Joseph Lentol

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Joseph Lentol (born January 15th, 1943) represents District 50 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Fort Greene, among other neighborhoods located in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

A member of the legislature since 1972, Lentol has served as Chairman of the Committee on Codes since 1992. He has also previously served as Chairman of the Committee on Governmental Employees and the Assembly Committee on Governmental Operations.

In 2000, he was one of two Assembly members chosen by Sheldon Silver and Governor George Pataki to serve on the Election Modernization Task Force. The following year he was elected by his colleagues to represent the Brooklyn Assembly Delegation and appointed to New York City's Community Action Board, of which he would later become Chairman.

Prior to his election, Lentol served as Assistant District Attorney within Kings County.

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Preceded by
Lucio Russo		 New York State Assembly, 58th District
1973–1982		 Succeeded by
Elizabeth Connelly
Preceded by
Florence Sullivan		 New York State Assembly, 50th District
1983 – present		 Incumbent