Daniel Squadron

Senator Daniel L. Squadron
New York State Senator, 25th District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Martin Connor
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1979 (1979-11-09) (age 32)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Weinstein
Residence	Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Alma mater	Yale University (B.A.)
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Jewish

Daniel Squadron is the state senator for the 25th district of the New York State Senate. He is a Democrat. 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.

Before his election to the state senate, Squadron attended the Fieldston School in Riverdale, New York. He later served as a top aide to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, and helped to write Schumer's book "Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time".^[1] He ran in the Democratic primary against 30 year incumbent Martin Connor on September 9, 2008, defeating Connor with approximately 54% of the vote.^[2]

See also

• 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis

References

1. ^ http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/daniel-l-squadron/bio
2. ^ Benjamin, Elizabeth. "Silver, 68 Percent; Squadron Declares Victory", Daily News (New York), September 9, 2008. Accessed September 10, 2008.

External links

• New York State Senate: Daniel L. Squadron

New York State Senate
Preceded by Martin Connor	New York State Senate, 25th District 2009–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Serphin Maltese	Chairman of the Senate Committee on Cities January 2009–December 31, 2009	Succeeded by Shirley Huntley
Preceded by Velmanette Montgomery	Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Services January 2010–December 2010	Succeeded by Patrick Gallivan

Persondata
Name	Squadron, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 9, 1979
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