{{Short description|American politician (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alessandra Biaggi | image = File:NYS Senator Alessandra Biaggi.jpg | state_senate = New York | district = [[New York's 34th State Senate district|34th]] | term_start = January 1, 2019 | term_end = December 31, 2022 | predecessor = [[Jeffrey D. Klein|Jeff Klein]] | successor = [[Nathalia Fernandez]] | birth_name = Alessandra Rose Biaggi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|20}} | birth_place = [[Mount Vernon, New York]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|Nathaniel Koloc|2019}} | relatives = [[Mario Biaggi]] (grandfather) | education = [[New York University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Fordham University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Harvard_Divinity_School#Degrees|MRPL]]) <ref name="Harvard">{{Cite web|date=2025-03-27|title=Video: Humanity Meets AI: AI and Society|url=https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/03/27/video-humanity-meets-ai-ai-and-society|access-date=2025-10-07|website=Harvard Divinity School|language=en}}</ref> | website = {{url|alessandrabiaggi.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Alessandra Rose Biaggi''' (born May 20, 1986) is an American politician from the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. A progressive Democrat, Biaggi served as a member of the [[New York State Senate]] from 2019 to 2022, where she represented [[New York's 34th State Senate district]].
Biaggi was first elected to the State Senate in 2018 after she upset longtime Senator [[Jeffrey D. Klein]] in a Democratic primary. She chaired the New York State Senate Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance. Biaggi is notable for her advocacy for survivors of sexual misconduct.
In 2022, Biaggi [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|ran for Congress]] in [[New York's 17th congressional district]]. She was defeated by incumbent Rep. [[Sean Patrick Maloney]] in the Democratic primary. Biaggi is the granddaughter of former U.S. Congressman [[Mario Biaggi]].
== Early life and education == Biaggi was born in [[Mount Vernon, New York]], and is [[Italian-American]].<ref name="riverdale">{{Cite web|url=https://riverdalepress.com/stories/insurgent-candidate-learned-politics-at-the-family-table,66653|title=Insurgent candidate learned politics at the family table|date=September 9, 2018|work= The Riverdale Press|author=Zak Kastro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/alessandra-biaggi/senator-biaggi-issues-statement-closure-mount-vernon|title=Senator Biaggi issues statement on the Closure of Mount Vernon Hospital|date=October 25, 2019|website=NY State Senate|author=Alessandra Biaggi|access-date=November 8, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108194417/https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/alessandra-biaggi/senator-biaggi-issues-statement-closure-mount-vernon|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her great-grandparents had immigrated to the United States from Italy, and she is the fourth generation of her family to live in her district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/11/01/2018-general-election-endorsements/|title=2018 General Election Endorsements|date=November 1, 2018|website=New York Amsterdam News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nys-senator-alessandra-biaggi-on-her-italian-immigrant/id1241712076?i=1000429582797|title=Immigration MIC: NYS Senator Alessandra Biaggi on her Italian immigrant roots & the underdog story to the NYS Senate! on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts}}</ref> Biaggi's grandfather, [[Mario Biaggi]], served as a Democratic member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-07|title=Biaggi running for Westchester, Long Island US House seat|url=https://apnews.com/article/kathy-hochul-bronx-senate-elections-andrew-cuomo-new-york-00e83637ad40adf00d743ec6bc91ad33|access-date=2022-02-08|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref> from New York from 1969 to 1988.<ref name="riverdale" /> She grew up first in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]], and when she was eight years old she moved with her family to [[Pelham, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alessandrabiaggi.com/meet-senator-biaggi/|title=Meet Senator Biaggi|website=Alessandra Biaggi|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206093626/https://alessandrabiaggi.com/meet-senator-biaggi/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/new-york/2019/06/26/alessandra-biaggi-senator/3697082002/|title=Alessandra Biaggi: A losing streak, then unseating a political kingpin|first=Swapna Venugopal|last=Ramaswamy|website=The Journal News|date=July 15, 2019}}</ref> When she was a child, she was [[sexually abused]] for over a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/08/14/four-new-york-lawmakers-open-up-about-childhood-sexual-abuse/|title=Four New York lawmakers open up about childhood sexual abuse|work=The New York Post|author=Bernadette Hogan|date=August 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bronx.news12.com/state-sen-biaggi-discusses-personal-details-including-time-spent-working-with-gov-cuomo|title=State Sen. Biaggi shares painful chapter in childhood involving underage sex abuse|date=August 19, 2021|website=News 12 The Bronx}}</ref>
