Andrew P. Raia represents District 9 in the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 as a Republican, which comprises parts of Huntington

Huntington, New York

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, Babylon, New York

Babylon (village), New York

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 and Islip

Islip (town), New York

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, Long Island

Long Island

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.

First elected in November 2002, Raia is currently the ranking member of the Assembly Committee on Banks. Prior to his election, he was a member of legislative offices in both houses of the New York state legislature, as well as the Suffolk County Legislature.

He holds a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in political science from the State University of New York at New Paltz

State University of New York at New Paltz

The State University of New York at New Paltz, known as SUNY New Paltz for short, is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It was founded in 1828 as the School for teaching of classics. In 1885, the New Paltz Normal and Training School was established as a school to prepare teachers for the...

, from which he graduated in 1991.

External links

• Andrew Raia New York State Assembly member website.
• Friends of Andrew Raia Fundraising information.