Tony Avella
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| Member of the New York Senate from the 11th district |
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Assumed office January 1, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Padavan |
| Member of the New York City Council from the 19th District | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Abel |
| Succeeded by | Dan Halloran |
| Constituency | Queens: Bayside, College Point, Auburndale, Beechhurst, Whitestone, Bay Terrace, Robinwood; parts of Flushing, Douglaston, Little Neck, Glen Oaks |
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October 27, 1951 Astoria, Queens |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Cashman |
| Residence | Whitestone, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hunter College |
| Profession | politician |
| Website | Official website |
Anthony Avella Jr. (born October 27, 1951) is an American politician and Democratic State Senator from the 11th New York Senate district. Avella was a member of the New York City Council from the borough of Queens from 2002 to 2009. He represented the 19th Council District, which includes the mostly affluent neighborhoods of College Point, Whitestone, Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston, Floral Park, Beechhurst, Malba and Auburndale.
Avella served as the Chair of the Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee and was a member of five other Council committees: Higher Education, Housing and Buildings, Fire and Criminal Justice Services, Land Use, and Veterans. He was the founder and Chair of the first Italian-American Caucus of the Council. He opted not to run for a third term of the City Council (which was allowed by a bill passed in early 2009), in order to run in the 2009 Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. He received publicity for his stances in favor of animal rights and against overdevelopment, but was defeated by Bill Thompson.
He is a graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York. A lifelong Queens resident, he currently resides in Whitestone with his wife, Judith Cashman.
On November 2, 2010, Avella defeated incumbent district 11 New York State Senator Frank Padavan. On November 26. 2012, Avella announced he would enter the race for Queens Borough President. On August 14, 2013, he dropped out of the race.
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