Kimberly Jean-Pierre

Kimberly Jean-Pierre is the Assembly member for the 11th District of the New York Assembly, which includes portions of the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. A Democrat, Jean-Pierre was first elected in 2014.

Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 11th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byRobert Sweeney
Personal details
Born (1984-03-17) March 17, 1984
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Wheatley Heights, New York, U.S.
Alma materBrooklyn College (BA)
Stony Brook University (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Jean-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.[1] Prior to elected office Jean-Pierre worked for the Suffolk County Legislature as a legislative aide to DuWayne Gregory.[2] She later worked for Congressman Steve Israel as a Community Outreach Coordinator,[3] and later for the Town of Babylon's Industrial Development Agency.

In 2014, Assemblyman Robert Sweeney decided to retire, leaving the district open for the first time in twenty six years.[4] Jean-Pierre announced her run, and easily attained the nomination before going to win the election with 58% of the vote.[5] She easily won reelection in 2016 and 2018.[6] In the Assembly, Jean-Pierre serves as Chair of the Subcommittee on Banking in Underserved Communities.[7]

Pierre resides in Wheatley Heights.

References
  1. "Hon. KimberlyJean-Pierre". The Haitian Roundtable. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  2. "Gregory gets two more minor party ballot lines". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  3. "Meet the Leaders | Meet the Leaders Long Island". Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. Bolger, Timothy (2014-05-02). "Assemblyman Robert Sweeney to Retire". Long Island News from the Long Island Press. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. "Kimberly Jean-Pierre Wins State Assembly Seat". Lindenhurst Patch. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  6. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Kimberly Jean-Pierre". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  7. University, Stony Brook. "Stony Brook 40 Under Forty". www.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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