Andrea Stewart-Cousins is a member of the Democratic Party in the New York State Senate, and currently represents Greenburgh, part of White Plains, part of New Rochelle, part of Yonkers and Scarsdale.

As a trailblazing politician, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the first black woman to hold the top post in the chamber.

Senator Stewart-Cousins has represented her district since being elected in 2006.

She is a mother and grandmother of black sons and black grandsons

She lives in Yonkers, and when she goes to Albany she takes a room in a hotel and spends about half the year up there, but once session is done for the week she comes back down to the district.

Born: September 2, 1950 (age 69 years), New York, NY

Family: Widowed: Thomas; 3 Children

Home City: Yonkers, NY

Education: Pace University, Lehman College School of Continuing and Professional Studies

District Office: 28 Wells Avenue, Building #3, Yonkers,, NY 10701

Phone: 914-423-4031

Fax: 914-423-0979

Email: scousins@nysenate.gov