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
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWheatley Heights, New York
Alma materBrooklyn College (B.A.)
Stony Brook University (M.A.)
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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Sweeney		 New York Assembly, 11th District
2015–present		 Incumbent
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