1. Tony Avella is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of Democratic state senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans.
24 Facts About Tony Avella
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Tony Avella was a losing candidate in the 2009 New York City mayoral election, the 2013 Queens Borough President election, and the 2017 New York City mayoral election.
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On September 13,2018, Tony Avella was defeated in the State Senate Democratic primary by former New York City Comptroller John Liu.
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Tony Avella continued his campaign on third-party lines and was again defeated by Liu in the general election.
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Tony Avella earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Hunter College of the City University of New York.
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Tony Avella served as a member of Queens Community Board 7 and a Democratic District Leader and joined several civic and recreational associations.
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In 2001, Tony Avella was first elected to the New York City Council in Queens' District 19.
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Tony Avella was the first Democrat elected to his relatively conservative district.
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Tony Avella served as the Chair of the Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee and was a member of five other Council committees: Higher Education, Housing and Buildings, Fire and Criminal Justice Services, Land Use, and Veterans.
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Tony Avella was the founder and Chair of the first Italian American Caucus of the Council.
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Tony Avella turned down a stipend and pay increase that came with his committee chairship, and was the only City Council member to turn down his complementary parking placard.
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Tony Avella was labeled both conservative and progressive for his varying views.
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In 2005, Tony Avella forwarded a bill proposing that the Department of Transportation increase the operational duration of four public bus companies operating in his area.
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Tony Avella, running on a campaign of independence and reform in Albany, received the endorsement of the powerful United Federation of Teachers, the first time it endorsed a challenger in lieu of an incumbent.
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Tony Avella was a ranking member of the Aging Committee.
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On November 26,2012, Tony Avella announced he would enter the race for Queens Borough President.
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In February 2014, Tony Avella joined the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of senate Democrats that allied themselves with the Senate Republican Conference, creating a coalition that controlled the Senate.
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Tony Avella was named Chair of the Committee on Social Services and in 2015 was named Chair of the Committee on Children and Families.
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Liu criticized Tony Avella for joining the IDC; Tony Avella criticized Liu over the latter's campaign finance scandal that saw two of Liu's aides convicted, Liu's failure to pay fines from his earlier campaign for Comptroller, and Liu's record as Comptroller.
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Tony Avella appeared in the November 6,2018 general election as the third-party candidate for the Independence Party of New York and the Women's Equality Party.
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Tony Avella announced in October 2018 that he would continue his campaign.
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On November 26,2012, Tony Avella announced he would enter the race for Queens Borough President.
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On June 23,2021, Tony Avella won the Democratic primary for the seat.
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On November 2,2021, Tony Avella was defeated in the general election by Republican Vickie Paladino.