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Williamsburg, Sunset Park, Navy Yard, Lower Manhattan.

GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Take a look at all the latest results for the November 5, 2002 general
election.
x-Martin Connor (Dem) 31,450 - 80 percent
Hyman Silverglad (Rep) 6,848 - 17 percent
Andres Tirado (Lib) 1,132 - 3 percent
Candidates:
- Martin Connor (Dem) Incumbent
- Hyman Silverglad (Rep)
- Kenn Schaeffer
- Andres Tirado
BIOGRAPHIES
Senator Martin Connor (Dem), first elected in 1978, is
the Democratic Minority Leader of the New York State Senate.
Connor earned his undergraduate degree from Catholic
University in 1967 and, in 1970, received his law degree
from the Catholic University School of Law. As a senator,
Connor has been an advocate of campaign finance reform and
rent control.
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Hyman Silverglad (Rep) is a practicing attorney in
Manhattan. He has Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from
Brooklyn College, as well as a Law Degree from Brooklyn Law
School. He has been a Republican District Leader since 1998
and is a former candidate for State Assembly, Civil Court
Judge and School Board.

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 Commuter Tax: In 1999, when the State Legislature repealed the Commuter Tax, the city's economy was good.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 Connor voted in favor of repealing 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 MARTIN CONNOR:
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
Martin Connor'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
Martin Connor'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
Martin Connor'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
Martin Connor's Position: SUPPORT

August
6, 2002
With his own party divided over the primary
in the governor's race, powerful state Sen. Martin Connor
(D-Brooklyn Heights) is trying to get a prominent
conservative on the November ballot. Connor, a lawyer who is
considered an expert on election law, has been hired by
self-financed gubernatorial hopeful Tom Golisano to help get
Golisano on the ballot. Golisano, a multimillionaire owner
of a payroll company, covets the nominations of the
Independence and Conservative parties and also hopes to
create a new ballot line for himself.
(New York Daily News)
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