Velmanette Montgomery

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Velmanette Montgomery represents District 18 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park and Park Slope, among other neighborhoods located within the borough of Brooklyn.

Elected in 1984, Senator Montgomery is currently the Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Children's and Families. Prior to her election, Montgomery worked as a teacher, adjunct professor, and day care director as well as the co-founder of the Day Care Forum of New York City. She has also served as president of Community School Board 13.

Montgomery holds a Master's Degree in Education from New York University, as well as an Honorary Doctor of Laws from St. Joseph's College. She is a Revson Fellow at Columbia University.

[edit] External links

• New York State Senator|18th Senate District|Velmanette Montgomery Official State Senate website.
• Gotham Gazette's Eye On Albany: New York State Senate: District 18
• A Disappointing Primary An endorsement from The New York Times.
• State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery Testifies on Downtown Brooklyn Plan
• Enter the Ratner candidate

Preceded by Anna Jefferson	New York State Senate, 22nd District 1985–1992	Succeeded by Seymour Lachman
Preceded by Donald Halperin	New York State Senate, 18th District 1993 – present	Incumbent