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Andrew Lanza named number 2 Republican in New York Senate Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 State Sen. Andrew Lanza, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis at the podium at the GOP HQ in Annadale. (Staten island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)JAN SOMMA-HAMMEL Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Republicans in the New York Senate announced Tuesday that State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-South Shore) would be named their deputy leader for the session set to begin next month. Lanza, the South Shore’s state senator since 2007, cruised to an unopposed victory in his November election. He’s been a vocal critic of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approach to COVID-19 shutdowns, and said he looks forward to joining his fellow Senate Republicans to advance their agenda. ....