Edward Griffith was an American politician who served in the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
from 1973 to 2000. He represented the
constituency
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consisting of the
East New York neighborhood in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
.
In 2000, he lost the Democratic primary to his former aide
Diane Gordon
Diane Gordon is an American politician and a former member of the New York State Assembly who represented the East New York section of Brooklyn from 2001 to 2008.
Political background
On July 10, 2006, Gordon was indicted by the office of the B ...
.
''Political Career Began With a Startling Upset''
by Jonathan P. Hicks, in ''The New York Times
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'' on July 11, 2006
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Place of birth missing (living people)
Politicians from Brooklyn
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