Background
Weprin, Mark S. was born on June 5, 1961 in Queens, New York, United States. Son of Saul and Sylvia (Matz) Weprin.
city councilman State Legislator
Weprin, Mark S. was born on June 5, 1961 in Queens, New York, United States. Son of Saul and Sylvia (Matz) Weprin.
Bachelor in Communications, State University of New York, Albany, 1978. Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School, 1992.
Weprin holds an undergraduate degree in Communications from State University of New York at Albany, as well as a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He has also worked in the administration of former mayor Edward I. Koch and as an account executive in public relations and marketing. New York State Assembly Weprin was chosen to replace his father, former Speaker of the Assembly Saul Weprin, in a special election held in 1994.
He also served as Chairman of the Assembly Ethics and Guidance Committee, as well as Co-Chair of the Joint Senate/Assembly Legislative Ethics Commission. Prior to that, he served in the capacity of Secretary to the Majority Conference and Chairman of the Subcommittee for Outreach and Oversight of Senior Citizen Programs. New York City Council In May 2015, Mark Weprin announced that he will resign from his position on the New York City Council to become a Federal and State legislative deal- breaker for the Cuomo Administration.
Weprin's new title is Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs. Weprin officially left office on June 14, 2015. His seat will remain empty until the general election in November.
Barry Grodenchik was elected and will serve out the remainder of Weprin's term until 2017.
Weprin was Chairman of the Standing Committee on Small Business, as well as a member of the Aging, Codes, Insurance and Judiciary committees.
Married Jennifer Weprin. 3 children.