Ann-Margaret Carrozza
| Ann-Margaret Carrozza | |
|---|---|
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Ann-Margaret Carrozza, March 2011 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 26th district | |
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In office 1997–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Braunstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1966/1967 (age 48–49) Queens, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | William Duke |
| Children | two |
| Residence |
Bayside, Queens Glen Head, Long Island |
| Alma mater | Hofstra Law School (J.D.) |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
Ann-Margaret Carrozza (born c. 1967) is an American lawyer and politician from New York, who was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1997 to 2010.
Biography
Carrozza completed undergraduate studies at SUNY Albany and Empire State College. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the Hofstra University School of Law. Prior to her election to the State Assembly, Carrozza served as a court attorney for Civil Court Judge Peter O'Donoghue and as a clinical intern in the Queens County District Attorney's Office.[1]
She was a member of the New York State Assembly (26th D.) from 1997 to 2010, sitting in the 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th, 197th and 198th New York State Legislatures. Her district comprised East Flushing, Douglaston, Whitestone, Little Neck, Floral Park, Bay Terrace, and Bayside among other neighborhoods located in Northeast Queens. Carrozza was Chair of the Standing Committee on State and Federal Relations, as well as a member of several other standing committees, including Aging, Banks, Governmental Employees and Insurance.
Carrozza and her husband, William Duke, had lived on 33rd Avenue in Bayside since 2001. In February 2009 they moved outside her district to a home in Glen Head, on the North Shore of Long Island. Carrozza stated that this was a temporary arrangement that resulted when a deal to purchase a new home in her district fell through after she had already lined up a tenant for her 33rd Avenue home. In mid-2009 she moved to back to her district, living in a co-op on 205th Street, but her husband remained on Long Island.[2]
In July 2009, the New York Daily News reported that she and her husband were being investigated by Nassau County for double-dipping by claiming a STAR Program property tax rebate for their $1.8 million mansion in Glen Head, while already receiving the same rebate for a house they owned in Bayside.[3][4] The same month it also reported that Assembly records showed she had attended only 25 of 69 legislative session days during the first half of 2009.[5]
On March 26, 2010, she announced that should would not be seeking re-election.[6] She currently heads an elder law practice, with offices in Bayside, Queens, Port Jefferson, Long Island, Glen Head, New York, and Manhattan, New York.[7]
References
- ↑ "Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza". New York State Democratic Committee. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007.
- ↑ Brian M. Rafferty (July 8, 2009). "Carrozza Leaves Island, Returns To Her District". Queens Tribune.
- ↑ John Lauinger (July 7, 2009). "Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza in hot water over STAR exemption". New York Daily News.
42-year-old Carrozza
- ↑ John Lauinger (July 8, 2009). "Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza drops tax break plea on Queens home". New York Daily News.
- ↑ John Lauinger (July 15, 2009). "'Abysmal' attendance record are latest woes for Queens Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza". New York Daily News.
- ↑ Elizabeth Benjamin, Kenneth Lovett (March 27, 2010). "Plagued by residency probe, Queens Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza calls it quits after 7 terms". New York Daily News.
- ↑ "About our Firm". Law Offices of Ann-Margaret Carrozza. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
| New York Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Douglas Prescott |
New York State Assembly 26th District 1997–2010 |
Succeeded by Edward C. Braunstein |