Alessandra Biaggi

Alessandra Rose Biaggi (born May 20, 1986) is an American politician in New York. A member of the Democratic Party, she is Senator for the 34th District of the New York State Senate, which includes portions of Bronx and Westchester Counties. She is the granddaughter of former Congressman Mario Biaggi.

Alessandra Biaggi
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 34th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byJeff Klein
Personal details
Born
Alessandra Rose Biaggi

(1986-05-20) May 20, 1986
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Nathaniel Koloc
​
(m. 2019)​
RelativesMario Biaggi (grandfather)
ResidencePelham, New York
Alma materNew York University (BA)
Fordham School of Law (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website
Official website

Early life and education

Biaggi was born in Mount Vernon, New York. Biaggi graduated from Pelham Memorial High School, She then attended Loyola College in Maryland before transferring into New York University, She was denied entry into Fordham Law on her first try and had to go to St John’s for a year before transferring into Fordham Law School, where she was a member of the Fordham Law Review. In 2014, she attended the Women's Campaign School at Yale University.

Early career

Biaggi interned in the offices of Congressman Joseph Crowley, the Kings County District Attorney, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and worked as Assistant General Counsel for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office of Storm Recovery.[1] She most recently served as counsel in Governor Cuomo's Counsels Office, and as a member of the Governor's executive clemency team.

During the 2016 presidential election, Biaggi served as Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Following the election, she worked on various advocacy and voter engagement measures, including creating a document called the Take Action Guide for Activism.[2]

New York State Senate

On January 24, 2018, Biaggi announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New York State Senate in District 34 against incumbent Jeffrey D. Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference.[3] Biaggi defeated Klein in what amounted to a major upset.[4][5] On November 6, Biaggi was elected to the New York State Senate.[6]

With Democrats winning the majority in 2018, Biaggi is serving as Chair of Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance.

In an April 2019 closed-door meeting of Senate Democrats, an argument between Sen. Kevin Parker and Biaggi occurred; Parker reportedly "ripped off his tie and threw it down in a rage".[7][8]

Personal life

Biaggi's grandfather Mario Biaggi served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1988.[9] Alessandra's state senate district covers much of the territory that her grandfather represented in Congress for much of his tenure.

On July 22, 2019, Biaggi married Nathaniel Koloc.[10]

References
  1. "Homepage — Arena". arena.run. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. "Rituals of Democracy - Alessandra Biaggi: Guide". sites.google.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. "Pelhamite Alessandra Biaggi Challenging State Sen. Jeff Klein for Democratic Nomination". The Pelham Plus. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. "Alessandra Biaggi defeats Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein in NY primary". pix11. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  5. Lombardo, D. September 13, 2018. "Former IDC senators struggling to retain Democratic support". times union (Albany). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  6. "Alessandra Biaggi victory in state Senate race puts 'nail in the IDC coffin'". Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  7. Fink, Zack (April 12, 2019). "Nasty Fight Erupts Between State Senate Democrats". www.ny1.com.
  8. "[Updates] State Senator From Brooklyn Kevin Parker Tells Woman 'Kill Yourself!' In Response To Parking Placard Tweet". Gothamist. December 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  9. "Insurgent candidate learned politics at the family table". Riverdale Press. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  10. Radomsky, Rosalie R. (July 27, 2019). "Team Players in Politics and Love". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
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