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Summary

Senator Velmanette Montgomery

Full Name: Velmanette Montgomery
Office: State Senate (NY) - District 25, Democratic, Working Families
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: William Walker; 1 Child: William
Birth Place: Texas
Home City: Brooklyn, NY

Recent Key Votes

S 2230 - Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement
Legislation (Yea)

Jan. 14, 2013 - Expands the definition of a prohibited assault weapon to include any semiautomatic rifle, shotgun, or pistol that has the ability to support at least ...

S 5596 - Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax
Legislation (Nay)

June 15, 2011 - -Exempts all public and private primary and secondary schools, as well as employers located in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) with 25 or less ...

S 1707 - Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events
Legislation (Yea)

May 23, 2011 - Defines "mixed martial arts" as any professional combative sports competition or match that utilizes various combative techniques, including, but not limited to the following ...

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Recent Public Statements

Governor Cuomo Announces Foreclosure Prevention Program to Offer Help to Bedford-Stuyvesant Homeowners

July 11, 2012 - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services, in partnership with Neighborhood Housing Services of Bedford-Stuyvesant, is reaching out to offer ...

Governor Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and Borough President Markowitz Announce Brooklyn Navy Yard to Make $46 Million Investment to Build a Green Manufacturing Center Creating Nearly 300 New Jobs

May 18, 2012 - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and state and city elected officials today announced that the Brooklyn Navy ...

Schumer, Gillibrand, Bloomberg, Velazquez, Towns, Markowitz Announce Final Transfer of Brooklyn Navy Yard's Admirals Row Site from Feds to New York City, Clearing Way for Construction of Area's First Major Supermarket and the Creation of Hundreds of Jobs

Jan. 27, 2012 - U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer, joined by Borough President Marty Markowitz and local officials announced that the Army has agreed to transfer the Admirals Row ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 New York National Federation of Independent Business Positions 50%
2011-2012 Business Council of New York State, Incorporated Postions 57%
2010 Unshackle Upstate Positions -9
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Campaign Finances

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Velmanette Montgomery refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Velmanette Montgomery's New York State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
montgome@nysenate.gov

Capitol Webmail
http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/velmanette-montgomery/contact

Capitol Website
http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/velmanette-montgomery

General Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-State-Senator-Velmanette-Montgomery/103064926679

Capitol
188 State Street
Room 711 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-3451
Fax: 518-426-6854

District
30 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor Suites 206, 207 and 216
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-643-6140
Fax: 718-237-4137

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