Daniel L. Squadron | |
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Squadron in 2012
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Member of the New York State Senate from the 26th district |
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Assumed office January 1, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Liz Krueger |
Member of the New York State Senate from the 25th district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 1, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Martin Connor |
Succeeded by | Velmanette Montgomery |
Personal details | |
Born |
Riverdale, Bronx, New York |
November 9, 1979
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Weinstein |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn |
Alma mater | Yale University (B.A.) |
Occupation | Politician |
Daniel Squadron (born November 9, 1979) is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate for the 26th district.
He attended the Fieldston School and Yale University and worked as a staffer on Congressman Anthony Weiner's 2005 mayoral campaign. He served as an aide to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, helping the New York senator with his book Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time (2007). He was elected a New York State Senator in 2008, and was a candidate in the 2013 race for New York Public Advocate.
Daniel Squadron was born in 1979. His mother is Anne Strickland Squadron, and his father was Howard Squadron of Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld. His brother, Bill Squadron, was the head of Bloomberg Sports.
Squadron attended the private Fieldston School and graduated from Yale University in 2003. During his junior year, he cofounded and managed a bar in the Upper West Side.
Squadron served as a consultant to New York City's Department of Education for six months and spent a few years as a special assistant to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. It was during this time that he helped the New York senator on the book: Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time.