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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 byKim 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 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 and Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhoods of Brooklyn.[1]

Early life and education

Richardson was born in Brooklyn, to Caribbean immigrant parents from Aruba,[2][3] and raised in Crown Heights.[3]

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.[2][3]

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,[4][5] convinced her to run for an open New York Assembly seat on an anti-gentrification platform.[6]

She won the May 2015 special election,[7] on the Working Families Party (WFP) ballot line, the first to do so in the state legislature.[7] She also won the general election the following November, on both the Democratic Party line as well as the WFP.[3]

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.[8][9] The felony charge was dropped in April 2017, though she still faced six misdemeanor charges.[10]

In 2020, Richardson was pepper-sprayed by the New York City Police Department while marching at a demonstration over the murder of George Floyd.[11]

Richardson faced a primary challenge in the 2020 elections from Jesse Hamilton.[12] She defeated Hamilton in a landslide.[13]

In January 2022, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso selected Richardson to be the deputy borough president.[14]

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.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b "New York State Assembly | Diana C. Richardson". nyassembly.gov.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Crown Heights Tenant Union gains ground in landlord disputes". The Real Deal New York. April 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (April 29, 2014). "Disparate Forces Align Over Affordable Rents (Published 2014)". Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "The tenant movement's giant killer". The Real Deal New York. September 19, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Bellafante, Ginia (May 15, 2015). "Running on Rent, and Winning" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "NYC assemblywoman charged with beating son, 12, with broomstick". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  10. ^ CARREGA, CHRISTINA. "Brooklyn assemblywoman accused of beating son with broomstick sees felony assault charges dropped". nydailynews.com.
  11. ^ Troutman, Matt (May 29, 2020). "NYPD, Protesters Clash At Rally Over George Floyd Killing". Prospect Heights NY Patch.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ King, Nelson A. "Richardson thanks supporters for resounding victory - Caribbean Life". www.caribbeanlife.com.
  14. ^ "Assembly Member Diana Richardson named Brooklyn deputy borough president - City & State New York". Cityandstateny.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso fires deputy Diana Richardson over toxic work environment". www.nydailynews.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  16. ^ "Zellnor Myrie and Diana Richardson are engaged". City & State NY. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
Political offices
Preceded by New York Assembly, 43rd District
2015–2022 		Succeeded by
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