Complex sentence: The young attorney from East Harlem and Tammany Hall man of considerable independence was the first Italian-born elected as a Democrat to the New York State Assembly for the New York County 28th District in 1913, and re-elected for 1915-16.
Split into simpler sentences: The young attorney from East Harlem and Tammany Hall man of considerable independence was the first Italian-born assemblyman. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 28th D.) in 1913, and re-elected for 1915-16.