Audrey Pheffer - Biography

Audrey I. Pheffer (born August 13, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician serving as Queens County Clerk.

Previously, she represented District 23 in the New York State Assembly from 1987–2011, which comprised Rockaway Beach, Howard Beach and Ozone Park, among other neighborhoods found within the New York City borough of Queens.

Early life

Prior to her government service Pheffer worked, from 1973–1977, at the Rockaway Occupational Training Center and agency of the Queens Association of ARC, where she worked with the developmentally disabled.

Despite her long separation from education and having only a high school diploma. She successfully combined being a working mom and a full-time student at Queens College, City University of New York, where she received a B.A. degree (cum laude) in 1982.

Prior to her election to the New York State Assembly, Pheffer served in a variety of capacities within state and city government. In 1977 she served as a member of the New York City Commission of Human Rights. She would also serve as a Special Assistant to former New York City Council President Andrew Stein and Executive Assistant to State Senator Jeremy Weinstein.

Pheffer resides in Far Rockaway and has two children, Mitchell and Stacey. She and her life partner Glenn Riddell have six grandchildren.

Political career

She was first elected to the Assembly in 1987, following the resignation of her former associate, Assemblywoman Gerdi E. Lipschutz of Belle Harbor, Queens. Pheffer served as Chair of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee since 1995. In the past she has chaired the Assembly's Election Law Committee and the Subcommittee on Outreach and Oversight of Senior Citizen Programs, and served as President of the National Order of Women Legislators from 1995-1996.

In 2001 Pheffer launched a run for Queens Borough President before ultimately withdrawing from the race.

In 2011, she resigned from the State Assembly after being elected to the position of County Clerk in Queens County, New York. The duties of her position include Clerk of the Supreme Court of Queens County and the Commissioner of Jurors.

External links

• Biography: New York State Democratic Committee
• Pheffer's response to the 2008 Candidate Questionnaire for State Senate and Assembly from the 504 Democratic Club of New York City
• Written Responses To Questionnaire By The League Of Conservation Voters
• Conservative Party Goes Begging For Candidates
• Weld In Rockaway; Local To Challenge Pheffer
• Gotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Assembly: District 23
• Democratic Field Is Narrowed For Queens Borough President