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'''Diana Richardson''' (born January 16, 1983) is an American politician who served as a member of the [[New York Assembly]]. She was elected on the [[Working Families Party]] line in a 2015 [[special election]] to replace [[Karim Camara]] in the 43rd district, which comprises the [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]] and [[Prospect Lefferts Gardens]] neighborhoods of [[Brooklyn]].<ref>{{cite news|author=VIVIAN YEEMAY 5, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/nyregion/working-families-candidate-diana-richardson-wins-brooklyn-assembly-post.html?_r=0 |title=Working Families Candidate Diana Richardson Wins Brooklyn Assembly Post - The New York Times |work=Nytimes.com |date=2015-05-05 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
'''Diana Richardson''' (born January 16, 1983) is an American former progressive Democratic politician who served as a member of the [[New York Assembly]].<ref>[https://www.brooklynpaper.com/central-brooklyn-pol-diana-richardson-named-deputy-bp-by-reynoso/ "Assemblymember Diana Richardson named Deputy Borough President,"] ''Brooklyn Paper''.</ref> She was elected on the [[Working Families Party]] line in a 2015 [[special election]] to replace [[Karim Camara]] in the 43rd district, which comprises the [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]] and [[Prospect Lefferts Gardens]] neighborhoods of [[Brooklyn]].<ref>{{cite news|author=VIVIAN YEEMAY 5, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/nyregion/working-families-candidate-diana-richardson-wins-brooklyn-assembly-post.html?_r=0 |title=Working Families Candidate Diana Richardson Wins Brooklyn Assembly Post - The New York Times |work=Nytimes.com |date=2015-05-05 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref> She also served as the deputy Brooklyn borough president for ten months in 2022, until she was fired.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Richardson was born in Brooklyn, to Caribbean immigrant parents from [[Aruba]],<ref name="NYS Assembly page">{{cite web|url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Diana-C-Richardson|title=New York State Assembly &#124; Diana C. Richardson|website=nyassembly.gov}}</ref><ref name="NYT 16">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/nyregion/support-and-dismay-for-brooklyn-assemblywoman-after-charges-she-hit-her-son.html|title=Support, and Dismay, for Brooklyn Assemblywoman After Charges She Hit Her Son|first=Lisa W.|last=Foderaro|date=November 6, 2016|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> and raised in [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]].<ref name="NYT 16"/>
Richardson was born in Brooklyn, to immigrant parents who came to the US from [[Aruba]] in the Caribbean in the 1960s,<ref name="NYS Assembly page">{{cite web|url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Diana-C-Richardson|title=New York State Assembly &#124; Diana C. Richardson|website=nyassembly.gov}}</ref><ref name="NYT 16">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/nyregion/support-and-dismay-for-brooklyn-assemblywoman-after-charges-she-hit-her-son.html|title=Support, and Dismay, for Brooklyn Assemblywoman After Charges She Hit Her Son|first=Lisa W.|last=Foderaro|date=November 6, 2016|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> and raised in [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]].<ref name="NYT 16"/> She attended [[Edward R. Murrow High School]].<ref>[https://www.mec.cuny.edu/campus-news/medgar-made-diana-richardsons-lifelong-journey-spurred-by-medgar-evers-college/ "Medgar Made: Diana Richardson’s lifelong journey spurred by Medgar Evers College,"] Medgar Evers College.</ref>


