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Tony Avella (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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tony Avella, the Anti-Overdevelopment Candidate )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New York City Council: District 19-Tony Avella )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/172900/tony-avella-will-run-for-queens-borough-president )〕 On August 14, 2013, he dropped out of the race.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/187184/state-senator-tony-avella-drops-out-of-queens-borough-president-race )〕 ==Public service history== Avella's public service career began over 20 years ago as an aide to New York City Council member Peter Vallone, Sr. He served as an aide to Mayors Ed Koch and David Dinkins, and as Chief of Staff to the late State Senator Leonard Stavisky and his widow, Toby Stavisky, later a State Senator herself. In 1997, Avella was awarded New York State's Community Service Award from nominations received across New York State for his volunteer civic endeavors on behalf of New Yorkers. In 2005, he was honored by the Garibaldi Meucci Museum on Staten Island, received the 2005 Friend In High Places Award from the Historic Districts Council, the Community Mayor's 2005 Humanitarian Award and the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Councilman Tony Avella )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Avella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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