Biaggi graduated from [[Pelham Memorial High School]] ('04), where she was a cheerleader.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|date=September 13, 2018|title=Biaggi upsets state Sen. Klein in 34th District primary|url=https://westchester.news12.com/alessandra-biaggi-upsets-state-sen-jeff-klein-39089408|website=News 12 - Westchester}}</ref> In 2008, she graduated from [[New York University]]'s [[Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyu.edu/content/nyu/en/about/news-publications/publications/alumni-magazine/fall-2019/profiles/Alessandra-Biaggi|title=Alessandra Biaggi (STEINHARDT ’08)|date=Fall 2019|website=nyu.edu|last=Sinclair|first=Tom}}</ref> with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.<ref name="auto10">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/23/alessandra-biaggi-new-york-17th-district/7867252001/|title=Alessandra Biaggi wants to win NY's 17th District seat and has AOC's backing. Who is she?|first=Merdie|last=Nzanga|website=USA TODAY|date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> Biaggi then attended [[St. John's University School of Law]].<ref name="auto3"/> She subsequently graduated from [[Fordham Law School]] in 2012;<ref name="auto10"/> while there, she was a member of the ''[[Fordham Law Review]]''.{{cn|date=May 2025}} She was the first woman from her family to graduate from law school.<ref name="auto2" /> In 2014, Biaggi attended the Women's Campaign School at [[Yale University]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=408956|title= Candidate - Alessandra Biaggi|website=Our Campaigns}}</ref>
== Career == === Early years === Biaggi [[Internship|interned]] in the office of U.S. Congressman [[Joseph Crowley]] after college, and while in law school with the [[Brooklyn District Attorney]] Rackets Bureau and the [[United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York|U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York]] Public Corruption and Appellate Bureaus.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yesandyes.org/2017/01/true-story-i-worked-for-hillary.html|author=Alessandra Biaggi|title=True Story: I Worked For Hillary |date=January 23, 2017|work=Yes and Yes}}</ref> She then worked from 2014 to 2015 at her first job as a lawyer, as Assistant General Counsel for New York State Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]]’s [[Hurricane Sandy#Relief efforts|Office of Storm Recovery]].<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto5"/>
From May 2015 to December 2016, during the campaign for the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]], Biaggi served as Deputy National Operations Director for the [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/> She oversaw a staff of 200 and a budget of $500 million.<ref name="auto3"/> She said: "Everything was urgent in the moment. It was total chaos and I loved it. We played very hard, and it was very hard to lose."<ref name="NYT-2019-07-27">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/fashion/weddings/team-players-in-politics-and-love.html|title=Team Players in Politics and Love|first=Rosalie R.|last=Radomsky|date=July 27, 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
For a seven-month period in 2017, Biaggi worked in the executive chamber under Governor Andrew Cuomo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pix11.com/news/local-news/cuomo-under-fire/sen-biaggi-working-under-cuomo-a-dark-moment-in-my-life-that-led-to-depression-anxiety/|title=Sen. Biaggi: Working for Cuomo led to depression, anxiety|website=pix11.com|date=March 16, 2021|last1=Mannarino|first1=Dan|last2=Nguyen|first2=Betty|last3=Sundstrom|first3=Mark|last4=Rosario|first4=Veronica|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206070835/https://pix11.com/news/local-news/cuomo-under-fire/sen-biaggi-working-under-cuomo-a-dark-moment-in-my-life-that-led-to-depression-anxiety/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== New York State Senate (2019–2022) === ====Campaigns==== {{quote box|width=22em|bgcolor=|align=right|quote="I'm not going to wait for somebody to anoint me or choose me. I have got to step up."<ref name="annoint">{{Cite book |last=Marianna Schnall|date=2019 |title=Dare to Be You; Inspirational Advice for Girls on Finding Your Voice, Leading Fearlessly, and Making a Difference |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5KQDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22alessandra+biaggi%22&pg=PA163|publisher=Tiller Press|isbn=9781982133504}}</ref>|source=— Biaggi}} A progressive Democrat,<ref name="auto"/><ref name=prog1 /> Biaggi ran in 2018 in the Democratic State Senate primary in [[New York's 34th State Senate district|District 34]]. She ran against powerful longtime incumbent [[Jeffrey D. Klein]], the number two Democrat in the NY Senate and the leader of the [[Independent Democratic Conference]]. Klein had held the seat for 14 years.