11 Facts About Michael Gianaris

Michael Gianaris represented District 36 in the New York State Assembly from 2001 to 2010, and he has represented District 12 in the New York State Senate since 2011.

Michael Gianaris was born in Astoria and is the son of Greek immigrants Nicholas and Magdalene Michael Gianaris.

In 2000, Michael Gianaris was elected to the New York State Assembly in District 36.

In 2010, Senator George Onorato decided not to seek re-election, and Michael Gianaris was nominated to replace him.

In 2019, following Senate Democrats' ascent to the majority, Michael Gianaris was named Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate.

Michael Gianaris has been noted for his support for antitrust enforcement, having introduced the "21st Century Antitrust Act" in the New York State Legislature and written in support of the federal American Innovation and Choice Online Act proposal.

Michael Gianaris ran for Attorney General of New York in 2018, but ended his campaign in May 2018 and endorsed fellow Democrat Letitia James.

Michael Gianaris cited this as their commitment to advocating for additional resources to schools amidst concerns about increases in anti semitic attacks from the Israel-Palestine tensions.

Michael Gianaris co-sponsored other bills such as S4818 which establishes a 10-day waiting period to buy a firearm.

Michael Gianaris stated their reaction of her reversal "This whole thing was just dropped on us just yesterday and to expect us to have serious, substantive, deliberative discussion on such an important issue in 24 hours is unrealistic" and that "We put the burden on New York City to bail out the MTA just last year with this exact tax and I don't think many of us who represent the city support doing it again".

Michael Gianaris has supported bail reform and the elimination of cash bail.