[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 100 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1556]
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                      HONORING MR. JOHN L. SAMPSON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 1999

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. John L. Sampson, a 
new and welcome addition to the New York State Senate. Mr. Sampson was 
elected to the New York State Senate in 1996, representing the 19th 
Senatorial District which encompasses Canarsie, Starrett of Spring 
Creek, East Flatbush, parts of Brownsville, Crown Heights, and East New 
York. He resides in Canarsie, Brooklyn with his wife Crystal, an 
experienced manager at Arthur Anderson, LLP., and their daughter Kyra.
  Born to American and Guyanese parents on June 17, 1965, in Bedford 
Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, John Llewllyn Sampson moved to Brownsville/East 
Flatbush, Brooklyn with his family at the age of two. Mr. Sampson grew 
up in the Brownsville/East Flatbush section of Brooklyn and attended 
New York City Public Schools, graduating from Tilden High School in 
Brooklyn.
  After graduating from Tilden High School in 1983, Mr. Sampson 
attended Brooklyn College and graduated in 1987. While in college, he 
was employed as a paralegal for the Corporation Counsel of the City of 
New York. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political 
Science, Mr. Sampson worked for Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn as a 
Litigation Assistant. In 1988, he entered Albany Law School. During his 
studies there, he worked with the Department of Environmental 
Conservation until his graduation in 1991. In April 1992, Mr. Sampson 
was admitted to the New York Bar, at which time he became a staff 
attorney for the Legal Aid Society of New York, repesenting clients in 
Real Estate, Criminal and Election matters.
  Mr. Sampson has been an active participant in community affairs, 
conducting free legal clinics and representing candidates in election 
matters before the New York Supreme Court. Mr. Sampson is a member of 
several political organizations including the Rosetta Gaston Democratic 
Club, the New Era Community Democratic Club, the Thomas Jefferson 
Democratic Club and the New Era PAC.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like you and my colleagues from both sides of 
the aisle to join me in honoring Mr. John L. Sampson.

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