Diane Savino
Diane J. Savino (born September 28, 1963) is an American Democratic politician who represented the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate, in northern Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island. She currently serves as a senior advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Diane Savino | |
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| Senior Advisor to the Mayor of New York City | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Mayor | Eric Adams |
| Preceded by | Eric Ulrich |
| Member of the New York State Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Seymour P. Lachman |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1963 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Democratic Conference (2011–2018) |
| Education | St. John's University (BA) |
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| Website | Official website |
From January 2011 to April 2018, Savino was a founding member of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of eight Democratic state senators who formed a separate conference and allied themselves with Senate Republicans. Savino and her IDC colleagues rejoined the Senate Democratic Conference in April 2018. Savino was one of only two former members of the IDC that survived primary challenges in the 2018 New York Senate elections.