Who is Andrew?
Andrew was born and raised in Floral Park, where he still lives today. Growing up in a middle-class family, he learned early that progress comes from hard work, integrity, and standing up for others.
That lesson runs deep. During the Civil Rights Movement, Andrew’s grandmother traveled south as a Freedom Rider. When the first Black family moved into his grandparents’ Long Island neighborhood and faced violent harassment, his grandparents opened their home to protect them—despite threats against themselves.
Those same values guide Andrew today. As a public servant and attorney with the New York City Department of Buildings, he has held negligent landlords accountable and helped draft laws that keep New Yorkers safe. Outside of work, he has organized with groups like Sunrise Movement NYC, Working Families Party, and Riders Alliance to fight for climate action, affordable housing, and reliable public transit.
Rooted in Queens and shaped by a legacy of courage, Andrew believes New York can—and must—do better for all of us.
Why Andrew’s Running for State Senate District 11
Andrew, like so many New Yorkers, is done with the status quo in Albany and a generation of Democrats who fail to show up for our diverse communities. Through years of organizing, he has seen firsthand that people are ready for real, meaningful change—and this is the moment for someone with deep roots here to step up and deliver it.
Andrew will always stand with immigrant communities and will never hesitate to call out bigotry in any form. He is laser-focused on making New York affordable again, bringing creative and practical solutions to the challenges we face. That means making the ultra wealthy finally pay their fair share so we can invest in world-class schools, resilient infrastructure that protects us from flooding, and high-quality healthcare that saves families thousands each year.
Andrew doesn’t believe in “that’s impossible”—he believes that together, we can make New York work for all of us.
