Martin J. Golden represents District 22 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Gerritsen Beach, Borough Park, among other Brooklyn neighborhoods. Elected to the State Senate in 2002, after defeating the incumbent, Vincent J. Gentile, Senator Golden is currently serving his third term in office. He is the Chairman of the New York State Senate Committee on Aging, as well as a member of the Committee on Banks, Codes, Crime Victims, Crime & Corrections, Homeland Security, and Military Affairs. Prior to his election to the State Senate, Golden represented District 43 in the New York City Council, and was once the Vice-Chairman of Community Board Ten. Golden is a retired member of the New York Police Department, from which he retired in 1983-after a decade of service-because of a disability incurred while making a narcotics arrest. In addition to his service in the State Senate, Golden owned the Bay Ridge Manor, a catering hall located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, which he sold to his brother in 2003. Martin Golden holds an Associate's Degree from St. John's University.
