Adrienne Adams (politician)

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Adrienne Adams
Member of the New York City Council
from the 28th district
Assumed office
November 30, 2017
Preceded byRuben Wills
Personal details
Born (1960-12-09) December 9, 1960 (age 60)
New York, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceQueens, New York, U.S.
Alma materSpelman College (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Adrienne E. Adams (born December 9, 1960) is an American politician and current member of the New York City Council from the 28th district. She replaced Ruben Wills, who was expelled from his office. She was elected in 2017, and sworn in the same month to fill out the remainder of Wills' term and to serve a new term in 2018.[1] A Democrat, Adams is the first woman elected to the district.[2]

The district includes the neighborhoods of Jamaica, Rochdale Village, Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park.[3]

Early life and education[]

Adams was raised in Hollis, Queens. She attended St. Pascal Baylon Elementary School, Bayside High School (Queens), and received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Spelman College.[citation needed]

Career[]

She was a two-term chairperson of Queens Community Board 12.[4] Previously, Adams has been an appointed member of the Queens Public Library Board of Trustees,[citation needed] and appointed to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Local Planning Committee (LPC) for the .[5] She once served as co-chair of the Jamaica NOW Leadership Council.[5]

Adams previously ran for New York State Senate against James Sanders Jr.[4]

New York City Council[]

AAdams won her primary in 2017 with 39.17% of the vote (3,499 votes). Her opponent, Richard David, got 31.59% of the vote (2,822 votes) and her other opponent Hettie Powell received 28.98% of the vote. (2,589 votes). Adams went on to win the general election with 85.97% of the vote.[1]

Personal life[]

Adams is a long time member of the NAACP and the National Action Network.[citation needed] She is also an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Adrienne Adams - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Biography". Adrienne E. Adams. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. ^ "Adrienne Adams Wins Democratic Primary in Tight Race to Replace Ruben Wills". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Can Local Candidates Ever Defeat the Political Machine?".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Lentz, Jon (12 February 2018). "Meet the new class". Retrieved 14 February 2018.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Ruben Wills 		New York City Council, 28th district
2017–present 		Incumbent
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