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Andrew Lanza Takes Deputy Leader Role in State Senate PUBLISHED 5:05 PM ET Dec. 22, 2020 PUBLISHED 5:05 PM EST Dec. 22, 2020
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Sen. Andrew Lanza has been tapped to become the deputy minority leader in the Republican conference in the state Senate, Minority Leader Robert Ortt on Tuesday announced.
“Senator Lanza is the perfect partner to lead our Senate Republican Conference forward, Ortt said. He is a seasoned prosecutor and will be a strong and articulate defender of our members’ values in the same way he has been for his constituents on Staten Island. He has consistently stood up for individual freedom, small business, our law enforcement, and against Bill de Blasio and his socialist allies.
Capitol Confidential By Chris Bragg on December 22, 2020 at 3:30 PM
Sen. Andrew Lanza (New York Senate website)
Lanza, a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, represents a district encompassing most of Staten Island, and is one of the few elected Republicans left in New York City.
The appointments follow a Nov. 3 election that that seemed promising for Senate Republicans in the immediate aftermath, but after absentee ballots were counted over the course of weeks, resulted in Democrats in fact picking up three seats, and gaining a history veto-proof majority of 43 out of 63.
Lanza gives leadership of the GOP conference a downstate presence; he replaces state Sen. Joe Griffo, who represents a Utica-area district, and recently stepped down as deputy. The leader of the conference, Robert Ortt, hails from a Western New York district.