
- ^ "Pol has $186,000 in federal tax liens". Newsday. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Judge: Bank can foreclose pol's home; owes $893G". Newsday. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ Coburn, Jesse. "2 LI Assembly incumbents unseated early Wednesday". Newsday. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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