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/nyregion/idc-senate-democrats.html|title=Rivals of Democratic Renegades Pick Up Endorsements and Momentum|first=Jesse|last=McKinley|date=July 11, 2018|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/nyregion/alessandra-biaggi-kevin-parker-senate.html|title=A Shouting Match, Nasty Personal Attacks and a Growing Rift Among N.Y. Democrats|first=Vivian|last=Wang|date=April 11, 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pelhamplus.com/article_de98e9c6-0070-11e8-a1c2-d3638438c117.html|title=Pelhamite Alessandra Biaggi Challenging State Sen. Jeff Klein for Democratic Nomination|work=The Pelham Plus|accessdate=January 24, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Klein outspent Biaggi by a rate of 9-to-1, spending $2.7 million to her $333,000.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/10/jeff-klein-alessandra-biaggi/1577047002/|title=Jeff Klein spent more than $3M in NYS Senate primary loss|first=Mark|last=Lungariello|date=October 10, 2018|website=The Journal News}}</ref> Biaggi said: "The more people told me I couldn’t win, the more obsessed I became."<ref name="auto3"/>
In a major upset, Biaggi defeated Klein in the primary, 54%-46%.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alessandra_Biaggi|title=Alessandra Biaggi|website=Ballotpedia}}</ref><ref>Edward Schneier (2019). [https://books.google.com/books?id=4PTHDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22alessandra+biaggi%22&pg=PT22 ''Putting People Back in Politics; The Revival of American Democracy'']</ref> She remarked: "It was a tough fight. And, I should also say, we should thank [Senator Klein] for his service. But his time is up."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/nyregion/state-senate-election-results-idc-klein.html|title=Democratic Insurgents Topple 6 New York Senate Incumbents|first=Vivian|last=Wang|date=September 14, 2018|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Biaggi's victory was attributed by some to anger with the former members of the Independent Democratic Conference.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2018/09/14/jeff-klein-spent-3m-in-stunning-loss-to-newcomer-biaggi/|title=Jeff Klein spent $3M in stunning loss to newcomer Biaggi|work=New York Post|author=Carl Campanile|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/nyregion/jeffrey-klein-alessandra-biaggi.html/|title=He Led a Group of Disloyal New York Democrats. Will It Cost Him His Seat?|work=The New York Times|author=Lisa W. Foderaro|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref>
As New York's [[electoral fusion]] laws allow candidates to appear on multiple ballot lines in an election, Klein still appeared in the November 6, 2018, general election on the third-party [[Independence Party of New York]] ballot line.<ref name="Klein 2018 3rd party Politico">{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/09/17/life-after-defeat-questions-remain-about-plans-for-democratic-primary-losers-614778|title=Life after defeat? Questions remain about plans for Democratic primary losers|first=Bill|last=Mahoney|publisher=Politico|date=September 17, 2018|access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> On November 6, 2018, Biaggi defeated Klein and [[2018 New York State Senate election#District 34|Republican Richard Ribustello]] and was elected to the New York State Senate.<ref name="nail">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/alessandra-biaggi-set-oust-former-idc-leader-state-senate-race/1891107002/|title=Alessandra Biaggi victory in state Senate race puts 'nail in the IDC coffin'|work=The Journal News |last=Lungariello |first=Mark |date=November 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mic.com/articles/192209/alessandra-biaggi-new-york-state-senate-race-victory|title=Progressive challenger Alessandra Biaggi defeats Richard Ribustello in New York state Senate race|author=Alison Durkee|date=November 7, 2018|website=Mic}}</ref> At 32 years of age, she became one of the youngest women ever elected to the New York State Senate.<ref name="auto9">Claire Wasserman (2021). [https://books.google.com/books?id=7vvtDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22alessandra+biaggi%22&pg=PA267 ''Ladies Get Paid; The Ultimate Guide to Breaking Barriers, Owning Your Worth, and Taking Command of Your Career'']</ref>
In 2020, Biaggi was re-elected to the Senate with 74% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/elections/results/2020-11-03/state/new-york/upper/|title=2020 New York State Senate Election Results|website=www.democratandchronicle.com|access-date=February 18, 2025}}</ref>
==== Tenure ==== Biaggi served as chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance.<ref name="auto"/>
