sentences:  Michael Benedetto
  
  Michael Benedetto (born June 2, 1947) is a Member of the New York State Assembly representing the 82nd Assembly District, which covers the Co-op City, Throggs Neck, Westchester Square, City Island, Country Club, and Pelham Bay sections of the East Bronx.After a 35-year teaching career at the elementary and secondary school level, he was first elected to the State Assembly in 2004.