Velmanette Montgomery

Velmanette Montgomery (born 1942) represents District 25 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park, Gowanus, and Park Slope, among other neighborhoods located within the borough of Brooklyn.

Contents

• New york state senator velmanette montgomery d 25th senate district
• Nys senator velmanette montgomery speaks on the marriage equality bill
• Corruption Probe
• References

Elected in 1984, Senator Montgomery is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Children and Families. Prior to her election, Montgomery worked as a teacher, adjunct professor, and day care director as well as the co-founder of the Day Care Forum of New York City. She has also served as president of Community School Board 13. Additionally Montgomery is a reproductive rights advocate, sponsoring legislation on the topic.

Montgomery holds a master's degree in Education from New York University, as well as an Honorary Doctor of Laws from St. Joseph's College. She is a Revson Fellow at Columbia University.

Corruption Probe

In 2013 Montgomery was caught on tape in a federal corruption probe along with six other government officials. The probe centered around former Senator Shirley Huntley who plead guilty to embezzling over $87,000 in taxpayer money. Despite the recordings, Montgomery was never officially convicted of any wrongdoing.