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GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Take a look at all the latest results for the November 5, 2002 general
election.
x-Carl Andrews (Dem) 36,354 - 90 percent
Salvatore Grupico (Rep) 3,917 - 10 percent
Candidates:
- Carl Andrews (Dem/Lib/Wor) Incumbent
- Salvatore Grupico (Rep/Con)
BIOGRAPHIES
Senator Carl Andrews, (Dem/Lib/Wor) born in Brooklyn, New York was elected
to the New York State Senate in a Special Election in February,
2002. Senator Andrews received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Medgar
Evers College and received his Master's Degree in African-American
Studies from the State University of New York at Albany. Prior to
his service in the State Senate, Senator Andrews served as an elected
member of Community School Board 17 and District Leader of the 43rd
Assembly District.
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Mickey Heller (Dem) graduated from Brooklyn Law School.
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Wellington Sharpe (Dem) has been a resident of Flatbush Brooklyn for the
last 27 years. Sharpe holds a degree from New York Technical College, a
Bachelor of Science from Baruch College and a Master's degree from the
College of Human Services. He is the founder, President and CEO of
Nelrak Child Development Center, Nelrak Early Intervention Program and
Nelrak Home and Health Care Agency. Sharpe is also the Chairperson of
the Brooklyn Hospital Community Advisory Board, and a member of the
Kings County Community Advisory Board and the Brooklyn Hospital Ethics
Committee.

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.
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 Commuter Tax: In 1999, when the State Legislature repealed the Commuter Tax, the city's economy was good.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.
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 failed last year.
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 would receive public funds for their political campaigns.
HOW OTHER ORGANIZATIONS RANKED SENATOR CARL ANDREWS:
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
Carl Andrews'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
Carl Andrews's Position: SUPPORT
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK STATE
Taxable Status of Nuclear-Powered Electrical Generating Facilities Act
This measure establishes that nuclear powered electric
generating facilities must pay property tax.
BC of NYS Position: SUPPORT
Carl Andrews's Position: SUPPORT
Plumbing Standards
This measure creates a new article in labor laws by
providing standards for plumbing materials and makes certain
plumbing and piping provisions of the state uniform fire
prevention and building code.
BC of NYS Position: OPPOSITION
Carl Andrews's Position: SUPPORT
PRIMARY ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
Candidates:
- Carl Andrews (Dem/Lib/Wor - Primary Winner)
- Salvatore Grupico (Rep/Con - Primary Winner)
- Mickey Heller (Dem)
- Guillermo Philpots (Dem)
- Wellington Sharpe (Dem)

September
5, 2002
State Senator Carl Andrews's abundance of good cheer was
on display as he greeted subway commuters at Grand Army
Plaza in Park Slope yesterday morning. But a question from a
reporter about the criticism he has received for his close
relationship with the Democratic Party organization in
Brooklyn seemed to rankle him a little.
(New York Times)
July
1, 2002
The 20th Senate District in Brooklyn is yet
another district where the overwhelming ethnic population is
Caribbean American. This was the district that was held for
many years by Brooklyn's present Borough President Marty
Markowitz. Earlier this year Carl Andrews won the remainder
of Markowitz's unfinished term in a special election where
the only challenge came from Ms. Frances Purcell who ran on
the Republican line and lost. Now Andrews appears set to win
in November.
(Caribnews)
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