Inez Barron

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::summary American educator ::

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Field	Value
name	Inez Barron
office	Member of the New York City Council
from the 42nd district
term_start	January 1, 2014
term_end	December 31, 2021
predecessor	Charles Barron
successor	Charles Barron
office2	Member of the New York State Assembly
term_start2	January 1, 2009
term_end2	December 31, 2013
predecessor2	Diane Gordon
successor2	Charles Barron
birth_name	Inez Smith
birth_date
birth_place	Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York
party	Democrat
spouse	Charles Barron
children	2
alma_mater	City University of New York (B.S.)
Bank Street College of Education (M.S.)
website
constituency2	40th district (2009–2012)
60th district (2013)
signature	Inez Barron Signature.png
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| name = Inez Barron | office = Member of the New York City Council from the 42nd district | term_start = January 1, 2014 | term_end = December 31, 2021 | predecessor = Charles Barron | successor = Charles Barron | office2 = Member of the New York State Assembly | term_start2 = January 1, 2009 | term_end2 = December 31, 2013 | predecessor2 = Diane Gordon | successor2 = Charles Barron | imagesize = | birth_name = Inez Smith | birth_date = | birth_place = Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York | party = Democrat | spouse = Charles Barron | children = 2 | alma_mater = City University of New York (B.S.) Bank Street College of Education (M.S.) | website = | constituency2 = 40th district (2009–2012) 60th district (2013) |signature=Inez Barron Signature.png Inez Barron (née Smith) (born February 16, 1946) is an American educator and politician who served in the New York City Council for the 42nd district from 2014 to 2021. She is a Democrat. The district includes Broad Channel, Brownsville, Canarsie, East Flatbush, East New York, Howard Beach and Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn. Formerly, she served as the state Assemblywoman for New York's 60th district.

Life and career

Born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Barron has been a community activist and a longtime educator since the 1960s. She is a graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Bank Street College of Education with a Master of Science in Reading and Special Education. Barron was a teacher for more than 36 years with New York Public Schools.

After assemblywoman Diane Gordon was charged with several scandals and eventually vacated the seat, Barron won the November 2008 election and became the State assemblywoman for the 40th district.

Like her husband, Charles Barron, she is known for her polarizing views and colorful remarks.

New York City Council

Due to term limits, Charles Barron could not run for re-election to the New York City Council in 2013; Inez Barron ran instead and won. He did, however, run for her vacant Assembly seat, which he later won.

Barron resigned her seat in the Assembly to join the Council on January 1, 2014.

::data[format=table] | Election history | Location | Year | Election | Results | NY Assembly District 40 | NY Assembly District 40 | NY Assembly District 40 | NY Assembly District 40 | NY Assembly District 60 | NY Assembly District 60 | NYC Council District 42 | NYC Council District 42 | NYC Council District 42 | NYC Council District 42 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2008 | |Democratic Primary | √ Inez Barron 41.58% Earl L. Williams 19.35% Winchester Key 16.68% Kenneth Evans 11.68% Nathan Bradley 10.71% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2008 | |General | √ Inez Barron (D) 96.61% Kenneth Waluyn (R) 3.39% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | |Democratic Primary | √ Inez Barron 74.41% Kenneth Evans 25.59% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | |General | √ Inez Barron (D) 93.59% Kenneth Waluyn (R) 6.38% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | |Democratic Primary | √ Inez Barron 55.46% Christopher Banks 44.26% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | |General | √ Inez Barron (D) 96.65 Kenneth Waluyn (R) 3.30% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | |Democratic Primary | √ Inez Barron 43.25% Christopher Banks 24.68% Regina Powell 8.65% John C. Whitehead 7.62% Nikki Lucas 6.67% Sean K. Henry 5.97% Prince Lewis 3.17% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | |General | √ Inez Barron (D) 96.04% Ernest Johnson (Conservative) 3.83% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 | |Democratic Primary | √ Inez Barron 83.50% Mawuli Hormeku 16.20% Write-in votes 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 | |General | √ Inez Barron (D) 92.55% Ernest Johnson (Conservative) 4.51% Mawuli Hormeku (Reform) 2.81% Write-in votes 0.14% | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

1. Benjamin, Elizabeth. (April 8, 2008). "Minus One Assembly Dem; Diane Gordon Convicted". New York Daily News.
2. Samaha, Albert. (2014-01-22). "THE BARRONS OF EAST NEW YORK: CHARLES AND INEZ BARRON AREN'T YOUR TRADITIONAL POWER COUPLE". Village Voice.

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