Daniel L. Squadron | |
---|---|
![]() Squadron in 2016 | |
Member of the
New York State Senate from the 26th district | |
In office January 1, 2013 – August 11, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Liz Krueger |
Succeeded by | Brian P. Kavanagh |
Member of the
New York State Senate from the 25th district | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 1, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Martin Connor |
Succeeded by | Velmanette Montgomery |
Personal details | |
Born | Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | November 9, 1979
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Working Families Party |
Spouse | Elizabeth Weinstein |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
Alma mater | Yale University ( B.A.) |
Occupation | Politician |
Daniel L. Squadron [1] (born November 9, 1979) is an American politician and former member of the New York State Senate for the 26th district.
A Democrat, Squadron was elected a New York State Senator in 2008, and was a candidate in the 2013 race for New York Public Advocate. [2] [3] In August 2017, he resigned from the NY State Senate to work with entrepreneur Adam Pritzker and Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University to launch Future Now, a national initiative to promote "policies focused on creating a better, healthier, fairer future." [4]
Daniel Squadron was born in 1979. [5] His mother is Anne Strickland Squadron, [6] and his father was Howard Squadron [7] [6] [8] [9] [10] of the law firm Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld and Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. [11] His brother, Bill Squadron, was the head of Bloomberg Sports. [10] [12]
Squadron attended the private Fieldston School and graduated from Yale University in 2003. During his junior year, he cofounded and managed What Bar, a bar near Columbia University. [13]
Squadron served as a consultant to New York City's Department of Education and worked as a staffer on Congressman Anthony Weiner's 2005 mayoral campaign. [7] 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).
Squadron ran for the 25th district of the New York State Senate in 2008. [14] He received the endorsements of Schumer, Congressman Anthony Weiner, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [15] Assisted by family friends, Schumer supporters, and an aggressive campaign strategy, [16] Squadron defeated incumbent state senator Martin Connor and took 54% of the vote. [17] On November 6, 2012, Squadron was elected to the state senate again, this time to represent the 26th district. [18] He beat his Republican opponent, J. Haro, 86% to 14%. [19] Squadron won reelection in 2014 in a landslide over Republican candidate Wave Chan; and he ran unopposed in 2016, running on both the Democratic and Working Families Party lines.[ citation needed]
Squadron's platform included opposition to luxury development in Brooklyn Bridge Park. He negotiated a deal that reduced and delayed housing in the park, and has been credited with returning $11 million in capital funding that had been cut from the park's budget. [20] [21] Squadron also secured millions for a waterfront park project on the Lower East Side at Pier 42, along with Schumer, [22] and also helped secure the future of Governors Island. [23] Squadron's proposal to link New York's wealthiest parks conservancies with under-resourced neighborhood parks [1] resulted in hundreds of millions in new funding for community parks. [24]
In 2010, Squadron sponsored the law that brought billions in federal dollars to New York City's public housing. [25] Squadron also passed legislation expanding middle class eligibility for the Mitchell-Lama Housing Program. [26]
Squadron's tenure included a noted focus on ethics and campaign finance reform. [27] He passed the law prohibiting public officers from using government resources for their own for-profit business. [28] Squadron also unsuccessfully pushed to close the "LLC Loophole," which allows nearly unlimited, often anonymous campaign contributions to flood the political process. [29]
On August 9, 2017, Squadron announced his resignation from the Senate in an opinion piece published in the Daily News. [4] He cited "heavily invested special interests" and "cynical political deals," adding: "And the status quo has proven extraordinarily durable: It barely shuddered when the leaders of both legislative chambers [Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver] were convicted of corruption."
In the race for Public Advocate, Squadron had the endorsements of mentor Senator Chuck Schumer, and former Public Advocates Betsy Gotbaum and Mark Green. [30] Squadron placed second in the primary and advanced to an October 2013 runoff primary, [30] [31] which he lost to Letitia James, by 59% to 41%. [32]
In August 2017, Squadron announced he would be working with entrepreneur Adam Pritzker and Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University on a national initiative focused on "stronger candidates, a sharpened approach and better policies at the state level", emphasizing "policies focused on creating a better, healthier, fairer future". [4] In October 2017, that initiative was launched as Future Now. The initiative is now known as The States Project. [33] [34]
Squadron is married to Elizabeth Weinstein, a former director in Mayor Bloomberg's Office of Operations. [35] The couple were set up by Schumer and his wife, Iris Weinshall, for whom Weinstein worked as chief of staff at the New York City Department of Transportation. [36] Squadron lives in Carroll Gardens with his wife and two sons. [37]
According to Squadron, a trust fund established for him and 18 other family members was lost in the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme. [38] [39]
Daniel L. Squadron | |
---|---|
![]() Squadron in 2016 | |
Member of the
New York State Senate from the 26th district | |
In office January 1, 2013 – August 11, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Liz Krueger |
Succeeded by | Brian P. Kavanagh |
Member of the
New York State Senate from the 25th district | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 1, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Martin Connor |
Succeeded by | Velmanette Montgomery |
Personal details | |
Born | Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | November 9, 1979
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Working Families Party |
Spouse | Elizabeth Weinstein |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
Alma mater | Yale University ( B.A.) |
Occupation | Politician |
Daniel L. Squadron [1] (born November 9, 1979) is an American politician and former member of the New York State Senate for the 26th district.