Richardson has an undergraduate degree in [[public administration]] from [[Medgar Evers College]], and a [[Master of Public Administration]] from [[Baruch College]], both campuses of the [[City University of New York]].<ref name="NYS Assembly page"/><ref name="NYT 16"/>
Richardson has an undergraduate degree in [[public administration]] from [[Medgar Evers College]] ('08), and a [[Master of Public Administration]] from [[Baruch College]], both campuses of the [[City University of New York]].<ref name="NYS Assembly page"/><ref name="NYT 16"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Richardson was a [[Brooklyn Community Board 9]] member when the [[Crown Heights Tenant Union]], an advocacy organization for tenants that organizes, educations, and helps residents in housing court cases,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/2014/04/29/crown-heights-tenant-union-gains-ground-in-landlord-disputes/|title=Crown Heights Tenant Union gains ground in landlord disputes|date=April 29, 2014|website=The Real Deal New York}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/nyregion/disparate-forces-align-over-affordable-rents.html|title=Disparate Forces Align Over Affordable Rents (Published 2014)|first=Eli|last=Rosenberg|date=April 29, 2014|accessdate=February 19, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> convinced her to run for an open [[New York Assembly]] seat on an anti-gentrification platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/2019/09/19/the-tenant-movements-giant-killer/|title=The tenant movement's giant killer|date=September 19, 2019|website=The Real Deal New York}}</ref>
Richardson was a [[Brooklyn Community Board 9]] member when the [[Crown Heights Tenant Union]], an advocacy organization for tenants that organizes, educations, and helps residents in housing court cases,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/2014/04/29/crown-heights-tenant-union-gains-ground-in-landlord-disputes/|title=Crown Heights Tenant Union gains ground in landlord disputes|date=April 29, 2014|website=The Real Deal New York}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/nyregion/disparate-forces-align-over-affordable-rents.html|title=Disparate Forces Align Over Affordable Rents (Published 2014)|first=Eli|last=Rosenberg|date=April 29, 2014|accessdate=February 19, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> convinced her to run for an open [[New York Assembly]] seat on an anti-gentrification platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://therealdeal.com/2019/09/19/the-tenant-movements-giant-killer/|title=The tenant movement's giant killer|date=September 19, 2019|website=The Real Deal New York}}</ref>


===2015–20===
She won the May 2015 special election,<ref name="NYT 15">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/nyregion/up-from-crown-heights.html|title=Running on Rent, and Winning|first=Ginia|last=Bellafante|date=May 15, 2015|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> on the [[Working Families Party]] (WFP) ballot line, the first to do so in the state legislature.<ref name="NYT 15"/> She also won the [[general election]] the following November, on both the Democratic Party line as well as the WFP.<ref name="NYT 16"/>
She won the May 2015 special election with just over 50% of the vote,<ref name="NYT 15">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/nyregion/up-from-crown-heights.html|title=Running on Rent, and Winning|first=Ginia|last=Bellafante|date=May 15, 2015|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> on the progressive [[Working Families Party]] (WFP) ballot line, the first to do so in the state legislature.<ref name="NYT 15"/><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/nyregion/working-families-candidate-diana-richardson-wins-brooklyn-assembly-post.html "Working Families Candidate Diana Richardson Wins Brooklyn Assembly Post,"] ''The New York Times''.</ref> She also won the [[general election]] the following November, on both the Democratic Party line as well as the WFP.<ref name="NYT 16"/>


In 2016, Richardson was arrested for hitting her 12-year-old son with a broomstick and was charged with assault, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/nyregion/support-and-dismay-for-brooklyn-assemblywoman-after-charges-she-hit-her-son.html|title=Support, and Dismay, for Brooklyn Assemblywoman After Charges She Hit Her Son (Published 2016)|first=Lisa W.|last=Foderaro|date=November 7, 2016|accessdate=February 19, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diana-richardson-nyc-assemblywoman-charged-with-beating-son-12-with-broomstick/|title=NYC assemblywoman charged with beating son, 12, with broomstick|website=www.cbsnews.com|accessdate=February 19, 2021}}</ref> The felony charge was dropped in April 2017, though she still faced six misdemeanor charges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/assemblywoman-accused-beating-son-cleared-assault-charges-article-1.3112890|title=Brooklyn assemblywoman accused of beating son with broomstick sees felony assault charges dropped|first=CHRISTINA|last=CARREGA|website=nydailynews.com}}</ref>
In 2016, Richardson was arrested for hitting her 12-year-old son with a broomstick, leaving bruises on his arm, and was charged with second-degree [[assault]] (a felony), [[endangering the welfare of a child]], [[criminal possession of a weapon]], and [[menacing]].<ref name=dn/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/nyregion/support-and-dismay-for-brooklyn-assemblywoman-after-charges-she-hit-her-son.html|title=Support, and Dismay, for Brooklyn Assemblywoman After Charges She Hit Her Son (Published 2016)|first=Lisa W.|last=Foderaro|date=November 7, 2016|accessdate=February 19, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diana-richardson-nyc-assemblywoman-charged-with-beating-son-12-with-broomstick/|title=NYC assemblywoman charged with beating son, 12, with broomstick|website=www.cbsnews.com|accessdate=February 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://www.city-journal.org/article/relativizing-discipline "Relativizing Discipline; When is child abuse not really child abuse? When it’s part of your heritage, apparently,"] ''City Journal''.</ref> She was released from police custody with a temporary [[order of protection]] against her, and her son was staying with a relative.<ref>[https://gothamist.com/news/crown-heights-assemblywoman-arrested-after-allegedly-hitting-son-with-broomstick "Crown Heights Assemblywoman Arrested After Allegedly Hitting Son With Broomstick,"] ''Gothamist''.</ref> The felony charge was dropped in April 2017, though she still faced six misdemeanor charges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/assemblywoman-accused-beating-son-cleared-assault-charges-article-1.3112890|title=Brooklyn assemblywoman accused of beating son with broomstick sees felony assault charges dropped|first=CHRISTINA|last=CARREGA|website=nydailynews.com}}</ref> Four years later she wrote on social media: "I’ll just call it what it is. I beat him."<ref name=dn/>

