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Summary

Assembly Member Dov Hikind

Full Name: Dov Hikind
Office: State Assembly (NY) - District 48, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/1982
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Shoshana; 3 Children: Deena, Yoni, Shmuel
Birth Date: 06/30/1950
Birth Place: New York
Home City: Brooklyn, NY
Religion: Jewish

Recent Key Votes

A 38 - Increases Minimum Wage
Legislation (Yea)

March 5, 2013 - Requires an employer to pay each employee a wage of at least $9.00 per hour (Sec. 1). Requires an employer to pay ...

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

Jan. 15, 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 ...

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Recent Public Statements

Fox News "Your World with Cavuto" - Transcript

Sept. 24, 2012 - NEIL CAVUTO, HOST OF "YOUR WORLD": Welcome, everyone. I am Neil Cavuto. And the Romney campaign very quick to seize on those remarks today, questioning ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 New York National Federation of Independent Business Positions 50%
2012 Conservative Party of New York State Positions 55%
2012 EPL-Environmental Advocates Positions 87%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Non-Contribution ($55,788.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Dov Hikind refused to tell citizens where he 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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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Dov-Hikind/contact/

Capitol Website
http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Dov-Hikind

Capitol
Legislative Office Building 551
Albany, NY 12248
Phone: 518-455-5721
Fax: 518-455-5948

District
1310 48th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone: 718-853-9616
Fax: 718-436-5734

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