Mark Weprin (born June 5, 1961) represented

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in the

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, then the most ethnically diverse district in New York City, which contains the

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neighborhoods of Hollis Hills,

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, Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Bellerose,

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, Hollis, Hollis Park Gardens, Holliswood,

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, and

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Career

Weprin holds an undergraduate degree in Communications from

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, as well as a J.D. from

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. Weprin was an associate at the law firm of Shea & Gould. He has also worked in the administration of former mayor Edward I. Koch and as an account executive in public relations and marketing.

New York State Assembly

Weprin was chosen to replace his father, former Speaker of the Assembly

Saul Weprin Saul Weprin (August 5, 1927 – February 11, 1994) was an American attorney and politician. He was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic member from Queens County, New York, Queens County of the New York State Assembly, and served as its ...

, in a

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held in 1994. Weprin was Chairman of the Standing Committee on Small Business, as well as a member of the Aging, Codes, Insurance and Judiciary committees. He also served as Chairman of the Assembly Ethics and Guidance Committee, as well as Co-Chair of the Joint Senate/Assembly Legislative Ethics Commission. Prior to that, he served in the capacity of Secretary to the Majority Conference and Chairman of the Subcommittee for Outreach and Oversight of Senior Citizen Programs.

New York City Council

On November 3, 2009, Weprin was elected to represent the 23rd district of the

, which encompasses a large portion of North Eastern Queens, replacing his brother

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, who had chosen to run for

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instead of reelection to the City Council, but lost the Democratic primary election. In May 2015, Weprin announced that he would resign from his position on the New York City Council to become a Federal and State legislative deal- breaker for the Cuomo Administration. Weprin's new title is Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs.''Queens councilman will resign to work for Gov. Cuomo''
by Kenneth Lovett, in the ''New York Daily News'' on May 11, 2015 Weprin officially left office on June 14, 2015. His seat remained empty until the general election in November. Barry Grodenchik was elected and to serve out the remainder of Weprin's term until 2017.

References

External links

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Biography: New York State Democratic CommitteeQueens CourierGotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Assembly: District 24

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