Jeffrion Aubry
| Jeffrion L. Aubry | |
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Aubry in 2012
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 35th district |
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Assumed office January 28, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Helen Marshall |
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February 8, 1948 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art and Design) (1969) |
| Website | Official website |
Jeffrion L. Aubry (born February 8, 1948) represents District 35 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises East Elmhurst, LeFrak City, and parts of Corona, Woodside, Jackson Heights and Elmhurst.
Chosen in a special election in 1992, Aubry ran uncontested in the 2008 and 2010 general elections. He is the current Committee on Correction chair and a member of the Committee on Governmental Employees, Committee on Rules, Committee on Social Services and Committee on Ways and Means. Assemblyman Aubry is also a member of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus. As the Chairman of Corrections he introduced The Drug Law Reform, Drug Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2001, also known as the reform of the Rockefeller drug laws. Assemblyman Aubry stated the Rockefeller drug laws is "a failed policy that we can no longer sustain." Assemblyman Aubry is also a member of the Council of State Governments and is a recognized "Toll Fellow."
Assemblyman Aubry also serves as the chairman of the board of the Council of State Governments' Justice Center, a national organization which provides technical assistance to states to develop data driven consensus supported criminal justice policies to reduce crime and decrease the cost of incarceration nationwide.
Prior to his election to the Assembly, Aubry served in a number of capacities within city government including as the Director of Economic Development for the Office of the Borough President of Queens and as the Queens representative to the Economic Development Corporation of the City of New York. He has also served as the Chairman of the Small Business Development Center's Advisory board at York College and as a consultant for Massand Associates-an engineering firm-within the private sector.
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