ro ▁Law ▁School . ▁His ▁father , ▁Joseph ▁P . ▁Add ab bo ▁Sr ., ▁served ▁ 1 3 ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Add ab bo ▁pract iced ▁law ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁at ▁Add ab bo ▁and ▁Green berg ▁before ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁three ▁times ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁council ▁member ▁for ▁eight ▁years . ▁Add ab bo ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Da wn , ▁have ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Alex is ▁and ▁Ari anna . ▁▁ ▁Add ab bo ▁is ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁T ud or ▁Village ▁section ▁of ▁O zone ▁Park . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Senate ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Republican ▁state ▁Senator ▁Ser ph in ▁R . ▁M alt ese ▁had ▁served ▁the ▁southern ▁Queens ▁district ▁for ▁ten ▁terms , ▁despite ▁the ▁district ▁lean ing ▁Democratic . ▁F acing ▁term ▁limits ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Add ab bo ▁decided ▁to ▁challenge ▁M alt ese . ▁In ▁a ▁good ▁year ▁for ▁Democr ats , ▁Add ab bo ▁defeated ▁M alt ese ▁ 5 7 % ▁to ▁ 4 3 %. ▁While ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁more ▁compet itive ▁than ▁others ▁in ▁Queens , ▁Add ab bo ▁has ▁never ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁ten ▁points , ▁be ating ▁Council man ▁Anthony ▁Como ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Council man ▁Eric ▁Ulrich ▁in ▁