John L. Sampson

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John L. Sampson (b. 1965) represents District 19 in the New York State Senate, which is comprised of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, as well as portions of Brownsville, Canarsie and Spring Creek Towers.

Elected in 1996, Sampson is currently the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Health Committee, and belongs to the Codes, Judiciary, Veterans, and Homeland Security Committee, among others.

Prior to his election the New York State Senate Sampson worked with the Department of Environmental Conservation and as a Staff Attorney to the Legal Aid Society of New York.

In 2005, John Sampson made an unsuccessful bid to become District Attorney of Kings County, New York, opposing the incumbent DA, Charles "Joe" Hynes.

Since 1993, he has worked as an attorney for the law firm of Alter and Barbaro, Esqs.

Sampson holds a B.A. in Political Science and a J.D. from Albany School of Law.