Anthony Seminerio

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name = Anthony Seminerio
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1935|2|15|df=y,
birth_place = New York City
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occupation = Member of the New York State Assembly (District 38)
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Anthony S. Seminerio (born 15 February, 1935) represents District 38 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises several neighborhoods within the borough of Queens, including Richmond Hill and Glendale, where Seminerio's local district offices are located.

First elected to the New York Assembly in 1978, he previously served as an executive board member representing the Corrections Officers Benevolent Association where he engaged in negotiations that forced him to travel between New York City and the state capital of Albany, New York. In addition to being the collective bargaining negotiator for members of the Dept. of Corrections Seminerio also served as the founder and treasurer of the New York State Peace Officers Association.

As a member of the New York Assembly Seminerio has distinguished himself as one of the more conservative members of the New York City delegation, often taking policy stances that are at odds with his fellow Democratic colleagues.

For example, he is one of the leading sponsors of an Academic Bill of Rights, which has been proposed by David Horowitz's Students for Academic Freedom. He is staunchly pro-life-earning the support of the New York State Right To Life Committee on multiple occasions-supports capital punishment and has taken a tough stance on crime, which is often at odds with Speaker Sheldon Silver. He has also endorsed several prominent Republican candidates in the past, including Rudolph Giuliani, George Pataki and Al D'Amato.

Notwithstanding his support of several high-profile conservative causes, and affiliation with specific Republican candidates seeking higher office, Seminerio does have a relatively liberal voting record on a host of other issues, garnering the support of large labor unions, supporting environmental measures, and voting against the repeal of the commuter tax.

Seminerio holds a B.S. from the New York State Institute of Technology.

Criminal Charges

On Wednesday Sept. 10, 2008, Seminerio was charged with corruption for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper payments.

External links

* [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=038 New York State Assembly Member Site]
* [http://www.nydems.org/html/electedofficials/seminerio.html Biography: New York State Democratic Committee]
* [http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0345,robbins,48379,5.html The Man Who Couldn't Be Judge]
* [http://www.studentsforacademicfreedom.org/archive/2006/May2006/AcademicRightsforEmpireState051206.htm Academic Rights for the Empire State?]
* [http://www.wnyc.org/books/1955 Chapter One: Kings of Queens]
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS022352 Project Vote Smart: Interest Group Ratings]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26642897 Criminal Charges]