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American politician
Martin Malave Dilan
(born September 12, 1950) is a former member of the
New York State Senate
representing the
17th
and
18th Senate Districts
. The 18th Senate District encompasses the northern Brooklyn communities of
Bushwick
,
Williamsburg
,
Greenpoint
,
Cypress Hills
,
City-Line
,
East New York
,
Bedford-Stuyvesant
and
Brownsville
.
[1]
A Democrat, Dilan was a member of the
New York City Council
for 10 years.
[2]
In 1994, Dilan voted for vacancy decontrol legislation; he later stated that he regretted his vote.
[2]
In November 2002, Dilan was elected to the New York State Senate. He served a total of eight terms in the Senate.
[1]
Dilan voted in favor of the
Marriage Equality Act
in 2011
[3]
and voted for the gun control law known as the NY SAFE Act in 2013.
[4]
On September 13, 2018, Dilan was defeated by
Julia Salazar
, a 27-year-old
democratic socialist
who ran an insurgent Democratic primary campaign against him.
[5]
Dilan's parents came to the United States from Puerto Rico. He resides in Bushwick.
[2]
Dilan's son,
Erik Martin Dilan
, is a Democratic politician; as of January 2019, Erik Dilan represents the 54th District in the
New York State Assembly
.
[6]
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