Edward C. Braunstein (born April 21, 1981) is an American politician from Bayside, Queens. He is a

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member of the

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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

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, 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

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to replace retiring Assembly member Ann-Margaret Carrozza. 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 American politicians