Inez Barron

Inez Barron
Member of the New York City Council
from the 42nd district
In office
January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021
Preceded byCharles Barron
Succeeded byCharles Barron
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byDiane Gordon
Succeeded byCharles Barron
Constituency40th district (2009–2012)
60th district (2013)
Personal details
Born
Inez Smith

(1946-02-16) February 16, 1946 (age 78)
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCharles Barron
Children2
Alma materCity University of New York (B.S.)
Bank Street College of Education (M.S.)
Signature
Website"District 42". Archived from the original on 2021-08-28.

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.[citation needed]

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.[1]

Like her husband, Charles Barron, she is known for her polarizing views and colorful remarks.[2]

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.[citation needed]

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

Election history
Location Year Election Results
NY Assembly
District 40 		2008 Democratic Primary √ Inez Barron 41.58%
Earl L. Williams 19.35%
Winchester Key 16.68%
Kenneth Evans 11.68%
Nathan Bradley 10.71%
NY Assembly
District 40 		2008 General √ Inez Barron (D) 96.61%
Kenneth Waluyn (R) 3.39%
NY Assembly
District 40 		2010 Democratic Primary √ Inez Barron 74.41%
Kenneth Evans 25.59%
NY Assembly
District 40 		2010 General √ Inez Barron (D) 93.59%
Kenneth Waluyn (R) 6.38%
NY Assembly
District 60 		2012 Democratic Primary √ Inez Barron 55.46%
Christopher Banks 44.26%
NY Assembly
District 60 		2012 General √ Inez Barron (D) 96.65
Kenneth Waluyn (R) 3.30%
NYC Council
District 42 		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%
NYC Council
District 42 		2013 General √ Inez Barron (D) 96.04%
Ernest Johnson (Conservative) 3.83%
NYC Council
District 42 		2017 Democratic Primary √ Inez Barron 83.50%
Mawuli Hormeku 16.20%
Write-in votes 0.3%
NYC Council
District 42 		2017 General √ Inez Barron (D) 92.55%
Ernest Johnson (Conservative) 4.51%
Mawuli Hormeku (Reform) 2.81%
Write-in votes 0.14%

References

  1. ^ Minus One Assembly Dem; Diane Gordon Convicted, by Elizabeth Benjamin, New York Daily News, April 8, 2008
  2. ^ Samaha, Albert (2014-01-22). "THE BARRONS OF EAST NEW YORK: CHARLES AND INEZ BARRON AREN'T YOUR TRADITIONAL POWER COUPLE". Village Voice. East New York, Brooklyn. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
Political offices
Preceded by New York City Council, 42nd district
2014–2021 		Succeeded by
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York Assembly, 60th district
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Vacant
 New York Assembly, 40th district
2009-2012 		Succeeded by