Dan Squadron

Daniel Squadron is the Democratic Party candidate for the New York State Senate in the 25th district in 2008. The 25th Senate District covers lower Manhattan and an area of Brooklyn down the East River from part of Greenpoint to Carroll Gardens, and eastward to part of Downtown Brooklyn.

He ran in a primary against 30 year incumbent Martin Connor on September 9, 2008, defeating Connor with approximately 54% of the vote. [Benjamin, Elizabeth. [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/09/silver-66-squadron-declares-vi.html "Silver, 68 Percent; Squadron Declares Victory"] , "Daily News (New York)", September 9, 2008. Accessed September 10, 2008.] Before becoming a candidate, Squadron was an aide for Senator Charles Schumer and helped to write Schumer's book "Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time".

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