Combating sexual abuse was one of Biaggi's policy issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://riverdalepress.com/stories/biaggi-drinking-or-no-rape-is-still-rape,74764|title=Biaggi: Drinking or no, rape is still rape: Legislation aims to better protect sexual abuse victims 'voluntarily intoxicated'|website=The Riverdale Press|author=Ethan Stark-Miller|date=June 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://riverdalepress.com/stories/victories-in-hand-biaggi-is-ready-for-more,72079|title=Victories in hand, Biaggi is ready for more|website=The Riverdale Press|author= Kirstyn Brendlen|date=June 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2019/06/21/new-york-sexual-harassment-legislation/|title=The Sexual Harassment Bills Passed in New York Are the Structural #MeToo Victories We Need|first=Natasha|last=Lennard|date=June 21, 2019|work=The Intercept}}</ref> She led the first public hearings in the New York State Senate on [[workplace sexual harassment]] in 27 years, and fought for tougher [[sexual harassment]] laws.<ref name="auto3"/> Susan Kang, Associate Professor of political science at [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]], said: "She is definitely making a name for herself as someone who is an advocate for victims of sexual violence."<ref name="auto6"/>
In June 2019, the New York legislature passed sweeping anti-sexual-harassment legislation that Biaggi had sponsored.<ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/nyregion/sexual-harassment-laws-ny.html|title=Sex Harassment Laws Toughened in New York: 'Finally, This Is Happening'|first=Vivian|last=Wang|date=June 20, 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Among other things, the bills reduced employers' ability to avoid liability for their employees' behavior, provided for attorney fees and punitive damages, and lengthened the time frame within which to file complaints.<ref name="auto8"/> In her first six months in office, Biaggi introduced 80 bills, 17 of which were passed.<ref>Courtney Emerson (2021). [https://books.google.com/books?id=lPTkDwAAQBAJ&q=%22alessandra%20biaggi%22 ''After You Vote; A Woman's Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill'']</ref>
In February 2021, Biaggi wrote on Twitter: "@NYGovCuomo, you are a monster, and it is time for you to go. Now."<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/nyregion/cuomo-investigation-sex-harassment.html|title=Under Siege Over Sex Harassment Claims, Cuomo Offers Apology|first1=Jesse|last1=McKinley|first2=Dana|last2=Rubinstein|date=February 28, 2021|work=The New York Times}}</ref> At the time, her call for his resignation was what ''The New York Times'' described as: "something of an outlier in the Democrat-controlled Legislature."<ref name="auto7"/> On August 10, 2021, Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-resigns.html|title=Cuomo Resigns Amid Scandals, Ending Decade-Long Run in Disgrace|first1=Luis|last1=Ferré-Sadurní|first2=J. David|last2=Goodman|date=August 10, 2021|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
In May 2021 journalist Matthew Kassel opined: "Biaggi ... has gained a reputation, on her own merits, as an upstate force — an influential lawmaker with a growing list of legislative accomplishments who has carved out a space for herself as an outspoken and independent voice in Albany’s cutthroat political sphere."<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://jewishinsider.com/2021/05/alessandra-biaggi-new-york-senate/|title=Alessandra Biaggi is carving her own path; The outspoken New York State senator is already being floated as a potential successor to embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo|date=May 11, 2021|website=Jewish Insider|author=Matthew Kassel}}</ref>
On September 24, 2021, Biaggi co-wrote a letter to US Senator [[Maria Cantwell]] with eight other New York State Senators, requesting that the [[United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation|US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation]] engage in oversight of the [[United States Center for SafeSport]], and step in to ensure that SafeSport is adequately conducting investigations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/safesport_letter.pdf|title=Letter to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell Requesting that the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation engage in oversight of the United States Center for SafeSport|date=September 24, 2021|website=NY State Senate}}</ref> They referred to what they called SafeSport's failure to carry out impartial and thorough investigations, and ensure the safety of athletes it is charged with protecting.<ref name="auto"/> They highlighted the fact that despite serious outstanding allegations of [[sexual misconduct]], [[sexual coercion]], and other violent behaviors by former friends, peers, and current teammates, and an ongoing investigation, fencer [[Alen Hadzic]] was allowed to travel to Tokyo as an alternate for the 2021 Team USA Olympic fencing team.<ref name="auto"/>
Biaggi was a vocal advocate for defunding the police.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bronx cop-stopper wants LI nod for DC |url=https://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/bronx-cop-stopper-wants-li-nod-for-dc,21160 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Jewish Star |date=February 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, Biaggi received criticism over her treatment of her staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/14/biaggi-wants-to-defeat-bccc-boss-00051172|title=Biaggi wants to defeat the DCCC boss in New York. Her ex-staff has a story to tell.|first=Anna|last=Gronewold|publisher=Politico|date=August 14, 2022|accessdate=August 23, 2022}}</ref>
