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Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, Flatbush, parts of
Park Slope, Bedford-Stuyvesant.

GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Take a look at all the latest results for the November 5, 2002 general
election.
x-Roger L. Green (Dem) 16,670 96 percent
Rick Ocasio (Rep) 649 - 4 percent
Candidates:
- Roger L. Green (Dem/Wor) Incumbent
- Rick Ocasio (Rep)
BIOGRAPHIES
Assemblyman Roger L. Green (Dem) was first elected to
office on January 1981. Green, who graduated from Southern
Illinois University, serves as chairman of the New York
State Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Legislative Caucus.
He also chairs the New York State Committee on Children and
Families, co-chair of the Joint Budget Conference
Sub-Committee on Human Services and is a member of the
Committee on Banks; Codes; Labor; and Ways and Means.

7 BILLS IMPORTANT TO NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS THAT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE IS LIKELY TO VOTE ON IN THE NEXT TERM:
1. Rent Regulation: The current rent regulation laws expire in June 2003. Supporters of rent regulation hope that the current provisions will be extended for another five years and that the legislature will repeal the provision which deregulates apartments that rent for $2,000 or more a month. The State Assembly passed such a bill this year, but it died in the Senate in the face of opposition from Majority Leader Joseph Bruno. If the Legislature does not take concerted action in June, rent regulation in New York City will end.
In 2002 Assemblymember Green voted in favor of repealing vacancy decontrol, the law that permits landlords to increase rent 18 percent automatically whenever a tenant moves out.
2. Commuter Tax: In 1999, when the State Legislature repealed the Commuter Tax, the city's economy was good. Reinstatement of the Commuter Tax is likely to come up again this Spring as the City's economy takes a turn for the worse.
In 1999 Assemblymember Green voted against the repeal of the commuter tax.
3. School Funding: Even with mayoral control of the school system, more than 40 percent of New York City's school funding comes from Albany. Next year's budget will determine how much money New York City's schools will get from the state.
4. Rockefeller drug laws: New York's drug laws, passed in 1973 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, are among the harshest in the nation. The Democratic-controlled Assembly, Republican-controlled Senate, and the Governor have not been able to agree on how to reform these laws, look for renewed negotiations and new legislation in the next term.
5. Minimum Wage: Currently set at $5.15 an hour, Democrats will likely propose raising the minimum wage to $6.75 an hour, a proposal that passed the Assembly, but failed to ever get to the floor of the Senate last year.
Raising Minimum Wage - vote on A5132 In 2002 Assemblymember Green voted in favor of raising the minimum wage.
6. Sexual Orientation Non Discrimination Act: This has been floating around the New York State Legislature for 30 years, with the Governor's support, it is likely to come up for a vote again next Spring.
7. Campaign Finance Reform: Some 80 organizations have proposed a "Clean Money, Clean Elections" bill for the New York State Legislature. Like the New York City law, it would establish a system under which candidates who comply with limits on campaign spending and contributions Last year, Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced a bill to provide two-to-one public matching of campaign contributions. The bill passed the Assembly, but it died in the Senate in the face of opposition from Majority Leader Joseph Bruno.
In 2002 Assemblymember Green voted in favor of two-to-one public matching of campaign contributions.
HOW SOME ORGANIZATIONS RANKED ASSEMBLYMEMBER ROGER L. GREEN:
EMPIRE STATE PRIDE AGENDA
Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act
The Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act adds actual or
perceived sexual orientation to the state's existing laws
which prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, public
accommodations, education, and credit on the basis of age,
race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability or
marital status.
Pride Agenda's Position: SUPPORT
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
Hate Crimes Act
The Hate Crimes Act enhances criminal penalties for a long
list of crimes in which perpetrators intentionally select a
target based on the victim's actual or perceived race,
color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion,
religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation.
The Hate Crimes Act also requires the state to collect,
analyze and annually report on data regarding hate crimes
