• Current Assembly Member for the 104th District of New York (since 2018)

• Former Newburgh City Council Member

• Former Assistant New York State Attorney General

• Former Assistant Counsel to the Speaker of the New York State Assembly

• Former New York State Workers’ Compensation Judge

• Former Orange County Democratic  Committee Chair - 22 years

Jonathan hit the ground running in January 2019 and helped make the 2019
legislative session one of the most productive in history.

The Assembly passed laws bolstering and securing women’s reproductive health
rights, protecting our communities with commonsense gun safety laws, and
preserving our environment. Child abuse victims now have a new chance to seek
justice in the courts. He also joined the Assembly and voted to increase
education aid and make the property tax cap permanent.

Because of his experience, Jonathan has been effective in the Assembly from the
beginning of his term.

Jonathan wrote and passed a bill to help end confusion to voters when their
polling site moves. Now, due to Jonathan’s legislation, the Board of Elections
must post a sign on the old polling site explaining where the new polling site is
located.

Jonathan has always been a strong supporter of common-sense gun safety
legislation. Jonathan’s bill restricting who can purchase body armor became law.
Criminals do not need body armor, Jonathan’s bill restricts the sale of body armor
to those whose occupations put them in danger of gun violence, including law
enforcement, armored car guards, security guards, firefighters, and emergency
medical technicians and paramedics.

Jonathan also passed laws reforming the Workers’ Compensation Law process.
This year, in order to deal with the Central Hudson billing fiasco, Jonathan wrote
and passed two bills.

The first bill (A4582), which is already signed into law, prevents Central Hudson
from back-billing customers for bills which are more than three months late. It
also requires Central Hudson to provide the usage records at each customer’s
address including prior customers so that you will be able to compare your bill to
a similar period in the past to determine if you are being overcharged.

The second bill (A888) limits when Central Hudson may use estimated billing.
Jonathan also passed this year a bill to end conflicts of interests and corruption
at the Board of Elections.

Jonathan serves on the following committees: Labor, Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions, Election Law, Cities; Local Governments, and Insurance.