Christine Pellegrino

Christine Pellegrino
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 9th district
Assumed office
May 24, 2017
Preceded by Joseph Saladino
Personal details
Political party Democratic Party

Christine Pellegrino is a member of the New York State Assembly from the ninth district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Pellegrino served as a delegate for Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential primaries.[1]

In an upset, she won a special election on May 23, 2017, to succeed Republican Joseph Saladino.[2] She was previously a leader in the anti-Common Core "opt-out" movement, and received significant support from the state teachers union in her 2017 run.[3]

Pellegrino was a featured speaker at the 2017 People's Summit[4]

References

  1. ↑ Savransky, Rebecca (24 May 2017). "Sanders delegate wins NY state election in district that voted big for Trump". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "In upset, Democrat wins 9th District Assembly seat". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "In upset, Democrat wins 9th District Assembly seat". Newsday. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. ↑ Weigel, David. "Other lessons from the People's Summit". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 14, 2017.


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