Legislative Office Building 733
Albany, NY 12248
155 Kings Highway
Brooklyn, NY 11223
Full Name:
William 'Bill' Colton
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 2 Stepchildren: Jennifer, Joseph
Birth Date:
1946
Birth Place:
New York City, NY
Home City:
Brooklyn, NY
JD, Law, Saint John's School of Law, 1978
MS, Urban Education, Brooklyn College, 1978
BA, Urban Education, Saint John's University, 1968
Majority Program Chair, New York State Assembly, 2023-present
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 47, 1997-present
Majority Whip, New York State Assembly
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 47, 2022
Member, Asian Pacific American Task Force
Member, Correction Committee
Member, Environmental Conservation Committee
Member, Governmental Employees Committee
Member, Labor Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Former Member, Correction Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Environmental Conservation Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Governmental Employees Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Labor Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair, Legislative Commission on Solid Waste Management, New York State Assembly
Former Chair, Majority Conference, New York State Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Majority Conference, New York State Assembly
Member, Ways and Means Committee, New York State Assembly, 2013-2014
Attorney, New York State, 1979-present
Teacher, New York Public Schools, 1968-1979
Founder, Bensonhurst Straphangers Committee
Co-Founder/Former Organizer, Bensonhurst Tenants Council
Former Member, Board of Directors, Cardinal Stritch Knights Corporation, Cardinal Stritch Knights of Columbus Council
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Verrazano Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Italy
Co-Chair, Judicial Screening Committee, Kings County Democratic Coalition
President, Progressive Democratic Club
Member, Project Option
Former Chapter Chair, United Federation of Teachers
Awards:
Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Public Schools 56;
Political Action Award, United Federation of Teachers of District 13;
Civic Service Award, Building Maintenance Education Program of NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development;
Meritorious Civic Service Certificate, New York City Division of Preservation and Anti-Abandonment;
Outstanding Community Service Award, Bensonhurst Tenants Council;
1996 Man of the Year Award, Bensonhurst West End Community Council;