Jeffrey Dinowitz

Jeffrey Dinowitz represents District 81 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Kingsbridge, Van Courtlandt Village, Marble Hill, Woodlawn, Norwood and Wakefield.

He was chosen in a special election held in 1994 to replace G. Oliver Koppell. Dinowitz previously served as Democratic District Leader from 1986 to 1994. He has also served as a Democratic State Committeeman (1978), and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He has also served as President of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club three times in the past and remains an active member of the club to this day.

As an Assemblyman, Dinowitz chairs the Standing Committee on Aging, as well as serving as a member of several other standing committees.

Prior to entering the Assembly, Dinowitz served for a decade as an administrative law judge for New York State.

He is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, CUNY.

He has been married to Sylvia Gottlieb since 1978. They have two children: Kara, 26, and Eric, 22.

External links

* [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=081 Official New York State Assembly Member Website] .
* [http://www.nydems.org/html/electedofficials/dinowitz.html Biography: New York State Democratic Committee]
* [http://www.gothamgazette.com/eyeonalbany/assembly/district81.shtml Gotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Assembly: District 81]
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS022265&type=category&category=Gun%20Issues Project Vote Smart: Interest Group Ratings]
* [http://www.the504democraticclub.org/questionnaire_2008_statesenate_assembly_dinowitz.html Dinowitz's response to the 2008 Candidate Questionnaire for State Senate and Assembly from the 504 Democratic Club of New York City]