Chantel S. Jackson (born October 1, 1983) an American politician and social worker serving as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 79th district. Elected in November 2020, Jackson assumed office on January 1, 2021.[1]
Early life and education
Jackson is a native of New York City, the daughter of an American father and an immigrant mother from Belize. Jackson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the City College of New York and a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University.[2]
Career
After receiving her Master's degree, Jackson worked as a professor at the College of New Rochelle from 2014 to 2019.[3] Since March 2016, she has been a social worker at the Academy for Careers in Television & Film, a technical school in Queens.[4]
In 2020, after incumbent Assemblymember Michael Blake announced his candidacy for New York's 15th congressional district, Jackson declared her candidacy for the 79th district of the New York State Assembly.[5] Jackson received Blake's endorsement and defeated the Bronx Democratic Party-endorsed candidate, Cynthia Cox, and four other candidates with 26% of the vote in the Democratic primary.[6] She won the November general election in the heavily Democratic district.
References
- ^ "Chantel Jackson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Chantel Jackson". Run For Something. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Meet Chantel". Chantel 2020 for State Assembly. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "BRONX ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ENDORSE SOCIAL WORKER FOR NY ASSEMBLY | Black Star News". www.blackstarnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Denis Slattery (April 27, 2020). "Bronx Assembly candidate Chantel Jackson stands by anti-vaccine comments". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ Andrew Millman (July 7, 2020). "Where Key Primary Races Stand as Absentee Ballot Counting Begins". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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