- William Boyland, Jr.
William Frank Boyland Jr. represents District 55 in the
New York State Assembly , which comprises Ocean Hill,Brownsville ,Bedford-Stuyvesant ,Crown Heights andBushwick .Chosen to represent this district in a special election held in 2003, he currently serves as a member of several standing committees in the lower legislative body of the
New York State Legislature , including the Committee on Aging, the Committee on Cities, the Committee on Economic Development, and the Committee on Job Creation, among others.Boyland Jr. comes from a long line of
Brooklyn politicians. His father,William Boyland Sr. , occupied a seat in the New York State Assembly for two decades, while his uncle, Thomas S. Boyland, was a member of the Assembly from 1977 to 1982. His sister,Tracy L. Boyland , is formerly the Chairwoman of the Women's Issues Committee on theNew York City Council .Prior to his election to the Assembly Boyland Jr. served as an intern in the offices of several United States Congressman, including those of fellow Brooklynites
Edolphus Towns and retiring CongressmanMajor Owens .External links
* [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=055 New York State Assembly Member Website]
* [http://www.gothamgazette.com/eyeonalbany/assembly/district55.shtml Gotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Assembly: District 55]
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=MNY96356&type=category&category=Gun%20Issues Project Vote Smart: Interest Group Ratings]
* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30B1FFA355A0C738DDDA80894DB404482&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fD%2fDavis%2c%20Gloria Two City Assembly Seats Open Up, but Successors Seem All Set]
* [http://www.nydems.org/html/electedofficials/boyland.html Biography: New York State Democratic Committee]
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