Edward Braunstein | |
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Member of the
New York State Assembly from the 26th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Ann-Margaret Carrozza |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Charles Braunstein
[1] April 21, 1981 [2] Manhasset, New York [2] |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Bayside, Queens [3] |
Alma mater |
University at Albany, SUNY New York Law School [3] |
Profession | lawyer, politician |
Website | Official website |
Edward C. Braunstein (born April 21, 1981) is an American politician from Bayside, Queens. He is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 26th Assembly District in Queens, New York. [2]
Braunstein received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the State University of New York at Albany. After college he worked as a legislative assistant in the New York City office of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, while also attending evening classes at New York Law School. [3] He graduated magna cum laude in February 2009 [4] and subsequently passed the New York State bar exam that same month. [1] [3]
He has served on Queens Community Board 11 and was a member of its Parks Committee and Education Committee. [3]
Braunstein won a September 2010 Democratic primary election to replace retiring Assembly member Ann-Margaret Carrozza. [2] In the November 2010 general election he defeated the Conservative-Republican candidate by a vote of 15,264 to 11,043. [5]