Jonathan Campozano Attempts To Make History As First Hispanic Greenburgh Councilman
Jonathan Campozano announced his candidacy for the Greenburgh City Council, representing the Democratic Party where he has been a member since he was a teenager. “I am excited to share that I have thrown my hat into the ring to seek the Greenburgh Town Board election. It would be a great honor for me to represent the community that I grew up in and is now my home,” Campozano said. If elected in 2023, the 30-year-old, longtime Greenburgh resident, who is a practicing attorney, and adjunct professor at Westchester Community College (WCC), would be the Town of Greenburgh Board’s first Hispanic representative and its youngest member, as well as his only practicing attorney. As a Staff Attorney with Neighbors Link Community Law Practice, Jonathan provides legal services to immigrants in New York Family Court, federal court, and agencies including ICE, USCIS, EOIR, and BIA. He teaches immigration law in WCC’s Paralegal Certificate Program. Prior to that, Jonathan served as an Assistant County Attorney in Westchester County’s Law Department, in both the Family Court and Appeals, Opinions, and Legislation bureaus. He was also an Associate Counsel with the New York State Senate Democratic Majority, where he worked on significant pieces of [...]
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Jonathan Campozano announced his candidacy for the Greenburgh City Council, representing the Democratic Party where he has been a member since he was a teenager. “I am excited to share that I have thrown my hat into the ring to seek the Greenburgh Town Board election. It would be a great honor for me to represent the community that I grew up in and is now my home,” Campozano said. If elected in 2023, the 30-year-old, longtime Greenburgh resident, who is a practicing attorney, and adjunct professor at Westchester Community College (WCC), would be the Town of Greenburgh Board’s first Hispanic representative and its youngest member, as well as his only practicing attorney. As a Staff Attorney with Neighbors Link Community Law Practice, Jonathan provides legal services to immigrants in New York Family Court, federal court, and agencies including ICE, USCIS, EOIR, and BIA. He teaches immigration law in WCC’s Paralegal Certificate Program. Prior to that, Jonathan served as an Assistant County Attorney in Westchester County’s Law Department, in both the Family Court and Appeals, Opinions, and Legislation bureaus. He was also an Associate Counsel with the New York State Senate Democratic Majority, where he worked on significant pieces of [...]