In 2018, she allegedly threw a significant temper tantrum at a meeting, verbally attacking New York State Assembly Speaker [[Carl Heastie]] during a meeting.<ref>[https://www.littleafricanews.com/brooklyn-borough-deputy-president-diana-richardson-fired/ "Brooklyn Borough Deputy President Diana Richardson Fired,"] ''Little Africa News''.</ref>


In 2020, Richardson was pepper-sprayed by the [[New York City Police Department]] while marching at a demonstration over the [[murder of George Floyd]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Troutman |first1=Matt |title=NYPD, Protesters Clash At Rally Over George Floyd Killing |url=https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/brooklyn-joins-protests-over-george-floyd-killing |work=Prospect Heights NY Patch |date=May 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2020, Richardson was pepper-sprayed by the [[New York City Police Department]] while marching at a demonstration over the [[murder of George Floyd]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Troutman |first1=Matt |title=NYPD, Protesters Clash At Rally Over George Floyd Killing |url=https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/brooklyn-joins-protests-over-george-floyd-killing |work=Prospect Heights NY Patch |date=May 29, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


Richardson faced a primary challenge in the 2020 elections from [[Jesse Hamilton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bkreader.com/2020/06/22/jesse-hamilton-tries-to-hit-the-reset-button-on-his-political-career/|title=Former Senator Jesse Hamilton is running for Assembly|date=June 22, 2020|website=BK Reader|accessdate=February 19, 2021}}</ref> She defeated Hamilton in a landslide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribbeanlife.com/richardson-thanks-supporters-for-resounding-victory/|title=Richardson thanks supporters for resounding victory - Caribbean Life|first=Nelson A.|last=King|website=www.caribbeanlife.com}}</ref>
Richardson faced a primary challenge in the 2020 elections from [[Jesse Hamilton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bkreader.com/2020/06/22/jesse-hamilton-tries-to-hit-the-reset-button-on-his-political-career/|title=Former Senator Jesse Hamilton is running for Assembly|date=June 22, 2020|website=BK Reader|accessdate=February 19, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221014347/https://www.bkreader.com/2020/06/22/jesse-hamilton-tries-to-hit-the-reset-button-on-his-political-career/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She defeated Hamilton in a landslide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caribbeanlife.com/richardson-thanks-supporters-for-resounding-victory/|title=Richardson thanks supporters for resounding victory - Caribbean Life|first=Nelson A.|last=King|website=www.caribbeanlife.com}}</ref>


===2021–present===
In January 2022, [[Brooklyn Borough President]] [[Antonio Reynoso]] selected Richardson to be the deputy borough president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/01/assembly-member-diana-richardson-named-brooklyn-deputy-borough-president/360560/ |title=Assembly Member Diana Richardson named Brooklyn deputy borough president - City & State New York |publisher=Cityandstateny.com |date= |accessdate=2022-01-10}}</ref>
In January 2022, [[Brooklyn Borough President]] [[Antonio Reynoso]] selected Richardson to be the deputy borough president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/01/assembly-member-diana-richardson-named-brooklyn-deputy-borough-president/360560/ |title=Assembly Member Diana Richardson named Brooklyn deputy borough president - City & State New York |publisher=Cityandstateny.com |date= |accessdate=2022-01-10}}</ref>


