On May 10, 2005 Hevesi won a special election to fill a seat left vacant by the resignation of former Assemblyman Michael Cohen,[REF][REF][REF] serving for the remainder of his term [REF].
Hevesi has secured a total of $6 million for freight locomotive engine upgrades in the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 New York State Budgets [REF].