Hamilton named chairman of State Senate Banks Committee
Brooklyn lawmaker joined maverick IDC in Nov.
State Sen. Jesse Hamilton, who broke away from his fellow Senate Democrats in November and joined up with the maverick Independent Democratic Conference, was named chairman of the Banks Committee a few days after the IDC reached a power-sharing agreement with Republicans in the legislative chamber.
Hamilton (D-Crown Heights, Park Slope, Sunset Park) will succeed state Sen. Diane Savino (D-Coney Island-parts of Bensonhurst-Staten Island), a founding member of the IDC, as Banks Committee chairman.
The announcement took place on Jan. 11.