Jesse Hamilton

Jesse Hamilton is an American lawyer and politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the New York State Senate's 20th District, including parts of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Brownsville and East Flatbush from 2015 to 2018. Hamilton is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), a group of Democratic senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. Hamilton is the Secretary of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, the official organization of the Democratic Party for Brooklyn. He was defeated in the September 2018 Democratic primary election by lawyer Zellnor Myrie.

Jesse Hamilton
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 1, 2015  December 31, 2018
Preceded byEric Adams
Succeeded byZellnor Myrie
Personal details
Born (1964-01-31) January 31, 1964
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Independent Democratic Conference (2017–2018)
SpouseLorna Hamilton
Children2
EducationIthaca College (BA)
Long Island University (MBA)
Seton Hall University (JD)
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