Inez Dickens

Inez Dickens
Member of the New York City Council from the 9th District
Assumed office
January 1, 2006
Preceded by Bill Perkins
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Religion Baptist
Website Official website

Inez E. Dickens is the Council member for the 9th District of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat. The district includes Harlem, Morningside Heights, and parts of the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Dickens is the Assistant Deputy Majority Leader.

Life and career

Dickens is a lifelong resident of New York City and her father, Lloyd E. Dickens, was a prominent Democratic District Leader and a member of the New York Assembly. She attended P.S. 133 and Julia Richmond High School, and later did undergraduate studies in real estate and land economics at New York University and later at Howard University but did not graduate. Dickens was first elected to office in 1974 as a State Party Committeewoman, and served in that capacity for 32 years.[1]

In the 2004 presidential election, she served as one of New York's 33 presidential electors, casting her ballot for John Kerry.

In August 2013, the New York Post wrote a series of articles detailing Inez Dicken's history as a landlord. As of July 2013, she had $265,000 in unpaid code violations dating as far back as 2004,[2] earning her a spot on the Public Advocate's "Worst Landlord's Watch List."[3] She had previously voted to improve "slumlord accountability."[4]

New York City Council

After Bill Perkins opted to seek another office in 2005, Dickens entered the primary for City Council to replace him, and won. She won re-election handily in 2009 and again in 2013. Dickens will be term-limited in 2017 and unable to run for another term.

Currently, Dickens is one of the wealthiest members of Council, with an estimated net worth of $2.1 million.[5]

Election history

New York City Council: District 9
Election Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct
2005 Primary Inez Dickens Dem 4,608 28.52% Yasmin Cornelius Dem 3,351 20.74% Cynthia Doty Dem 2,803 17.35% Others (4) Dem 4,888 30.26%
2005 General Inez Dickens Dem 21,222 81.26% Will Brown Jr. Rep 2,207 8.45% Daryl Bloodsaw Ind 1,773 6.79% W. Henderson Vet 913 3.50%
2005 Primary Inez Dickens Dem 8,430 66.42% Landon Dais Dem 2,648 20.86% Carlton Berkley Dem 1,615 12.72%
2009 General Inez Dickens Dem 22,818 92.33% Abbi Hoff Rep 1,892 7.66%
2013 Primary Inez Dickens Dem 12,878 69.98% Vince Morgan Rep 5,525 30.02%
2013 General Inez Dickens Dem 23,454 99.06%

References

  1. ↑ "Official Bio - Inez Dickens". Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Defiant Harlem pol owes $265G in rat-trap fines, bills and taxes". NY Post. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  3. ↑ "$cofflaw city pol is the law". NY Post. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  4. ↑ "Ain't that the Dickens!". NY Post. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
  5. ↑ "In Bloomberg's Shadow: New York City's Wealthiest Elected Officials". The Observer. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
Political offices
Preceded by
Bill Perkins		 New York City Council, 9th District
2006–present 		Incumbent
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