throughout the state.
Pride Agenda's Position: SUPPORT
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK STATE
Comparable Worth Bill
This bill enacts the "New York State Fair Pay Act" which
declares it unlawful to discriminate between employees of
different sexes for work that is of comparable worth.
BC of NYS Position: OPPOSITION
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
Act to Increase State Minimum Wage
This act amends the labor law, raising state minimum wage
from $5.15 to $6.75 an hour as of January 1, 2003.
BC of NYS Position: OPPOSITION
Roger L. Green's Position:SUPPORT
NEW YORK STATE AFL-CIO
Act to Amend the Retirement and Social Security Law
regarding Age of Retirees
This act decreases the age at which public retirees may
re-enter public employment without losing any of their
benefits from 70 to 65.
AFL-CIO's Position: SUPPORT
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
Act to Amend the Labor Law regarding Employer Responsibilities
This act stipulates that the failure to post a statement of
wage rates and supplements at any job site shall be regarded
as a misdemeanor and subject to a civil penalty. It
requires maintenance of "sign-in" and "sign-out" sheets upon
the request of the fiscal officer.
AFL-CIO's Position: SUPPORT
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
FAMILY PLANNING ADVOCATES OF NEW YORK STATE
Emergency Contraception for Rape Survivors Act
This act requires hospitals to provide information on
emergency contraception and, upon request of a rape
survivor, to distribute emergency contraception to rape
survivors during emergency treatment.
Family Planning Association of New York's Position: SUPPORT
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
Contraceptive Coverage Equality Act
This act requires health and accident insurance policies
that provide coverage for prescription drugs to cover the
costs of contraceptives prescribed by a healthcare provider
authorized to prescribe drugs according to the education
laws.
Family Planning Association of New York's Position: SUPPORT
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
Immigrant Healthcare Act
This measure allows to aliens to receive medical assistance
with less difficulty and calls for state reimbursement of
certain medical assistance and family health plus costs
incurred on behalf of certain aliens.
Family Planning Association of New York's Position: SUPPORT
Roger L. Green's Position: SUPPORT
PRIMARY ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
Candidates:
- Roger L. Green (Dem/Wor - Primary Winner) Incumbent
- Hakeem Jeffries (Dem)
- Rick Ocasio (Rep)
BIOGRAPHIES
Assemblyman Roger L. Green (Dem) was first elected to
office on January 1981. Green, who graduated from Southern
Illinois University, serves as chairman of the New York
State Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Legislative Caucus.
He also chairs the New York State Committee on Children and
Families, co-chair of the Joint Budget Conference
Sub-Committee on Human Services and is a member of the
Committee on Banks; Codes; Labor; and Ways and Means.
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Hakeem Jeffries (Dem), a lawyer, was born and raised in the
Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. Jeffries graduated from
SUNY Binghamton, received a Master's degree in public policy
from Georgetown University and in 1997 received his Juris
Doctorate degree, magna cum laude, at New York University's
School of Law. Jeffries is the founder and chairman of the
Brooklyn Freedom Democratic Association, a local civic and
political organization formed in January 2001. He also
serves as a member of the 77th Precinct Community Council,
and is a board member of the Lakeside Family and Children's
Services, the Brooklyn Boys and Girls Club and a chairperson
of the Board of Directors of the New York Diagnostic Center,
a social service agency that serves the Crown Heights
Community. Jeffries is also the chairperson of the
Committee for Legal and Social Progress, a volunteer
organization of young attorneys committed to neighborhood
improvement in Central Brooklyn.

August
27, 2002
Come election time, most candidates want the
cops on their side, but in a Brooklyn Assembly race,
incumbent Roger Green is being blasted for his blue wall of
support.
(Daily News)
July
22, 2002
Two years ago, State Assemblyman Roger Green
survived a strong challenge from Hakeem Jeffries, a
lawyer, who managed to win 41 percent of the vote in the
primary, an unusually impressive showing for a political
novice running against one of the Assembly's long-serving
and most influential members. In the two years since that
race, Mr. Jeffries, 31, has devoted a great deal of energy
to organizing and preparing for this year's primary.
(New York Times)
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