Elected to the New York State Senate in November, 2002, Martin Malave Dilan is serving his third term in the 17th Senatorial District after representing the 37th Council District for ten years. Senator Dilan was appointed the Assistant Minority Leader of Conference Operations. In 2007, Senator Dilan was appointed Chairman of the Minority Conference and was also made a member of the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment.  Senator Dilan is a former legislative assistant for the U.S. House of Representatives and has served as a Democratic District Leader and Democratic State Committeeman from the 54th Assembly District. Senator Dilan grew up in Bushwick and went to Brooklyn College where he participated in the Special Baccalaureate Degree Program. Martin Malave Dilan is truly a face of Brooklyn.