Joni A. Yoswein (born 1955) is an American politician from New York.

Life

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She was born in 1955,[1] the daughter of David J. Yoswein (died 1997).[2] She graduated from SUNY Albany. She married Glenn C. Van Bramer.

She entered politics as a Democrat, and was an aide to Assemblyman Mel Miller for fourteen years. She rose to become Director of Operations of the Assembly while Miller was Speaker. She also was a delegate to the 1984 and 1988 Democratic National Conventions.[3]

On January 28, 1992, she was elected to the New York State Assembly (44th D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the conviction of Mel Miller for a felony.[4] She remained a member of the 189th New York State Legislature until the end of the year. In September 1992, after re-apportionment, she ran in the 44th District Democratic primary for re-nomination against James F. Brennan, the incumbent from the old 51st District, and was defeated.[5] In November 1992, she ran on the Liberal ticket for re-election, but was defeated again by Brennan.[6]

In 1993, she was an Assistant Commissioner of the New York City Department of Aging.

In 1994, she founded, and ever since has been President of, Yoswein New York, a public affairs consulting firm.[7]

Assemblyman and Supreme Court Justice Leonard E. Yoswein (1920–2011) was her uncle.[8]

References

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
44th District

1992
Succeeded by