Kimberly Jean-Pierre

Kimberly Jean-Pierre DEMDemocrat

State Assembly Member, District 11

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Kimberly Jean-PierreDEMDemocrat State Assembly Member, District 11
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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. 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. Prior to elected office Jean-Pierre worked for the Suffolk County Legislature as a legislative aide to DuWayne Gregory. She later worked for Congressman Steve Israel as a Community Outreach Coordinator, 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. Jean-Pierre announced her run, and easily attained the nomination before going to win the election with 58% of the vote. She easily won reelection in 2016 and 2018. In the Assembly, Jean-Pierre serves as Chair of the Subcommittee on Banking in Underserved Communities.Pierre resides in Wheatley Heights.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Stony Brook University
MS Public Policy
2007
Brooklyn College
BA Creative Writing
2005
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Assembly Member
New York State Assembly
2014 - Current
Director
Wyandanch Community Resource Center, Town of Babylon
2013 - Current
Vice President of Properties
Town of Babylon's Industrial Development Agency
2013
Legislative Aide
Suffolk County Legislature, Legislator DuWayne Gregory
2008 - 2010
Former Community Outreach Coordinator
Congressman Steve Israel
Other Experience1 - 7 of 7
Member
Molloy College's Energia Partnership
Former Vice President
Haitian Americans United for Change Incorporated
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Banking in Underserved Communities, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Local Governments Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Transportation Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Mental Health Committee, New York State Assembly
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