12 Facts About Alec Brook-Krasny

Alec Brook-Krasny was born on March 2,1958 and is an American politician serving in the New York State Assembly representing the 46th district.

Alec Brook-Krasny was a member of the Democratic Party, and was elected on November 7,2006, to represent the 46th district, which covers the neighborhoods of Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, and Seagate, in Brooklyn.

In 2022, Alec Brook-Krasny announced that he was joining the Republican party and running for the State Assembly .

Alec Brook-Krasny immigrated to the United States in 1989 from Moscow, where he had graduated from the Moscow Institute of Consumer Technology in 1983.

In 2006, State Assemblywoman Adele Cohen retired and Alec Brook-Krasny declared his candidacy for her position.

Alec Brook-Krasny won the Democratic primary election, with 3,101 votes to Kagan's 2,958, and then won the general election over the Republican candidate, Patricia B Laudano, 10,423 to 4,139 votes.

Alec Brook-Krasny was reelected to his assembly seat in 2008,2010,2012, and 2014.

In 2022, Alec Brook-Krasny announced that he is joining the Republican Party and ending his membership with the Democratic Party.

Alec Brook-Krasny ran for the New York State Assembly again as a Republican, successfully defeating Frontus.

Alec Brook-Krasny would receive criticism in January, 2023, for hiring Katherine Khatari to his staff.

In 2017, as part of "Operation Avalanche", Alec Brook-Krasny was arrested on charges of healthcare fraud.

Alec Brook-Krasny was indicted along with eight other individuals and corporate entities with schemes to illegally sell prescriptions for over 3.7 million opioid painkillers, to defraud Medicaid and Medicare of millions of dollars and to commit money laundering through two Brooklyn medical clinics owned by Lazar Feygin.