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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. -LRB- born May 13 , 1964 -RRB- is an American politician , a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 15th District representing Howard Beach , Ozone Park , Woodhaven , Glendale , Middle Village , Maspeth and parts of South Ozone Park , Ridgewood , Woodside and The Rockaways .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). New York State Senate. New York State Senate. Howard Beach. Howard Beach, Queens. Ozone Park. Ozone Park, Queens. Woodhaven. Woodhaven, Queens. Glendale. Glendale, Queens. Middle Village. Middle Village, Queens. Maspeth. Maspeth, Queens. South Ozone Park. South Ozone Park, Queens. Ridgewood. Ridgewood, Queens. Woodside. Woodside, Queens. The Rockaways. Rockaway, Queens. Joseph. Joseph Patrick Addabbo. In the 2008 elections , he defeated 10-term incumbent Serphin Maltese by 15 points .. Serphin Maltese. Serphin Maltese. 2008 elections. U.S. Senate election, 2008. He was born in 1964 , the youngest child of Joseph and Grace Addabbo , he attended Nativity BVM School in Ozone Park and Archbishop Molloy High School -LRB- 1982 -RRB- .. Ozone Park. Ozone Park, Queens. Joseph. Joseph Patrick Addabbo. Archbishop Molloy High School. Archbishop Molloy High School. He received degrees from St. John 's University -LRB- 1986 -RRB- and Touro Law School .. Touro Law School. Touro Law School. Addabbo practiced law for ten years at Addabbo and Greenberg before being elected to the New York City Council in 2001 .. New York City Council. New York City Council. He was re-elected three times and served as a council member for eight years .. Addabbo and his wife , Dawn , have two daughters , Alexis and Arianna .. His father , Joseph P. Addabbo Sr. , served 13 terms in the United States House of Representatives .. Joseph. Joseph Patrick Addabbo. United States House of Representatives. United States House of Representatives. Addabbo is a resident of the Tudor Village section of Ozone Park .. Ozone Park. Ozone Park, Queens. Tudor Village. Tudor Village, Queens. On December 2 , 2009 , Addabbo was one of eight Democratic state senators to vote against same-sex marriage legislation , which failed to pass the Senate .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). same-sex marriage. same-sex marriage in New York. On June 24 , 2011 , Addabbo supported gay marriage by voting for the `` Marriage Equality Enactment '' Bill # A-8354 , which successfully passed in the Senate .