Robert C. Carroll (born October 26, 1986) is an American politician and attorney. He is a Democratic member of 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 Ass ...

, representing the 44th District. The district includes portions of the neighborhoods of

Park Slope Park Slope is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush A ...

Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace is a small residential neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Prospect Park on the east and northeast, Park Slope at Prospect ...

Kensington Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Garden ...

, Borough Park,

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, Ditmas Park, Prospect Heights and Midwood, as well as the entirety of Prospect Park.

Early life and education

Carroll is a lifelong resident of

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and was raised in the

and

neighborhoods, where he still resides. He attended P.S. 230 and

Xaverian High School Xaverian High School is a private Catholic high school located in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6 through 12. Grades 9-12 offer a college prep program and grades 6-8 are a middle school. History The school was ...

before graduating from

Binghamton University The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public research university with campuses in Binghamton, Vestal, and Johnson City, New York. It is one of the four university centers in the Stat ...

and receiving his J.D. from

New York Law School New York Law School (NYLS) is a private law school in Tribeca, New York City. NYLS has a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. NYLS's faculty includes 54 full-time and 59 adjunct professors. Notable faculty members include ...

. He currently resides in

with his wife Virginia and their son Teddy.

Career

Carroll was a practicing attorney at a firm in

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and the Development Director of a non-profit theatrical organization. Carroll became the youngest president of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats. He also served as a member of

Brooklyn Community Board 7 Brooklyn Community Board 7 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights and South Park Slope. It is delimited by Gowanus Bay on the west; by 15th Street ...

New York State Assembly

Retiring Assemblyman James F. Brennan stepped down in 2016, creating the first vacancy in 32 years. Carroll easily secured the Democratic nomination. He also won the nomination of the

Working Families Party The Working Families Party (WFP) is a minor political party in the United States, founded in New York in 1998. There are active chapters in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Ne ...

. Carroll is the Chair of the Subcommittee on Museums and Cultural Institutions as well as the Commission on Government Administration. Carroll has written and co-sponsored several bills designed to help children with

dyslexia Dyslexia, also known until the 1960s as word blindness, is a disorder characterized by reading below the expected level for one's age. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, r ...

. In 2020, Carroll wrote a bill that would enforce tests in schools that would help to screen young students for dyslexia. The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity praised Carroll and the bill, calling the bill "groundbreaking news for all who care about slexia and the future of children who are slexic." In 2019 Carroll worked with the Brooklyn Irish

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Organization (BILO) and the Irish American Parade Committee to allow for BILO to walk in the Brooklyn St. Patrick's Day Parade. This marked the first time an openly LGBTQ+ organization marched in the parade. Carroll's grandfather co-founded the parade in 1976. On the committee's decision, Carroll stated, "I am so glad that everyone was able to come together to honor Irish heritage and culture and make this the first fully inclusive St. Patrick's Day parade in Brooklyn."

Election results

References

External links

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