Andrea Stewart-Cousins (born September 2, 1950) is an American politician and educator from Yonkers, New York.
A member of the Democratic Party, Stewart-Cousins represents District 35 in the New York State Senate.
She serves as the body's Majority Leader and Temporary President.
Stewart-Cousins is the first woman in the history of New York State to lead a conference in the New York State Legislature and is also the first female Senate Majority Leader in New York history.Stewart-Cousins was first elected to the New York State Senate in 2006.
Prior to her Senate service, Stewart-Cousins was a Westchester County Legislator from 1996 to 2006.
In 2012, she was chosen by her colleagues to lead the Senate Democratic Conference.
After the Democratic Party won an outright Senate majority in the 2018 elections, Stewart-Cousins became Majority Leader in January 2019.