On October 17, 2022, Richardson was fired for hosting a toxic work environment following a string of staff and constituent complaints about her behavior while working at Borough Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso fires deputy Diana Richardson over toxic work environment |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reyoso-fires-diana-richardson-20221010-geusovnkbvfuthtupsjkfvx5du-story.html |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=www.nydailynews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zellnor Myrie and Diana Richardson are engaged |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2022/11/zellnor-myrie-and-diana-richardson-are-engaged/379804/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=City & State NY |language=en}}</ref>
On October 17, 2022, Richardson was fired by Reynoso for creating a [[toxic work environment]], following a string of staff and constituent complaints about her behavior while she was working at [[Brooklyn Borough Hall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso fires deputy Diana Richardson over toxic work environment |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reyoso-fires-diana-richardson-20221010-geusovnkbvfuthtupsjkfvx5du-story.html |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=www.nydailynews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zellnor Myrie and Diana Richardson are engaged |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2022/11/zellnor-myrie-and-diana-richardson-are-engaged/379804/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=City & State NY |language=en}}</ref> She had reportedly berated and cursed staff, had to be pulled away from a fight with a Crown Heights anti-violence program director before it became violent, set off smoke alarms in her Borough Hall office, refused to use email, and ignored [[COVID-19]] precautions.<ref name=dn>[https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/toxic-crown-heights-pol-diana-richardson-fired-report "Crown Heights Pol Diana Richardson Booted From Brooklyn Borough Hall,"] ''Patch''.</ref>

In November 2022 she became engaged, and she is now married, to New York State Senator [[Zellnor Myrie]].<ref>[https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2022/11/zellnor-myrie-and-diana-richardson-are-engaged/379804/ "Zellnor Myrie and Diana Richardson are engaged,"] ''City & State''.</ref><ref>[https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/02/myrie-delivers-stump-speech-isnt-running-mayor-yet/394311/ "Myrie delivers stump speech, but isn’t running for mayor (yet),"] ''City & State''.</ref>


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Diana Richardson
Deputy Borough President of Brooklyn
In office
January 1, 2022 – October 17, 2022
LeaderAntonio Reynoso
Preceded byIngrid Lewis-Martin
Succeeded byKimberly Council
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 43rd district
In office
May 6, 2015 – March 30, 2022
Preceded byKarim Camara
Succeeded byBrian A. Cunningham
Personal details
Born (1983-01-16) January 16, 1983 (age 41)
Brooklyn, New York
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Working Families
Spouse
​
(m. 2024)​
Children1
Residence(s)Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationMedgar Evers College (BA)
Baruch College (MPA)

Diana Richardson (born January 16, 1983) is an American former progressive Democratic politician who served as a member of the New York Assembly.[1] She was elected on the Working Families Party line in a 2015 special election to replace Karim Camara in the 43rd district, which comprises the Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhoods of Brooklyn.[2] She also served as the deputy Brooklyn borough president for ten months in 2022, until she was fired.

Early life and education

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Richardson was born in Brooklyn, to immigrant parents who came to the US from Aruba in the Caribbean in the 1960s,[3][4] and raised in Crown Heights.[4] She attended Edward R. Murrow High School.[5]

Richardson has an undergraduate degree in public administration from Medgar Evers College ('08), and a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College, both campuses of the City University of New York.[3][4]

Career

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Richardson was a Brooklyn Community Board 9 member when the Crown Heights Tenant Union, an advocacy organization for tenants that organizes, educations, and helps residents in housing court cases,[6][7] convinced her to run for an open New York Assembly seat on an anti-gentrification platform.[8]

2015–20

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She won the May 2015 special election with just over 50% of the vote,[9] on the progressive Working Families Party (WFP) ballot line, the first to do so in the state legislature.[9][10] She also won the general election the following November, on both the Democratic Party line as well as the WFP.[4]

