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Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Seagate, Coney Island, Windsor Terrace,
parts of Brighton Beach, Kensington, Flatbush, Sunset Park, Park
Slope in Brooklyn. North Shore of Staten Island.

GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Take a look at all the latest results for the November 5, 2002 general
election.
x-Seymour P. Lachman (Dem) 20,576 - 65 percent
Alfred B. Curtis (Rep) 11,226 - 35 percent
Candidates:
- Alfred B. Curtis (Rep/Ind)
- James M. Gay (Con)
- Seymour Lachman (Dem/Wor/Con) Incumbent
- Gil Perez (Dem)
BIOGRAPHIES
Alfred B. Curtis (Rep/Ind) was appointed Commissioner of
the NYC Department of Youth Services in 1994, now the
Department of Youth & Community Development. It provides a
variety of services ranging from tutoring programs to
substance abuse prevention. From 1996 through early 2002 he
served as CEO of the United Nations Development Corporation.
He received the New York Governor's Award for African
Americans of Distinction. A graduate of the College of
Staten Island, C.U.N.Y., he currently serves on their Board
of Trustees.
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Senator Seymour Lachman (Dem/Wor/Con), was
elected to the New York State Senate in a special election
held on February 15, 1996 and was reelected in November of
that year. Before becoming a senator, Lachman had been a
teacher, administrator and policy maker. While teaching at
the City University, Lachman was selected by the Borough
President of Brooklyn to serve on the New York City Board of
Education, and was later elected as president of the board.
In 1980, he was appointed to the National Advisory Council
on Bilingual Education, by President Jimmy Carter. Lachman
sits on the following standing committees: Transportation;
Aging; Consumer Protection; Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions; Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections;
Education; Finance; Higher Education.

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.
In 1999 Senator Lachman 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 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 SEYMOUR LACHMAN:
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
Seymour Lachman's Position: NO VOTE
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
Seymour Lachman'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
Seymour Lachman'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
Seymour Lachman's Position: SUPPORT
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