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Syracuse University.
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Michael Benjamin
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The seat is currently held by Eric Stevenson. Challengers in the 2006 primary were Wilbert Tee Lawton-a district leader-and Sigfredo Gonzalez. Benjamin holds a Bachelor of Arts.in Political Science from Syracuse University.
Benjamin retired from the State Assembly on December 31, 2010.
He now works as a columnist and public affairs consultant.
Membership
Chosen in a special election in 2003, Benjamin is a member of the Election Law Committee. A former member of the Bronx Board of Elections and Deputy Chief of the Board of Elections, he sponsored the Campaign Financing Reform Acting of 2005. Prior to his election to the Assembly Benjamin served as a member of local community boards within the Bronx and ran unsuccessfully against City Councilwoman Helen Foster.
