Andrew Lanza
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| Assumed office January 1, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | John Marchi |
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| Born | March 12, 1964 Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marcele Lanza |
| Alma mater | St. John's University, Fordham University School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Andrew Joseph Lanza (born March 12, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician and is currently serving as a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 24th District which encompasses most of Staten Island. Lanza was elected State Senator in the November 2006 election. He is a former member of the New York City Council.
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[edit] Education
Lanza attended P.S. 32 as a child, as well as I.S. 24, both in Great Kills, Staten Island. He is a 1982 graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School in Oakwood. He is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree and St. John's University, where he received a B.S. in Accounting. He is admitted for the practice of law to the Bars of New York, New Jersey, SDNY and DNJ.
[edit] Work on Wall Street and in the Manhattan D.A.'s Office
Just prior to his entry into politics, Lanza was associated with Mercury Securities LLC, a Wall Street software development and stock trading firm, where he was a Managing Member and General Counsel Partner.
He also served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as a prosecutor of street crimes, felony cases, New York State Welfare Fraud and procedural and constitutional issues.
Lanza received his corporate legal training with KPMG Peat Marwick as a Senior Auditor where he was in charge of auditing public and private firms, banks, importers and hospitals.
[edit] Election to the New York City Council
Running as a Republican, Lanza was first elected to the New York City Council in 2001 and re-elected for a second term in 2003 to the 51st Council District on the South Shore of Staten Island, representing over 150,000 constituents. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2005 as well.
Out of 51 councilmembers, he was just one of three Republicans.
At the City Council he sat on the Education Committee, Land Use Committee, Sanitation and Solid Waste Committee, Standards and Ethics Committee, Environmental and Transportation Committee, as well as the sub-committee on Planning, Dispositions and Concessions.
[edit] Election to the New York State Senate
Lanza was elected to the New York State Senate on November 7, 2006 and took office on January 1, 2007. He fills the seat vacated by Senator John J. Marchi, who retired after 50 years of service in the State Senate. He has been named the Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and Chairman of the Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee. He also serves on the Aging Committee, the Cities Committee, the Codes Committee, the Education Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee.
[edit] Personal life
Lanza and his wife, Marcele, together with their daughters, Olivia and Abigail, and their son AJ, still call Great Kills home. Lanza is childhood friends with Staten Island's current United States Congressman, Vito Fossella. The two campaigned together in 2006 for Lanza's election to the State Senate and Fossella's re-election campaign to Congress. Despite the fact that his wife and daughter were recently hit by an alleged drunk driver, Lanza, without hestitation and forethought, threw his backing to Congressman Fossella as he dealt with his drunk driving scandal. ([1]) Lanza stated that "no one is a better leader than Fossella." ([2])
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| Preceded by Stephen Fiala |
New York City Council, 51st District 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Vincent Ignizio |
| Preceded by John Marchi |
New York State Senate, 24th District 2007 – present |
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