He previously worked for the Manhattan district attorney and served as deputy borough president in Staten Island. (gothamgazette.com)
The Democrat also held posts as a former deputy borough president in Queens and as a City Council aide in the 1980s. (nypost.com)
A former deputy borough president and Borough Hall chief of staff, Donovan once worked as a prosecutor for Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau. (silive.com)