Maritza Davila was born on November 16,1963 and is an American politician from the state of New York.
13 Facts About Maritza Davila
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Maritza Davila has served as the President of the Community School Board of Education in District 32, founded the North Brooklyn Residents Association, and is a member on the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, which was founded by her predecessor, former Assemblymember Vito Lopez.
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Maritza Davila received an AA in Political Science from Long Island University in 2013.
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Maritza Davila has represented the 53rd District in the New York State Assembly since 2013, and is currently in her 6th term.
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Maritza Davila serves as the female District Leader from the 53rd District, where she has challenged current Kings County Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.
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Maritza Davila is the lead sponsor of A02305, often known as the Elder Parole Bill, to allow incarcerated people who have served more than 15 years in prison and are over 55 years old be evaluated by the New York State Board of Parole.
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Maritza Davila has been characterized as being on the left flank of New York State Assembly Democrats.
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Maritza Davila has frequently found herself leading a group of Brooklyn politicians calling for reform in the Kings County Democratic Party, criticizing the leadership of Chair and Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.
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In 2021, Maritza Davila led calls for Bichotte Hermelyn to resign.
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In 2022, Maritza Davila challenged Bichotte Hermelyn with support from the reformist organization New Kings Democrats.
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In 2009, Maritza Davila ran for New York City Council in the 34th District and lost to Diana Reyna in the Democratic Primary.
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Maritza Davila first won her State Assembly seat, District 53, in a special election in 2013.
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Since then Maritza Davila has been re-elected five times, without a competitive election.