=== 2022 congressional campaign === {{expand-section|date=February 2025}} In February 2022, Biaggi [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|announced her candidacy]] for [[New York's 3rd congressional district]] after incumbent Democratic Rep. [[Thomas Suozzi]] announced his candidacy for governor of New York. After court-ordered redistricting removed Westchester County and the Bronx from the 3rd congressional district, Biaggi ended her candidacy there.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
On June 7, 2022, Biaggi announced that she would be running for [[New York's 17th congressional district]] in a primary challenge against [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee|DCCC]] chair [[Sean Patrick Maloney]].<ref name="Biaggi 2022">{{cite tweet |author=Alessandra Biaggi |user=Biaggi4NY |date=June 7, 2022 |title=I'm running for Congress to challenge inaction and political cowardice. New Yorkers deserve fierce champions in Washington, and that's why I'm so proud to receive the endorsement of one of the bravest fighters I know: @AOC |number=1534210751988121601 |website=Twitter |access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref> Upon her announcement, she was endorsed by [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metzger |first1=Bryan |last2=Lahut |first2=Jake |date=June 7, 2022 |title=AOC is backing a primary challenger to Sean Patrick Maloney, a fellow New York Democrat and the head of the party's House campaign arm |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-backs-primary-challenger-alessandra-biaggi-sean-patrick-maloney-2022-6?r=US&IR=T |website=Business Insider |access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref> On August 23, 2022, Biaggi lost to Maloney in the primary election.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/08/sean-patrick-maloney-defeats-alessandra-biaggi-in-ny-17.html|title=Sean Patrick Maloney|first=Nia|last=Prater|publisher=New York Magazine|date=August 23, 2022|accessdate=August 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=prog1>{{cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/2022/08/24/new-york-primary-election-sean-patrick-maloney|title=Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney soundly defeats progressive challenger|first=Andrew|last=Solender|publisher=Axios|date=August 23, 2022|accessdate=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
== Recognition == In 2019, ''[[Crain's New York Business]]'' named Biaggi to its annual "40 Under 40" list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/40-under-40-2019-alessandra-biaggi|title=40 Under 40 - Alessandra Biaggi|date=March 19, 2019|website=Crain's New York Business}}</ref>
In June 2021, she was named to the [[Hunter College]] New York City Food Policy Center annual 40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in NYC Food Policy. She was noted for working "to transform and improve the [[food system]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/40-under-40-the-rising-stars-in-nyc-food-policy-class-of-2021/|title=40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in NYC Food Policy (Class of 2021)|date=June 17, 2021|website=NYC Food Policy Center (Hunter College)}}</ref> In November 2021, Biaggi was named to the ''[[City & State New York]]'' "Women 100", as one of the prominent women wielding power in New York State.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2021/11/power-diversity-women-100/186632/|title=The Power of Diversity: Women 100; The female leaders evening out the balance of power in New York. |date=November 8, 2021|website=City & State NY}}</ref> She was noted especially for having long pushed for legislation addressing [[sexual assault]] and [[sexual abuse]].<ref name="auto4"/>
== Personal life == On July 22, 2019, in [[Tarrytown, New York]], Biaggi married Nathaniel Koloc. He is a management consultant whom she met in 2015, and who also worked on the [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign]].<ref name="NYT-2019-07-27" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://riverdalepress.com/stories/hillary-clinton-attends-biaggi-wedding-nyc-bronx,69625|title=Hillary Clinton attends Sen. Biaggi wedding|website=The Riverdale Press|author=Michael Hinman|date=August 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Radomsky|first=Rosalie R.|date=July 28, 2019|title=Victory for Love, With Clinton's Help|work=The New York Times|page=ST14|id={{ProQuest|2748586813}}}}</ref>
In 2025, Biaggi obtained a master of religion and public life degree at [[Harvard Divinity School]].<ref name="Harvard"/>
==See also== {{Portal|Politics}} *[[List of New York state senators]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://alessandrabiaggi.com/}} *[https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/alessandra-biaggi New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi official site] {{CongLinks|votesmart=185049}} *{{C-SPAN|119163}}
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