Dana Levenberg
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 95th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded bySandy Galef
Town Supervisor of Ossining
In office
January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2022
Succeeded byElizabeth Feldman
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseStephen Hersh
Children2
ResidenceOssining, New York
Alma materBrown University (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Dana Ann Levenberg[1] is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 95th district since 2023. First elected in 2022, she previously served as the Town Supervisor of Ossining.[2]

Career

Levenberg began her career working in advertising and TV production. Later, she served as Assemblywoman Sandy Galef's chief of staff and was elected to three terms on the Ossining School Board.[3] Levenberg left Galef's office after being elected Town Supervisor of the Town of Ossining in 2015.[4]

In 2022, Galef announced she would be retiring from the New York State Assembly at the end of the year, and Levenberg entered the race to succeed her. Galef quickly endorsed her. In the Democratic primary, Levenberg won in a 3-way race against former Peekskill Common Council member and democratic socialist Vanessa Agudelo as well as Westchester County Legislator Colin Smith.[5][6] In the general election, Levenberg ran against Republican Stacy Halper, a retired music teacher from Briarcliff Manor.[5]

Personal life

Levenberg attended Teaneck High School and Brown University. She married Steven Joel Hersh in West Orange, New Jersey in 1993.[1]

Electoral history

Ossining Town Supervisor

2015 Ossining Town Supervisor General Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Levenberg 2,324 54.00%
Working Families Dana Levenberg 184 4.28%
Independence Dana Levenberg 94 2.18%
Women's Equality Dana Levenberg 39 0.91%
Total Dana Levenberg 2,641 61.36%
Conservative John Perillio 1,509 35.06%
Reform John Perillio 150 3.49%
Total John Perillio 1,659 38.55%
Write-in 4 0.09%
Total votes 4,304 100%
Democratic hold
2017 Ossining Town Supervisor General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Levenberg 5,292 86.64%
Independence Dana Levenberg 409 6.67%
Working Families Dana Levenberg 396 6.46%
Total Dana Levenberg (incumbent) 6,097 99.49%
Write-in 31 0.51%
Total votes 6,128 100%
Democratic hold
2021 Ossining Town Supervisor Democratic Primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Levenberg (incumbent) 931 59.26%
Democratic Elizabeth Feldman 640 40.74%
Total votes 1,462 100%
2021 Ossining Town Supervisor General Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Levenberg (incumbent) 3,808 100.00%
Total votes 3,808 100%
Democratic hold

New York Assembly

2022 New York State Assembly 95th district Democratic primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Levenberg 4,443 46.95%
Democratic Vanessa Agudelo 3,158 33.37%
Democratic Colin Smith 1,858 19.63%
Write-in 5 0.05%
Total votes 9,464 100%
2022 New York State Assembly 95th district general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Levenberg 26,101 57.17%
Working Families Dana Levenberg 2,394 5.24%
Total Dana Levenberg 28,495 62.41%
Republican Stacy Halper 15,447 33.83%
Conservative Stacy Halper 1,703 3.73%
Total Stacy Halper 17,150 37.56%
Write-in 11 0.02%
Total votes 45,656 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ a b "Dana Ann Levenberg - Stephen Joel Hersh". The Record. 10 November 1993. p. 44. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ Pezzullo, Rick (4 January 2023). "Levenberg Grateful for Seven Years as Ossining Town Supervisor". The Examiner News. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Town Candidates 2021". Ossining Town Democratic Committee. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ Barron, Sam (4 November 2015). "Democrats Win In Ossining Municipal Elections". Briarcliff Daily Voice. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b Sparks, Leonard (29 June 2022). "Levenberg Wins 95th District Primary". The Highlands Current. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ Clarkin, Regina (29 June 2022). "Dana Levenberg wins Assembly primary race". Peekskill Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Election Tally". WestchesterGov.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Election Tally". WestchesterGov.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Election Tally". WestchesterGov.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Westchester County Election Results for November 2, 2021". lohud. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  11. ^ "State and Local Primary — June 28, 2022". elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ^ "General Election Results - Certified December 15, 2022". elections.ny.gov. New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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Political offices Preceded bySandy Galef New York Assembly, 95th District 2023–present Incumbent


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