Andrea Stewart-Cousins | |
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Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Deputy | Michael Gianaris |
Preceded by | John J. Flanagan |
Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
In office April 12, 2022 – May 25, 2022 | |
Governor | Kathy Hochul |
Preceded by | Brian Benjamin |
Succeeded by | Antonio Delgado |
In office August 24, 2021 – September 9, 2021 | |
Governor | Kathy Hochul |
Preceded by | Kathy Hochul |
Succeeded by | Brian Benjamin |
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate | |
In office December 17, 2012 – January 9, 2019 | |
Deputy | Michael Gianaris Jeffrey D. Klein |
Preceded by | John L. Sampson |
Succeeded by | John J. Flanagan |
Member of the New York State Senate from the 35th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Nicholas Spano |
Member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators from the 16th district | |
In office 1996–2007 | |
Preceded by | Herman Keith |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Jenkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrea Alice Stewart September 2, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Thomas Cousins
(m. 1979; died 2007) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Pace University (BA, MPA) Lehman College (GrCert) |
Website | Official website |
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (born September 2, 1950) is an American politician and educator from Yonkers, New York[1] She is a Democrat. Stewart-Cousins worked for District 35 with the New York State Senate starting in 2007. She became the Majority Leader and Temporary President with the New York Senate in 2019.[2] She became the acting Lieutenant Governor of New York with Kathy Hochul, the first female governor of the state, twice in 2021 and in 2022.[3]
Stewart-Cousins was the first female in the history of New York State to lead a conference with the New York State Legislature.[4] She was also the first female Senate Majority Leader in the history of the state.