1. Jeffrey Dinowitz was born on December 3,1954 and is an American politician who represents District 81 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield, and Woodlawn Heights.
Jeffrey Dinowitz grew up in Soundview before moving to Kingsbridge Heights at age 10.
Jeffrey Dinowitz is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, Lehman College of the City University of New York, and Brooklyn Law School.
Jeffrey Dinowitz first entered politics as a volunteer on the George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign.
Jeffrey Dinowitz was involved in community issues such as tenant advocacy and volunteering on the board of Bronx Council for Environmental Quality during the 1970s.
Jeffrey Dinowitz is currently serving as chair of the New York State Assembly Committee on Codes, as well as the Bronx Delegation.
Previously, Jeffrey Dinowitz served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary from 2018 to 2020.
In 2017, Jeffrey Dinowitz served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions, which has oversight of the MTA and public utilities, among other entities.
Jeffrey Dinowitz has passed hundreds of bills over the course of his tenure in the New York State Assembly.
Also in 2020, Jeffrey Dinowitz passed legislation to expedite court-ordered apartment repairs in honor of a child who was tragically killed in a fire while the apartment's landlord was fighting tenants in court to avoid making repairs.
Also in 2020, Jeffrey Dinowitz passed legislation to allow absentee voting through 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2019, Jeffrey Dinowitz passed a personal record 28 bills through both the Assembly and State Senate.
Jeffrey Dinowitz has passed legislation in 2016 to enter New York State into the National Popular Vote compact, to enact then-strongest in the nation protections against human trafficking, and more.
Jeffrey Dinowitz was a key figure in the 2008 so-called "Rainbow Rebellion" which united several factions of the Bronx Democratic Party in order to overthrow the party chair, who had been accused of nepotism and patronage in his time as county leader.
Jeffrey Dinowitz previously served as Democratic District Leader from 1986 to 1994, originally beating the preferred candidate of the Bronx Democratic Party machine at the time.
Jeffrey Dinowitz has served as a Democratic State Committeeman, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention on multiple occasions.
Jeffrey Dinowitz was first elected as a DNC delegate in 1980 as one of the youngest delegates, and was originally committed to the slate for former US Senator Ted Kennedy who was challenging Jimmy Carter.
Jeffrey Dinowitz has served as President of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club three times in the past and remains an active member of the club to this day.
Jeffrey Dinowitz is a former Chair of the Bronx Democratic County Committee and is the current Secretary of the Bronx Democratic Party.
Jeffrey Dinowitz was a vociferous of opponent of the Croton Water Filtration Plant, due to the required alienation of 23 acres in Van Cortlandt Park and the expenditure of $3.2 billion, a project spearheaded by former NYC Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Christopher O Ward.