- John L. Sampson
John L. Sampson (born 1965) represents District 19 in the
New York State Senate , which comprisesCrown Heights ,East Flatbush , as well as portions ofBrownsville ,Canarsie andSpring Creek Towers .Elected in 1996, Sampson is currently the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Health Committee, and belongs to the Codes, Judiciary, Veterans, and Homeland Security Committee, among others.
Prior to his election the New York State Senate Sampson worked with the Department of Environmental Conservation and as a Staff Attorney to the
Legal Aid Society of New York.In 2005, John Sampson made an unsuccessful bid to become
District Attorney ofKings County, New York , opposing the incumbent DA,Charles "Joe" Hynes .Since 1993, he has worked as an attorney for the law firm of Alter and Barbaro, Esqs.
Sampson holds a B.A. in Political Science and a J.D. from Albany School of Law.
External links
* [http://www.nyssenate19.com/ New York State Senator|19th Senate District|John L. Sampson] State Senate website.
* [http://www.gothamgazette.com/campaign2005/63 Gotham Gazette Campaign 2005 Brooklyn District Attorney]
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