Kimberly Jean-Pierre is an American politician serving as a member of the New York Assembly for the 11th district, which includes portions of the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2014 and announced she would not seek reelection in 2024.[1]
Kimberly Jean-Pierre | |
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 11th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Sweeney |
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| Born | March 17, 1984 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Wheatley Heights, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Brooklyn College (BA) Stony Brook University (MA) |
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| Website | Official website |
Early life and education
editJean-Pierre is of Haitian-American descent, and graduated from Brooklyn College and later received a master's degree in public policy from Stony Brook University.[2] Prior to elected office Jean-Pierre worked for the Suffolk County Legislature as a legislative aide to DuWayne Gregory.[3] She later worked for Congressman Steve Israel as a Community Outreach Coordinator,[4] and later for the Town of Babylon's Industrial Development Agency.
New York State Assembly
editIn 2014, Assemblyman Robert Sweeney decided to retire, leaving the district open for the first time in twenty six years.[5] Jean-Pierre announced her run, and easily attained the nomination before going to win the election with 58% of the vote.[6] She easily won reelection in 2016 and 2018.[7] In the Assembly, Jean-Pierre serves as Chair of the Subcommittee on Banking in Underserved Communities.[8]
In 2022, Jean-Pierre was narrowly reelected by under 1% against Republican. She announced that she would not run for reelection in 2024 days after the candidate filing deadline, allowing the Suffolk County Democratic Party to replace her on the ballot without a primary.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Roy, Yancey (April 9, 2024). "New York State Assemb. Kimberly Jean-Pierre won't seek reelection in fall". Newsday. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Hon. KimberlyJean-Pierre". The Haitian Roundtable. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Gregory gets two more minor party ballot lines". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Meet the Leaders | Meet the Leaders Long Island". Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ Bolger, Timothy (2014-05-02). "Assemblyman Robert Sweeney to Retire". Long Island News from the Long Island Press. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Kimberly Jean-Pierre Wins State Assembly Seat". Lindenhurst Patch. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Kimberly Jean-Pierre". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ University, Stony Brook. "Stony Brook 40 Under Forty". www.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-06.