Anil Beephan Jr. is an American politician and businessman who is a member of the

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, representing the 105th district. His district comprises parts of

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. Prior to his election to the assembly in

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, Beephan served as a councilman in East Fishkill. He is the first Republican of

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n descent to serve in the State Assembly.

Career

Beephan's hometown is

Hopewell Junction Hopewell Junction is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1330 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie– Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statisti ...

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. He graduated from

Arcadia University Arcadia University is a private university in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, with a Glenside mailing address. The university enrolls approximately 3,200 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. The 94-acre (380,000 m2) Glenside cam ...

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with a BA in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

in 2016 and earned a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

in management from

Harvard Extension School Harvard Extension School (HES) is the Continuing education, continuing education School of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1910, it is o ...

in 2019. Before entering politics, Beephan worked as a public relations and marketing strategist. He has worked in different legislative roles for New York

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Sue Serino Susan J. Serino (born September 8, 1961) is an American politician who began her tenure as Dutchess Executive on January 1, 2024. Serino is a member of the Republican Party. Previously, she was a member of the New York State Senate, representing ...

. Prior to his election to the state assembly, Beephan served as a councilman in

East Fishkill, New York East Fishkill is a Town (New York), town on the southern border of Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 29,707 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Until its creation i ...

2022 General Election

Beephan announced his candidacy for New York's 105th Assembly District in October 2021. He won the general election on November 8, 2022, with 60.4% of the vote. Beephan assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Personal life

Beephan is a private pilot. He also served as a lieutenant and

volunteer firefighter A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond ...

for East Fishkill Fire District. Beephan also served as a member of the East Fishkill Police Commission and liaison to emergency services pursuant to his role on the Town Board. His parents emigrated from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beephan Jr., Anil Living people Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Year of birth missing (living people) Harvard Extension School alumni Harvard University alumni Arcadia University alumni American politicians of Indian descent Asian-American state legislators in New York (state) Indian Christians Politicians from Dutchess County, New York 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature American people of Indo-Trinidadian descent