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Elected Officials for Queens, NY: National, State, and Local Representatives

Find Out Which Politicians Represent Your Neighborhood

By John Roleke, About.com

Residents of Queens have elected representatives in Washington D.C., Albany, and New York City. To identify your representatives, check the following lists and resources.

National Representatives

  • President Barack Obama

  • Senators
  • House of Representatives

    Five Congress people represent Queens in the House. To find out which one represents your neighborhood, go to Congress.org and enter your zip code.

    • Congressman Gary Ackerman (Democrat, 5th District -- northeastern Queens)
    • Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (Democrat, 6th District -- southeastern Queens)
    • Congressman Joseph Crowley (Democrat, 7th District -- central and western Queens)
    • Congressman Anthony D. Weiner (Democrat, 9th District -- central and northeastern Queens and parts of Brooklyn)
    • Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (Democrat, 14th District -- Long Island City, Astoria, and Manhattan )

State Elected Officials for Queens, NY

  • Governor David A. Paterson (D)
  • Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo (D)
  • Comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli
  • NY State Senators
    There are 13 State Senators representing Queens in Albany. To find out which one represents your neighborhood, go to Congress.org and enter your address.

    • Sen. Shirley L. Huntley (D, 10th District -- Jamaica and southern Queens)
    • Sen. Frank Padavan (R, 11th District -- Bayside, Whitestone, Bellerose, and eastern Queens), Vice President Pro Tempore of the New York State Senate
    • Sen. George Onorato (D, 12th District -- Astoria and western Queens)
    • Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D, 13th District -- Jackson Heights, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, and Woodside)
    • Sen. Malcolm A. Smith (D, 14th District -- Hollis, Rosedale, the Rockaways, Cambria Heights, Briarwood, Queens Village), (Sort of) Majority Leader of New York State Senate
    • Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D, 15th District -- Middle Village, Ridgewood, Maspeth, Glendale, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach)
    • Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D, 16th District, Assistant Minority Whip -- Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Ditmars, Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Bayside, Whitestone, Oakland Gardens)

  • NY State Assembly Members
    There are 18 Assembly Members representing Queens in Albany. To find out which one represents your neighborhood, go to Congress.org and enter your address.

    • Asm. Ellen Young (D, 22nd District, Flushing)
    • Asm. Audrey I. Pheffer (D, 23rd District, eastern Queens)
    • Asm. Mark Weprin (D, 24th District, eastern Queens)
    • Asm. Rory I. Lancman (D, 25th District, central and northern Queens)
    • Asm. Ann Margaret Carrozza (D, 26th District, northeastern Queens)
    • Asm. Nettie Mayersohn (D, 27th District, Kew Gardens Hills, Kew Gardens, and N. Richmond Hill)
    • Asm. Andrew Hevesi (D, 28th District, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Middle Village, and Glendale)
    • Asm. William Scarborough (D, 29th District, southeastern Queens)
    • Asm. Margaret M. Markey (D, 30th District, Maspeth)
    • Asm. Michele R. Titus (D, 31st District, southern Queens)
    • Asm. Vivian E. Cook (D, 32nd District, South Jamaica, S. Richmond Hill)
    • Asm. Barbara M. Clark (D, 33rd District, eastern Queens)
    • Asm. Michael Den Dekker (D, 34th District, Jackson Heights)
    • Asm. Jeffrion L. Aubry (D, 35th District, East Elmhurst, Corona)
    • Asm. Michael N. Gianaris (D, 36th District, Astoria)
    • Asm. Catherine Nolan (D, 37th District, Long Island City and western Queens)
    • Asm. Anthony S. Seminerio (D, 38th District, southwestern Queens)
    • Asm. José R. Peralta (D, 39th District, Jackson Heights, Corona)

New York City Elected Officials for Queens

  • Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R)
  • Queens Borough President Helen Marshall (D)

  • NYC Councilmembers for Queens
    There are 14 Councilmembers who represent Queens in the City Council. To identify which one represents your neighborhood, go to City Council website and enter your address.

    • Tony Avella (D, District 19 -- Bayside)
    • John C. Liu (D, District 20 -- Flushing)
    • Hiram Monserrate (D, District 21 -- Corona)
    • Peter F. Vallone (D, District 22 -- Astoria)
    • David I. Weprin (D, District 23 -- Hollis and eastern Queens)
    • James F. Gennaro (D, District 24 -- Fresh Meadows)
    • Helen Sears (D, District 25 -- Jackson Heights)
    • Eric N. Gioia (D, District 26 -- Long Island City)
    • Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. (D, District 27 -- St.Albans and eastern Queens)
    • Thomas White, Jr. (D, District 28 -- Richmond Hill, Rochdale Village, and South Jamaica)
    • Melinda R. Katz (D, District 29 -- Forest Hills and central Queens)
    • Elizabeth S. Crowley (D, District 30 -- Middle Village and western Queens)
    • James Sanders, Jr. (D, District 31 -- southeastern Queens)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D, District 32 -- Howard Beach and the Rockaways)
Now that you know who's in office, make sure to find your local polling place and vote.

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