Candidate · State Assembly, District 47
William Colton
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Assembly (150 members), the larger house of the Legislature. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 47 (since 1997)
- Occupation
- Attorney; Assembly member
- Lives in
- Brooklyn
Background
- B.A. and M.S. in Urban Education (St. John's University, Brooklyn College) and J.D. from St. John's School of Law source: en.wikipedia.org
- Taught in the New York City public school system for eleven years, six as UFT chapter chairperson source: en.wikipedia.org
- Licensed attorney since 1979 source: en.wikipedia.org
- Co-founded the Bensonhurst Tenants Council and founded the Bensonhurst Straphangers Committee source: en.wikipedia.org
- Assumed office in the Assembly January 3, 1997 source: en.wikipedia.org
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