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Edward BraunsteinDEMDemocrat State Assembly Member, District 26
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Edward C. Braunstein (born April 21, 1981) is an American politician from Bayside, Queens. He is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 26th Assembly District in Queens, New York.Braunstein received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the State University of New York at Albany. After college he worked as a legislative assistant in the New York City office of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, while also attending evening classes at New York Law School. He graduated magna cum laude in February 2009 and subsequently passed the New York State bar exam that same month.He has served on Queens Community Board 11 and was a member of its Parks Committee and Education Committee.Braunstein won a September 2010 Democratic primary election to replace retiring Assembly member Ann-Margaret Carrozza. In the November 2010 general election he defeated the Conservative-Republican candidate by a vote of 15,264 to 11,043.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
New York Law School
JD
2008
State University of New York at Albany
BS Finance
2003
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Majority Steering Vice Chair
New York State Assembly
2017 - 2018
Assembly Member
New York State Assembly
2010 - Current
Legislative Liaison
New York State Assembly
2003 - 2010
Former Legislative Assistant
Speaker Sheldon Silver, New York State Assembly
Other Experience1 - 7 of 7
Former Member
Community Board 11, Queens
Former Member
Education Committee, Community Board 11
Former Member
Parks Committee, Community Board 11
Former Chair
Subcommittee of Trust and Estates, New York State Assembly
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Trust and Estates, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Asian Pacific American Task Force, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Aging Committee, New York State Assembly