A Democrat, Squadron was elected a New York State Senator in 2008, and was a candidate in the 2013 race for New York Public Advocate. [2] [3] In August 2017, he resigned from the NY State Senate to work with entrepreneur Adam Pritzker and Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University to launch Future Now, a national initiative to promote "policies focused on creating a better, healthier, fairer future." [4]
Daniel Squadron was born in 1979. [5] His mother is Anne Strickland Squadron, [6] and his father was Howard Squadron [7] [6] [8] [9] [10] of the law firm Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld and Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. [11] His brother, Bill Squadron, was the head of Bloomberg Sports. [10] [12]
Squadron attended the private Fieldston School and graduated from Yale University in 2003. During his junior year, he cofounded and managed What Bar, a bar near Columbia University. [13]
Squadron served as a consultant to New York City's Department of Education and worked as a staffer on Congressman Anthony Weiner's 2005 mayoral campaign. [7] 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).
Squadron ran for the 25th district of the New York State Senate in 2008. [14] He received the endorsements of Schumer, Congressman Anthony Weiner, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [15] Assisted by family friends, Schumer supporters, and an aggressive campaign strategy, [16] Squadron defeated incumbent state senator Martin Connor and took 54% of the vote. [17] On November 6, 2012, Squadron was elected to the state senate again, this time to represent the 26th district. [18] He beat his Republican opponent, J. Haro, 86% to 14%. [19] Squadron won reelection in 2014 in a landslide over Republican candidate Wave Chan; and he ran unopposed in 2016, running on both the Democratic and Working Families Party lines.[ citation needed]
Squadron's platform included opposition to luxury development in Brooklyn Bridge Park. He negotiated a deal that reduced and delayed housing in the park, and has been credited with returning $11 million in capital funding that had been cut from the park's budget. [20] [21] Squadron also secured millions for a waterfront park project on the Lower East Side at Pier 42, along with Schumer, [22] and also helped secure the future of Governors Island. [23] Squadron's proposal to link New York's wealthiest parks conservancies with under-resourced neighborhood parks [1] resulted in hundreds of millions in new funding for community parks. [24]
In 2010, Squadron sponsored the law that brought billions in federal dollars to New York City's public housing. [25] Squadron also passed legislation expanding middle class eligibility for the Mitchell-Lama Housing Program. [26]
Squadron's tenure included a noted focus on ethics and campaign finance reform. [27] He passed the law prohibiting public officers from using government resources for their own for-profit business. [28] Squadron also unsuccessfully pushed to close the "LLC Loophole," which allows nearly unlimited, often anonymous campaign contributions to flood the political process. [29]
On August 9, 2017, Squadron announced his resignation from the Senate in an opinion piece published in the Daily News. [4] He cited "heavily invested special interests" and "cynical political deals," adding: "And the status quo has proven extraordinarily durable: It barely shuddered when the leaders of both legislative chambers [Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver] were convicted of corruption."
In the race for Public Advocate, Squadron had the endorsements of mentor Senator Chuck Schumer, and former Public Advocates Betsy Gotbaum and Mark Green. [30] Squadron placed second in the primary and advanced to an October 2013 runoff primary, [30] [31] which he lost to Letitia James, by 59% to 41%. [32]
In August 2017, Squadron announced he would be working with entrepreneur Adam Pritzker and Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University on a national initiative focused on "stronger candidates, a sharpened approach and better policies at the state level", emphasizing "policies focused on creating a better, healthier, fairer future". [4] In October 2017, that initiative was launched as Future Now. The initiative is now known as The States Project. [33] [34]
Squadron is married to Elizabeth Weinstein, a former director in Mayor Bloomberg's Office of Operations. [35] The couple were set up by Schumer and his wife, Iris Weinshall, for whom Weinstein worked as chief of staff at the New York City Department of Transportation. [36] Squadron lives in Carroll Gardens with his wife and two sons. [37]
According to Squadron, a trust fund established for him and 18 other family members was lost in the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme. [38] [39]