Edward Griffith was an American politician who served in the

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from 1973 to 2000. He represented the

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consisting of the East New York neighborhood in

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. 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 ''

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'' on July 11, 2006

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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 {{NewYork-NYAssembly-stub