Stefani Zinerman

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Stefani Zinerman
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 56th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
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Stefani Zinerman is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she currently represents district 56, which includes Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights in Brooklyn, New York, in the New York State Assembly. [2]

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Early life and education

Zinerman grew up in Downtown Brooklyn in Gowanus public housing. Her parents were from Bedford-Stuyvesant, and lived in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn until they were able to move to Gowanus through the New York City Housing Authority. She credits her parents for encouraging her interest in politics. [3]

Zinerman studied business management at the Rochester Institute of Technology. [3] She worked in the banking industry and beverage distribution, and later was senior manager for a New York City adult literacy program. [4]

Zinerman also served as a pastor and was involved in community organizations including the Brooklyn NAACP and Age-Friendly, [5] a program she chaired that helps local leaders improve their communities for the elderly. [6]

Political career

Zinerman entered local politics after New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defunded the Begin Education/Employment Gain Independence Now (BEGIN) program; struck by the callousness of this decision against literacy and job training, she volunteered with the Obama For America campaign, becoming the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood volunteer leader. [4]

Zinerman served as Robert E. Cornegy's petition and campaign manager starting in 2012, and became his chief of staff once he was elected. As a staffer, she focused on serving the African American community of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, being a member of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus with Cornegy, which worked on issues such as juvenile criminal justice reform and classifying the murder of Timothy Caughman as a hate crime. [3]

When Tremaine Wright announced she would not be seeking reelection in the 56th Assembly District in order to instead run for State Senate, Zinerman announced her candidacy at the Weeksville Heritage Center, with the support of Wright. [6] After winning the Democratic primary, she ran unopposed in November to take the seat. [7]

Zinerman is a member of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus. [8] [9]

Zinerman ran for the Assembly on a platform focusing on local concerns and constituent engagement, particularly community health and education equity. She advocates for several community-based health initiatives, including for healthy aging, community-supported agriculture, access to healthy food, doula care, more school-based health centers, and safe staffing standards for nurses. From the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, she wants state aid for basic school funding. She advocates for lessened police contact [5] and a community policing model with investment in education and social service programs, citing the murder of George Floyd and the shooting of Breonna Taylor. [10]

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  2. ↑ "Stefani Zinerman - Assembly District 56 | Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly". www.nyassembly.gov. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. 1 2 3 Odesanya, Olayemi (25 May 2017). "Stefani Zinerman, a prominent successful women in her community". amsterdamnews.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
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  5. 1 2 Millman, Andrew (June 12, 2020). "Race, Representation, and Community Roots in Focus in Central Brooklyn Assembly Primary". Gotham Gazette. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  6. 1 2 Gurkov, Chaya (February 7, 2020). "Zinerman Makes Her Run For Assembly Official". Politics NY. Political Edge LLC, Schneps Media. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  7. ↑ Quinn, Anna (2020-11-04). "State Senate 56th District: Zinerman Wins Uncontested Race". Patch. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  8. ↑ "Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus | Committees | New York State Assembly". nyassembly.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  9. ↑ "Members". Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  10. ↑ Zinerman, Stefani (18 June 2020). "Invest in justice now". Amsterdam News. New York City. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
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