Liz Krueger

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
Liz Krueger in 2009.
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 28th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Preceded byJosé M. Serrano
Chair of the New York State Senate
Finance Committee
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 26th district
In office
February 13, 2002 – December 31, 2012
Preceded byRoy M. Goodman
Succeeded byDaniel Squadron
Personal details
Born (1957-11-20) November 20, 1957
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)John E. Seley
ResidenceUpper East Side, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Alma materNorthwestern University, University of Chicago
WebsiteOfficial website

Background

Krueger was born in 1957 in New York City to Harvey and Constance Krueger. She has two sisters, Abigail and Cathleen. A brother, Peter, died of AIDS in 1988.[1] Her father was a partner in 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 earned a B.A. from Northwestern University in Social Policy and Human Development, and a master's degree from the University of Chicago's Harris Graduate School of Public Policy.

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.[3]

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.

New York Senate

Krueger initially ran for the state Senate in 2000, narrowly losing to Republican Senator Roy M. Goodman by less than a percentage point.[4] Less than two years later, Goodman resigned and Krueger won the special election to replace him.[5] Since then, she has never faced a challenging re-election.[6] In October 2020, The New York Times reported that, shortly before the 2002 election, hundreds of ballots from the 2000 election from a predominantly Krueger-supporting district were found in an air duct.[7]

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.[8]

See also

References
  1. NY Times Obituary: Peter Krueger
  2. Forbes.com Profile: Harvey Kruger
  3. "To give or not to give?". www.ourtownny.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. "Our Campaigns - NY State Senate 26 Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. 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.
  6. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Liz Krueger". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  7. 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.
  8. Precious, Tom (2018-12-11). "Tim Kennedy gets key state Senate committee post". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

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Further reading
New York State Senate
Preceded by
José M. Serrano		 New York State Senate, 28th District
2013–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Roy M. Goodman		 New York State Senate, 26th District
2002–2013		 Succeeded by
Daniel Squadron
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