In 2016, Richardson was arrested for hitting her 12-year-old son with a broomstick, leaving bruises on his arm, and was charged with second-degree assault (a felony), endangering the welfare of a child, criminal possession of a weapon, and menacing.[11][12][13][14] She was released from police custody with a temporary order of protection against her, and her son was staying with a relative.[15] The felony charge was dropped in April 2017, though she still faced six misdemeanor charges.[16] Four years later she wrote on social media: "I’ll just call it what it is. I beat him."[11]

In 2018, she allegedly threw a significant temper tantrum at a meeting, verbally attacking New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie during a meeting.[17]

In 2020, Richardson was pepper-sprayed by the New York City Police Department while marching at a demonstration over the murder of George Floyd.[18]

Richardson faced a primary challenge in the 2020 elections from Jesse Hamilton.[19] She defeated Hamilton in a landslide.[20]

2021–present

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In January 2022, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso selected Richardson to be the deputy borough president.[21]

On October 17, 2022, Richardson was fired by Reynoso for creating a toxic work environment, following a string of staff and constituent complaints about her behavior while she was working at Brooklyn Borough Hall.[22][23] She had reportedly berated and cursed staff, had to be pulled away from a fight with a Crown Heights anti-violence program director before it became violent, set off smoke alarms in her Borough Hall office, refused to use email, and ignored COVID-19 precautions.[11]

In November 2022 she became engaged, and she is now married, to New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Assemblymember Diana Richardson named Deputy Borough President," Brooklyn Paper.
  2. ^ VIVIAN YEEMAY 5, 2015 (May 5, 2015). "Working Families Candidate Diana Richardson Wins Brooklyn Assembly Post - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "New York State Assembly | Diana C. Richardson". nyassembly.gov.
  4. ^ a b c d Foderaro, Lisa W. (November 6, 2016). "Support, and Dismay, for Brooklyn Assemblywoman After Charges She Hit Her Son" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ "Medgar Made: Diana Richardson’s lifelong journey spurred by Medgar Evers College," Medgar Evers College.
  6. ^ "Crown Heights Tenant Union gains ground in landlord disputes". The Real Deal New York. April 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (April 29, 2014). "Disparate Forces Align Over Affordable Rents (Published 2014)". Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ^ "The tenant movement's giant killer". The Real Deal New York. September 19, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Bellafante, Ginia (May 15, 2015). "Running on Rent, and Winning" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ "Working Families Candidate Diana Richardson Wins Brooklyn Assembly Post," The New York Times.
  11. ^ a b c "Crown Heights Pol Diana Richardson Booted From Brooklyn Borough Hall," Patch.
  12. ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (November 7, 2016). "Support, and Dismay, for Brooklyn Assemblywoman After Charges She Hit Her Son (Published 2016)". Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
  13. ^ "NYC assemblywoman charged with beating son, 12, with broomstick". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Relativizing Discipline; When is child abuse not really child abuse? When it’s part of your heritage, apparently," City Journal.
  15. ^ "Crown Heights Assemblywoman Arrested After Allegedly Hitting Son With Broomstick," Gothamist.
  16. ^ CARREGA, CHRISTINA. "Brooklyn assemblywoman accused of beating son with broomstick sees felony assault charges dropped". nydailynews.com.
  17. ^ "Brooklyn Borough Deputy President Diana Richardson Fired," Little Africa News.
  18. ^ Troutman, Matt (May 29, 2020). "NYPD, Protesters Clash At Rally Over George Floyd Killing". Prospect Heights NY Patch.
  19. ^ "Former Senator Jesse Hamilton is running for Assembly". BK Reader. June 22, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  20. ^ King, Nelson A. "Richardson thanks supporters for resounding victory - Caribbean Life". www.caribbeanlife.com.
  21. ^ "Assembly Member Diana Richardson named Brooklyn deputy borough president - City & State New York". Cityandstateny.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  22. ^ "Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso fires deputy Diana Richardson over toxic work environment". www.nydailynews.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  23. ^ "Zellnor Myrie and Diana Richardson are engaged". City & State NY. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  24. ^ "Zellnor Myrie and Diana Richardson are engaged," City & State.
  25. ^ "Myrie delivers stump speech, but isn’t running for mayor (yet)," City & State.
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Preceded by New York Assembly, 43rd District
2015–2022 		Succeeded by
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