- Velmanette Montgomery
Velmanette Montgomery represents District 18 in the
New York State Senate , which comprisesFort Greene ,Boerum Hill , Red Hook,Bedford-Stuyvesant ,Sunset Park andPark Slope , among other neighborhoods located within the borough ofBrooklyn .Elected in
1984 , Senator Montgomery is currently the Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Children's and Families. Prior to her election, Montgomery worked as a teacher, adjunct professor, and day care director as well as the co-founder of the Day Care Forum ofNew York City . She has also served as president of Community School Board 13.Montgomery holds a Master's Degree in Education from
New York University , as well as an Honorary Doctor of Laws fromSt. Joseph's College . She is a Revson Fellow atColumbia University .External links
* [http://www.nyssenate18.com/ New York State Senator|18th Senate District|Velmanette Montgomery] Official State Senate website.
* [http://www.gothamgazette.com/eyeonalbany/senate/district18.shtml Gotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Senate: District 18]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/opinion/nyregionopinions/candlist.html&OQ=_rQ3D1&OP=7c3b3360Q2FEqQ27Q20EoGQ60Q7B.GGb2E2Q7DQ7DeEQ7DrEX(EGQ5D!B!GBEBk.Q27Y!GBGQ5D!B!GBQ7BEQ60Q3FBo6!Q7BbhlbL6 A Disappointing Primary] An endorsement from The New York Times.
* [http://prfamerica.org/SenMontgomeryTestifies.html State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery Testifies on Downtown Brooklyn Plan]
* [http://www.nolandgrab.org/archives/2006/07/enter_the_ratne.html Enter the Ratner candidate]
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