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William ColtonDEMDemocrat State Assembly Member, District 47
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William Colton (born March 6, 1946) is an American politician who represents District 47 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Dyker Heights and Midwood.First elected to the Assembly in 1996, Colton currently serves as Majority Whip. He sits on the Correction, Environmental Conservation, Governmental Employees, Labor, Rules, and Ways and Means committees and is a member of the Asian Pacific American Task Force. He has previously served as chair and Vice Chair of the Majority Conference and as Chair of the Legislative Commission on Solid Waste Management. According to his self-published biography, Colton is a lifelong resident of the district. Prior to entering the Assembly, Colton worked as a teacher within the New York City public school system, serving as a UFT Chapter Chairperson for six of his eleven years in that occupation, and as a licensed attorney since 1979. Colton is the co-founder and organizer of the Bensonhurst Tenants Council, founder of the Bensonhurst Straphangers Committee, and served as an attorney in the lawsuit that successfully prevented the re-opening of the Southwest Brooklyn Incinerator. He holds a B.A. in degree in Urban Education from St. John's University, an M.S. in Urban Education from Brooklyn College and a J.D. from St. John's School of Law.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Saint John's School of Law
JD Law
1978
Brooklyn College
MS Urban Education
1978
Saint John's University
BA Urban Education
1968
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Majority Program Chair
New York State Assembly
2023 - Current
Assembly Member
New York State Assembly
1997 - Current
Majority Whip
New York State Assembly
Attorney
New York State
1979 - Current
Teacher
New York Public Schools
1968 - 1979
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Co-Chair
Judicial Screening Committee, Kings County Democratic Coalition
Co-Founder
Bensonhurst Tenants Council
Former Chapter Chair
United Federation of Teachers
Former Member
Board of Trustees, Verrazano Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Italy
Former Member
Board of Directors, Cardinal Stritch Knights Corporation, Cardinal Stritch Knights of Columbus Council
Founder
Bensonhurst Straphangers Committee
Member
Project Option
President
Progressive Democratic Club
Member
Ways and Means Committee, New York State Assembly
2013 - 2014
Former Chair
Majority Conference, New York State Assembly
Former Chair
Legislative Commission on Solid Waste Management, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Governmental Employees Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Labor Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Correction Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Environmental Conservation Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Majority Conference, New York State Assembly