Jesse Hamilton

For the journalist, see Jesse A. Hamilton.

Jesse Hamilton
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018
Preceded byEric Adams
Succeeded byZellnor Myrie
Personal details
Born (1964-01-31) January 31, 1964 (age 60)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Independent Democratic Conference (2017–2018)
SpouseLorna Hamilton
Children2
EducationIthaca College (BA)
Long Island University (MBA)
Seton Hall University (JD)

Jesse Hamilton is an American lawyer and politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the New York State Senate's 20th District, including parts of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Brownsville and East Flatbush from 2015 to 2018. Hamilton is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), a group of Democratic senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans.[1][2][3][4][5] Hamilton is the Secretary of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, the official organization of the Democratic Party for Brooklyn. He was defeated in the September 2018 Democratic primary election by lawyer Zellnor Myrie.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ NYSenate (January 9, 2017), New York State Senate Session - 01/04/17, retrieved January 11, 2018
  2. ^ McKinley, Jesse (May 9, 2017). "For Group of Breakaway Democrats in New York, It Pays to Be No. 2". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Thomas; Hakim, Danny (December 5, 2012). "Coalition Is to Control State Senate as Dissident Democrats Join With Republicans". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Senator Jesse Hamilton". December 16, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CuomoHeadache was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Kathleen Culliton (September 13, 2018). "Zellnor Myrie Wins Crown Heights State Senate Race". Patch. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Vivian Wang (September 13, 2018). "Democratic Insurgents Topple 6 New York Senate Incumbents". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  8. ^ Almukhtar, Sarah (September 13, 2018). "New York Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "New York State Unofficial Election Night Results". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.