As of January 2018 , Golden was the only Republican State Senator from Brooklyn .
Was one of only three Republican elected officials representing Brooklyn ; the others were Congressman Daniel M. Donovan , Jr. and New York State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis , both of Staten Island .
As of January 2018 , Golden was the only Republican State Senator from Brooklyn , and was one of only three Republican elected officials representing Brooklyn ; the others were Congressman Daniel M. Donovan , Jr. and New York State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis , both of Staten Island .