{{Short description|American politician (1971–2017)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Michael Simanowitz | image = | caption = | district = 27th | predecessor = Nettie Mayersohn | successor = Daniel Rosenthal | footnotes = | state_assembly = New York | party = Democrat | birth_date = August 10, 1971<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135255/michael-simanowitz# Votesmart.org.-Michael Simanowitz]</ref> | birth_place = Forest Hills, Queens, New York | death_date = {{death date and given age|2017|9|2|46}} | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Queens College | profession = | website = | term_start = September 14, 2011 | term_end = September 2, 2017 }}
'''Michael Simanowitz''' (August 10, 1971<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135255/michael-simanowitz# Votesmart.org.-Michael Simanowitz]</ref> – September 2, 2017) was a Democratic New York State Assembly member from the borough of Queens.
==Election to New York State Assembly== Simanowitz was a resident of the Electchester housing cooperative, part of the neighborhood of Flushing in the New York City borough of Queens. He was chief of staff to Nettie Mayersohn, the local assemblywoman for 28 years, and after Mayersohn announced her retirement, Simanowitz was elected in a special election on September 14, 2011, to replace her.<ref>{{Cite news |title=27th Assembly seat race pits chief of staff vs. newbie |url= http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/27th-assembly-seat-race-pits-chief-staff-newbie-article-1.952505 |date=September 6, 2011 |accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref>
==Auxiliary police officer== Simanowitz served on the New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police's 107 Precinct Auxiliary Unit since 1995. For nine years he served as that unit's commanding officer. Simanowitz achieved the rank of Auxiliary Deputy Inspector.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nyassembly.gov/mem/Michael-Simanowitz/bio/ |title=New York State Assembly-Michael Simanowitz |access-date=2017-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904062739/http://nyassembly.gov/mem/Michael-Simanowitz/bio/ |archive-date=2017-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Death== Simanowitz died on September 2, 2017, at the age of 46 after an undisclosed illness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pix11.com/2017/09/02/ny-assemblyman-michael-simanowitz-dead/|title=NY Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz dead: officials|date=2017-09-03|website=New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McShane|first1=Larry|title=N.Y. Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, lauded as tremendous voice for Jewish community, dead at 45|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/n-y-assemblyman-michael-simanowitz-dead-45-article-1.3464788|date=September 3, 2017|access-date=September 3, 2017}}</ref>
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