• Current Assembly Member for the 104th District of New York (since 2018)
• Former Newburgh City Council Member
• Former Assistant New York State Attorney General
• Former Assistant Counsel to the Speaker of the New York State Assembly
• Former New York State Workers’ Compensation Judge
• Former Orange County Democratic Committee Chair - 22 years

Jonathan was elected to the New York State Assembly in November 2018 to represent the 104th Assembly District which includes the City and Town of Newburgh in Orange County, the Cities of Poughkeepsie and Beacon in Dutchess County and the Towns of Marlborough and Lloyd in Ulster County.

Before his election to the Assembly, Jonathan served as an Assistant New York State Attorney General, where he headed the Consumer Frauds Bureau at the Poughkeepsie Regional Office protecting the people of New York State from fraudulent and illegal business practices. Jonathan was later appointed as an Assistant Counsel to the Speaker of the New York State Assembly. He was assigned to the Labor Committee where he researched and wrote legislation. Later on, Jonathan continued his public service career as a New York State Workers’ Compensation Law Judge.

In the early 1990 ’s, Jonathan headed the City of Newburgh Charter Review Commission and wrote a proposed new charter for the City.

In 2017, Jonathan was elected a member of the Newburgh City Council where he championed infrastructure repair and code enforcement.  Jonathan was successful in having the City of Newburgh implement a comprehensive timetable for paving all of the streets as well as a landlord registry.

Jonathan started his own law firm and was a practicing attorney focused on representing workers in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability cases.

Jonathan is a product of the Newburgh public school system having graduated from Newburgh Free Academy (NFA). He graduated from Duke University, cum laude, with Honors in Political Science, and continued his education at New York Law School, where he graduated with his Juris Doctor degree.

Jonathan is bringing his legal, public service and political experience to work for all of the residents of the 104th Assembly District.

Jonathan hit the ground running in January 2019 and helped make the 2019 legislative session one of the most productive in history.

The Assembly passed laws bolstering and securing women’s reproductive health rights, protecting our communities with commonsense gun safety laws, and preserving our environment. Child abuse victims now have a new chance to seek justice in the courts. They also increased education aid and made the property tax cap permanent.

Jonathan was appointed a member of the Election Law Committee and was also made Chair of the Sub-committee on Election Day Operations. He is also a member of the Cities, Insurance, Labor, Local Governments, and Transportation committees.

Because of his experience, Jonathan has been effective in the Assembly from the beginning of his term. 

Jonathan was the prime sponsor of a bill to help end confusion to voters when their polling site moves. Now, due to Jonathan’s legislation, the Board of Elections must post a sign on the old polling site explaining where the new polling site is located.

Jonathan is as frustrated as everyone else is when we lose power after a windstorm, so he passed legislation which requires the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility of burying transmission lines.

Jonathan has always been a strong supporter of common-sense gun safety legislation. This year, Jonathan’s bill restricting who can purchase body armor became law. Criminals do not need body armor, Jonathan’s bill restricts the sale of body armor to those whose occupations put them in danger of gun violence, including law enforcement, armored car guards, security guards, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians/paramedics.

Jonathan also passed legislation eliminating opportunities for IDA fraud by prohibiting IDA officials, employees and independent contractors from self-dealing or otherwise taking advantage of their positions for personal financial gain.