Edward C. Braunstein (born April 21, 1981) is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the

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representing the 26th Assembly District in

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. Braunstein received a

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degree in finance from the

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. After college he worked as a legislative assistant in the New York City office of Assembly Speaker

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, while also attending evening classes at

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. 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

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to replace retiring Assembly member

Ann-Margaret Carrozza Ann-Margaret E. Carrozza (born December 17, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician from New York, who was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1997 to 2010. She has appeared in numerous episodes of the '' Dr. Phil Show'' as well as o ...

. In the November 2010

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he defeated the Conservative-Republican candidate by a vote of 15,264 to 11,043.NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 2, 2010
. Accessed January 19, 2011.

References

External links

Official biography at the New York State Assembly website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Braunstein, Edward 1981 births Living people Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly People from Bayside, Queens University at Albany, SUNY alumni New York Law School alumni 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature