{"id":6255,"date":"2014-08-14T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2014-08-14T12:00:51","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T16:00:51","slug":"state-sen-district-20-candidates-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/state-sen-district-20-candidates-night\/","title":{"rendered":"State Sen. District 20 Candidates Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/08\/sp_bid_forweb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6256\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/08\/sp_bid_forweb-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"State Sen. District 20 Candidates Night\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>The Sunset Park Business Improvement District is hosting a candidates forum for State Senatorial District 20 hopefuls. Borough President Eric Adams previously held the seat, but it became vacant when he took office as borough president on Jan. 1. The District includes a portion of Sunset Park and Crown Heights, as well as slivers of Park Slope and Prospect Heights.<br \/>\nBoth candidates vying for the seat are running as democrats, so Sept. 8th\u2019s primary election will decide the next state senator. The candidates are Jesse Hamilton of Crown Heights \u2014 an attorney, the District Leader of Assembly District 43, and former counsel to State SEn. Eric Adams \u2014 and Rubain Dorancy, also of Crown Heights, an attorney and former educator.<\/p>\n<p>Where: Sunset Park Branch Library \u2022 5108 4th Ave., Brooklyn \u2022 Tel: (718) 439\u20137767 \u2022 renee@sunsetparkbid.org<br \/>\nWeb site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsetpar\u200bkbid.org%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sunsetpar\u200bkbid.org <\/a><br \/>\nWhen: 6\u20138 pm<br \/>\nHow much: Free<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sunset Park Business Improvement District is hosting a candidates forum for State Senatorial District 20 hopefuls. Borough President Eric Adams previously held the seat, but it became vacant when he took office as borough president on Jan. 1. 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