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Manhattan's West Side from 77th Street to Battery Park, sections
of East Midtown, Lower East Side, Little Italy, Chinatown.

GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Take a look at all the latest results for the November 5, 2002 general
election.
x-Thomas K. Duane (Dem) 58,394 - 80 percent
Danniel Maio (GOP) 13,563 - 19 percent
Nicolas Leobold (Lib) 1,269 - 2 percent
Candidates:
- Thomas Duane (Dem/Lib/Wor) Incumbent
- Danniel Maio (Rep/Ind/Con)
BIOGRAPHIES
Prior to his election to the State Senate, Thomas Duane (Dem/Lib/Wor) served
for seven years in the New York City Council as its first openly-gay
and openly HIV-positive member. Duane is the Ranking Minority Member
on the committee on Investigation, Taxation, and Government Operations
and the Acting Ranking Minority Member on the Crime Victims, Crime,
and Corrections committee. Duane also sits on the Investigations,
Taxation, and Government Operations Committee. In 1999 and 2000,
Duane served as a Senate Minority negotiator for the Human Services
portion of the budget.
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Nic Leobold (Lbt) is a writer, producer and
entrepreneur. Leobold is a lifelong resident of the East
Village. He holds a B.A. in Communications from City
College.
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Danniel Maio (Rep/Ind/Con) is currently a mapmaker at
Identity Map Company in New York City. He graduated from
The American University in Washington DC in 1984, and
received a Master's degree from Chaminade University and
Japan-America Institute of Management Science in 1988. Maio
ran unsuccessfully for Manhattan Borough President in 2001.

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 Commuter Tax: In 1999, when the State Legislature repealed the Commuter Tax, the city's economy was good.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 Duane 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 THOMAS DUANE:
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
Thomas Duane'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
Thomas Duane'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
Thomas Duane's Position: OPPOSITION
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
Thomas Duane's Position: SUPPORT
PRIMARY ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
Candidates:
- Thomas Duane (Dem/Lib/Wor - Primary WInner) Incumbent
- Peter Gutierrez
- Nic Leobold (Lbt)
- Danniel Maio (Rep/Ind/Con - Primary WInner)
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