Audrey Pheffer
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Audrey I. Pheffer is an American
Democratic Party
politician serving as Queens County Clerk.
Previously, she represented District 23 in the New York State Assembly
from 1987–2011, which comprised Rockaway Beach
, Howard Beach
and Ozone Park
, among other neighborhoods found within the New York City
borough
of Queens
.
Despite her long separation from education and having only a high school diploma. She successfully combined being a working mom and a full-time student at Queens College, City University of New York
, where she received a B.A. degree (cum laude) in 1982.
Prior to her election to the New York State Assembly, Pheffer served in a variety of capacities within state and city government. In 1977 she served as a member of the New York City Commission of Human Rights. She would also serve as a Special Assistant to former New York City Council President Andrew Stein
and Executive Assistant to State Senator Jeremy Weinstein.
Pheffer resides in Far Rockaway and has two children, Mitchell and Stacey. She and her life partner Glenn Riddell have six grandchildren.
In 2001 Pheffer launched a run for Queens Borough President
before ultimately withdrawing from the race.
In 2011, she resigned from the State Assembly after being elected to the position of County Clerk in Queens County, New York. The duties of her position include Clerk of the Supreme Court of Queens County
and the Commissioner of Jurors.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician serving as Queens County Clerk.
Previously, she represented District 23 in the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
from 1987–2011, which comprised Rockaway Beach
Rockaway Beach, Queens
Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located on the South Shore of Long Island. The neighborhood is bounded by Arverne to the east and Rockaway Park to the west...
, Howard Beach
Howard Beach, Queens
Howard Beach is a suburban neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bordered in the north by the Belt Parkway and South Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, the south by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel, the east by 102nd-104th streets, and the west by 78th...
and Ozone Park
Ozone Park, Queens
Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....
, among other neighborhoods found within the New York City
New York City
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borough
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of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
.
Early life
Prior to her government service Pheffer worked, from 1973–1977, at the Rockaway Occupational Training Center and agency of the Queens Association of ARC, where she worked with the developmentally disabled.Despite her long separation from education and having only a high school diploma. She successfully combined being a working mom and a full-time student at Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, located in Flushing, Queens, New York City, is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York. It is also the fifth oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning. The college's seventy seven acre campus is located in the heart of the...
, where she received a B.A. degree (cum laude) in 1982.
Prior to her election to the New York State Assembly, Pheffer served in a variety of capacities within state and city government. In 1977 she served as a member of the New York City Commission of Human Rights. She would also serve as a Special Assistant to former New York City Council President Andrew Stein
Andrew Stein
Andrew Stein was a Democratic politician who served on the New York City Council and was its last President, and as Manhattan Borough President. Stein's father is Jerry Finkelstein, the retired multi-millionaire publisher of the New York Law Journal, among other publications...
and Executive Assistant to State Senator Jeremy Weinstein.
Pheffer resides in Far Rockaway and has two children, Mitchell and Stacey. She and her life partner Glenn Riddell have six grandchildren.
Political career
She was first elected to the Assembly in 1987, following the resignation of her former associate, Assemblywoman Gerdi E. Lipschutz of Belle Harbor, Queens. Pheffer served as Chair of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee since 1995. In the past she has chaired the Assembly's Election Law Committee and the Subcommittee on Outreach and Oversight of Senior Citizen Programs, and served as President of the National Order of Women Legislators from 1995-1996.In 2001 Pheffer launched a run for Queens Borough President
Borough president
Borough President is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City.-Reasons for establishment:...
before ultimately withdrawing from the race.
In 2011, she resigned from the State Assembly after being elected to the position of County Clerk in Queens County, New York. The duties of her position include Clerk of the Supreme Court of Queens County
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
and the Commissioner of Jurors.
External links
- Biography: New York State Democratic Committee
- Pheffer's response to the 2008 Candidate Questionnaire for State Senate and Assembly from the 504 Democratic Club of New York City
- Written Responses To Questionnaire By The League Of Conservation Voters
- Conservative Party Goes Begging For Candidates
- Weld In Rockaway; Local To Challenge Pheffer
- Gotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Assembly: District 23
- Democratic Field Is Narrowed For Queens Borough President