Watch Simcha Felder’s victory speech.

As Democratic President Barack Obama swept to a re-election victory Tuesday night, Brooklyn voters sent a Republican and a conservative Democrat to Albany to represent their newly drawn Senate districts.

As the Nov. 6 election approaches, Sen. Golden and his Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes have squared off at recent events in Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge where community members had the opportunity to ask the two candidates about the issues that matter to them. On both occasions, Golden came under fire for his record on women’s issues—in particular, his record of addressing gender discrimination in the workplace.

Residents of State Senate District 22 documented their experiences during and after Hurricane Sandy. During this crisis, State Sen. Marty Golden (R) and his challenger Andrew Gounardes (D) also used Twitter to provide outreach and updates to the community.

State Sen. Martin Golden called spying on mosques “absolutely wrong” at a forum dominated by Arab and Muslim voters, a stark contrast to his earlier stance praising the NYPD’s counterterrorism efforts, which include infiltrating and eavesdropping on Muslim places of gathering and worship.

Republican Sen. Marty Golden and Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes faced off in their first debate of the race at Saint Phillip’s Episcopal Church in Dyker Heights on Tuesday.

BROOKLYN, NY—With less than one month remaining until Election Day, State Senator Martin Golden and his Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes are gearing up for the final leg of the race. The most recent filing deadline for campaign finance disclosures passed two days ago. Gounardes released his 32-day pre-general report on deadline, but Golden has not  Read more »

Who wins the support of labor unions and the working class—groups that participate more actively in elections than other organizations—will be a deciding factor in the presidential election. It is the same in Brooklyn’s 22nd Senate District, which convers Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights.

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Andrew Gounardes’ campaign has opened up a second office in Bay Ridge, reports the Bensonhurst Bean. The office will supplement the original office in Dyker Heights.

Democratic State Senate candidate Andrew Gounardes joined a chorus of political figures suggesting that Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the embattled former Kings County Democratic party boss, should step down as an elected representative.

State Senate candidate Andrew Gounardes made a surprise appearance at a watch party for President Obama’s Thursday, September 6th acceptance speech at a local bar, seeking to tie his own battle against a Republican incumbent to the president’s tough reelection campaign.