Phillip Goldfeder is currently a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 member from the borough of Queens

Queens

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. Goldfeder is a resident of the Far Rockaway neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. On September 13, 2011 Goldfeder, a former aide to Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

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 and Charles Schumer

Charles Schumer

Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. He was easily re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a...

, was elected during a special election to the New York State Assembly, succeeding long time assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer.