| Alec Brook-Kransny Алик Брук-Красный | |
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Member of New York State Assembly
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| Assumed office November 7, 2006 |
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| Born | August 2, 1958 Moscow, RSFSR, USSR |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=046&submit=Go |
Alec Brook-Krasny (Russian: Алик Брук-Красный) (born 1958, Moscow) is an American Jewish politician and the first Soviet-born, Russian speaking Jew to become a New York State Assembly member elected for the 46th District on November 7, 2006. The New York State Assembly is the Lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The New York State Assembly is the Lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He is affiliated to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. He currently serves on the Housing, Aging, Cities, Election Law, and Governmental Employees Committees in the Assembly.
He emigrated to the USA in 1989 from Moscow where he was graduated from Moscow Technological Institute in 1983*. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) After a few decades in New York he became a manager and started his own successfully running business, called Funarama in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. He later was appointed to the Community Board and quickly rose to Community Board Treasurer.
Brook-Krasny's first political campaign was in 2000 for the State Assembly. Though he lost to the party-backed incumbent, he won a record number of votes as the city's most viable "write-in" candidate. A write-in candidate is a candidate in an Election whose name does not appear on the Ballot, but for whom voters may Vote nonetheless by writing in the In 2001, he ran for the City Council. Though he won the endorsememt of the New York Times, he lost to the incumbent.
That same year, Brook-Krasny became the founding Executive Director of The Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations (COJECO), a central coordinating body for 42 community-based, Russian-speaking émigré organizations in New York.
In 2006, the State Assemblywoman Adele Cohen, was retiring and Brook-Krasny declared his candidacy. Running a fierce campaign against fellow local activist Ari Kagan, Brook-Krasny reached out to the non-Jewish voters and secured the endorsememtns of many local newspapers and elected officials. He won in a close election and has since reached out to his former opponents for support and cooperation on various issues.
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| Preceded by Adele Cohen |
New York State Assembly, 46th District 2007 – present |
Incumbent |