Anthony Seminerio

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Anthony Seminerio

Born 15 February 1935 (1935-02-15) (age 73),
New York City
Occupation Member of the New York State Assembly (District 38)

Anthony S. Seminerio (b. 15 February 1935) represents District 38 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises several neighborhoods within the borough of Queens, including Richmond Hill and Glendale, where Seminerio's local district offices are located.

First elected to the New York Assembly in 1978, he previously served as an executive board member representing the Corrections Officers Benevolent Association where he engaged in negotiations that forced him to travel between New York City and the state capital of Albany, New York. In addition to being the collective bargaining negotiator for members of the Dept. of Corrections Seminerio also served as the founder and treasurer of the New York State Peace Officers Association.

As a member of the New York Assembly Seminerio has distinguished himself as one of the more conservative members of the New York City delegation, often taking policy stances that are at odds with his fellow Democratic colleagues.

For example, he is one of the leading sponsors of an Academic Bill of Rights, which has been proposed by David Horowitz's Students For Academic Freedom. He is staunchly pro-life-earning the support of the New York State Right To Life Committee on multiple occasions-supports capital punishment and has taken a tough stance on crime, which is often at odds with Speaker Sheldon Silver. He has also endorsed several prominent Republican candidates in the past, including Rudolph Giuliani, George Pataki and Al D'Amato.

Notwithstanding his support of several high-profile conservative causes, and affiliation with specific Republican candidates seeking higher office, Seminerio does have a relatively liberal voting record on a host of other issues, garnering the support of large labor unions, supporting environmental measures, and voting against the repeal of the commuter tax.

Seminerio holds a B.S. from the New York State Institute of Technology.

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Preceded by
Alfred DelliBovi		 New York State Assembly, 31st District
1979–1992		 Succeeded by
Gregory W. Meeks
Preceded by
Frederick Schmidt		 New York State Assembly, 38th District
1993 – present		 Incumbent