 From 1998 through 2002, Golden represented the 43rd Council District in the New York City Council.Golden was first elected to represent Brooklyn's 22nd Senate District in 2002.The 22nd State Senate District includes the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, and parts of Sheepshead Bay, Borough Park and Midwood.