Elaine Phillips

Elaine Phillips
Member of the New York Senate
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded by Jack Martins
Mayor of Flower Hill
In office
January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2016
Preceded by Charles W. Weiss
Succeeded by Robert McNamara
Personal details
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Andy Phillips
Children 3
Residence Manhasset, New York
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University

Elaine Phillips is the Senator for the 7th District of the New York Senate. She is a Republican. The district includes the entire Town of North Hempstead and portions of the Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County.

Life and career

Phillips was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of John Reidman, a steel worker who died when she was 12, and Betty Reidman, who worked as a cook at a local American Legion post.[1] Phillips attended Penn State University, where she earned both her bachelors and an M.B.A. in finance. A former financial analyst, Phillips worked for large financial institutions for over 20 years, including Met Life and JP Morgan Securities and later as a Vice President in Institutional Sales at Goldman Sachs.[2]

She formerly served as the Mayor of Flower Hill, New York from 2012-2016, where she continues to live. During her tenure as Mayor, she repeatedly cut taxes, stabilized the village’s finances, which under her predecessor’s management were criticized by the New York State Comptroller’s Office’s audit, and strengthened the village’s ethics laws.[3] Phillips also implemented an environmental policy to expand the number of trees in the village, an effort which led the Village to be named Tree City USA by the national Arbor Day Committee.[4] She is the mother of three daughters.[5]

New York State Senate

In 2016, state Senator Jack Martins decided to run to replace retiring Congressman Steve Israel, forgoing re-election to the Senate to do so. As such, Phillips announced that she would seek the open seat and was supported by Martins.[6] She was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[7]

Phillips ran on a platform which included cutting taxes, combating the heroin epidemic and strengthening state ethics laws in response to corruption scandals in Albany. [8] With the 7th district being one of the most competitive seats in the state, the race was projected to be close. In the end, Phillips defeated Democrat Adam M. Haber, who had run before and lost against Martins, by a 51% to 49% margin.[9] She was sworn in on January 1, 2017.[10]

Phillips sits on the following Senate Committees: Infrastructure & Capital Investments (Chair); Ethics (Chair); Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (member); Civil Service & Pensions (member); Environmental Conservation (member); Insurance (member); Investigations & Government Operations (member); and Judiciary (member).

Election results

Elaine R. Phillips (REP - CON - IND – REF)...69,438
Adam M. Haber (DEM - WFP - WEP)...66,029

References

  1. ↑ Pinchot, Joe (November 28, 2016). "Ex-local resident wins seat in New York Senate". The Herald (Sharon).
  2. ↑ "Elaine Phillips kicks off State Senate campaign - Newsday". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  3. ↑ Smirti, Steve (July 12, 2016). "Phillips Kicks Off Senate Campaign". Elmont Herald.
  4. ↑ Goldstein, Linda (May 13, 2015). "Meet Flower Hill's Mayor". Port Washington News.
  5. ↑ "Elaine Phillips Hopes to Keep the State Senate Under Republican Control". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  6. ↑ Roy, Yancey (May 18, 2016). "Nassau GOP set to back Phillips to replace Martins in State Senate". Newsday.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Elizabeth. "Elaine Phillips To Run For New York Senate - Port Washington News". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  8. ↑ Brodsky, Robert (June 30, 2016). "Elaine Phillips kicks off State Senate campaign". Newsday.
  9. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NY State Senate 07 Race - Nov 08, 2016". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Elizabeth. "Senator Elaine Phillips Gets To Work - Manhasset Press". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  11. ↑ "General Election Results, State Senate: November 8, 2016" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Jack Martins		 New York Senate, 7th District
2017–present		 Incumbent
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