DOUGLAS PRESCOTT
26th Assembly District (Part of Queens County)
Albany office:
CAP 510, ALBANY 12248
518-455-5425
District Offices:
36-29 BELL BLVD, BAYSIDE 11361
718-229-7744
Douglas Prescott, Conservative Republican, is Assemblyman of the East Flushing,
Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Whitestone, Malba, Bay Terrace, and Floral
Park communities of Eastern Queens.
Born on November 21, 1951 in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City Doug
graduated from Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary School on Manhattan's lower
east side.
He worked his way through Power Memorial High School, from which he graduated
in 1969, and then through St. John's University, Queensborough Community
and Queens Colleges, where he earned, in 1974 a B.A. in Political Science
Communications.
Assemblyman Prescott's involvement in politics began in 1970 as a volunteer
in the successful election of James L. Buckley to the United States Senate,
and as campaign staffer to State Senator John J. Marchi in his 1973 NYC
mayoral bid. He was a student organizer of Honor America and Prisoner of
War rallies in the early 1970's, founder of the Queens County Young Republican
Club and past chairman of Queens County Young Americans for Freedom.
Assemblyman Prescott is a member of four civic associations: Auburndale
Improvement Association, Bowne Park Civic Association, the Broadway-Flushing
Homeowners Association and, in addition, is the founder of the East Flushing
Civic Association.
His legislative background began as Assistant to U.S. Senator James L. Buckley
for three years and as Legislative Advisory Committee member and community
representative for State Senator Frank Padavan.
On November 4, 1980, in his first major election, he was elected to the
New York State Assembly.
After the redistricting process of 1982, Assemblyman Prescott lost in what
was termed the most controversial election in the state that year. However,
he was returned to office in 1984, 1986, 1988 1990, 1992 and 1994.
Committee assignments--Ethics; Aging; Cities; and Ranking Republican on
Oversight, Analysis and Investigation.
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