Velmanette Montgomery

Velmanette Montgomery DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Velmanette MontgomeryDEMDemocrat American politician
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Velmanette Montgomery (born December 22, 1942) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 25th district of the New York State Senate from 1984 until 2020. The district comprised Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park, Gowanus, and Park Slope, among other neighborhoods located within the borough of Brooklyn.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
New York University
MS Education
1975
University of Accra, Ghana
Attended
New York University
BA
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Majority Conference Secretary
New York State Senate
2019 - 2021
Senator
New York State Senate
1985 - 2021
Former Assistant Majority Whip
New York State Senate
Former Assistant Minority Leader for Floor Operations
New York State Senate
Former Assistant Minority Whip
New York State Senate
Former Minority Conference Secretary
New York State Senate
Co-Founder
Day Care Forum of New York City
1978
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Former President
Community School Board 13
Member
New York State Conference of Black Senators, New York State Senate, present
Member
National Advisory Committee, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Former Chair
Children and Families Committee, New York State Senate
Former Co-Chair
Democratic Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform, New York State Senate
Former Member
Libraries Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
Rules Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
Finance Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
Health Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
New York City Education Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
Education Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
Agriculture Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, New York State Senate
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