Facts: - residence: hudson valley , new york - party: democratic - spouse: david - children: 2 - name: didi barrett - website: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/didi-barrett/ Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of didi barrett .
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didi barrett is a democratic member of the new york state assembly representing assembly district 106 , which includes parts of dutchess and columbia counties .barrett was elected to the assembly on march 20 , 2012 , after a special election to succeed marcus molinaro .she serves on the board of the north east dutchess fund of the berkshire taconic community foundation , and is a trustee of the anderson foundation for autism .she is also a founding chairwoman of girls incorporated of nyc , and a former board member of naral pro-choice new york .she is a trustee emeritus of the american folk art museum .in april 2012 , barrett helped pass a legislative package that would work to end wage discrimination in new york state .in november 2012 , barrett won re-election in the newly created 106th district seat .