Inez E. Dickens
2017 - Present
2025
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Inez Dickens (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 70. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Dickens (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 9. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 27, 2023.
Dickens is a former member of the New York City Council, representing District 9 from 2006 to 2017.[1]
On January 22, 2024, Dickens announced that she would not be running for re-election to New York State Assembly.[2]
Biography
Dickens holds a B.S. in real estate and land economics from Howard University.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Dickens was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Banks Committee
- Libraries and Education Technology Committee
- Real Property Taxation Committee
- Rules Committee
- Small Business Committee
2021-2022
Dickens was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Banks Committee
- Education Committee
- Libraries and Education Technology Committee
- Real Property Taxation Committee
- Rules Committee
- Small Business Committee
2019-2020
Dickens was assigned to the following committees:
- Banks Committee
- Aging Committee
- Education Committee
- Libraries and Education Technology Committee
- Real Property Taxation Committee
- Small Business Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Aging |
| • Banks |
| • Libraries and Education Technology |
| • Real Property Taxation |
| • Small Business |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024
Inez Dickens did not file for re-election.
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 9
Yusef Salaam won election in the general election for New York City Council District 9 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yusef Salaam (D) | 98.3 | 11,972 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 201 | ||
| Total votes: 12,173 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Skiboky Stora (Freedom Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 9
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Yusef Salaam in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 11,544 |
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Endorsements
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Inez Dickens defeated Cynthia Nelson-Acevedo in the general election for New York State Assembly District 70 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Inez Dickens (D) | 92.4 | 27,501 |
| Cynthia Nelson-Acevedo (R) | 7.1 | 2,124 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 29,764 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Delsenia Glover (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Inez Dickens defeated Delsenia Glover and Shawanna Vaughn in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 70 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Inez Dickens | 59.7 | 6,588 |
| Delsenia Glover | 30.1 | 3,322 | |
| Shawanna Vaughn | 9.9 | 1,095 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 11,035 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Cynthia Nelson-Acevedo advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 70.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Delsenia Glover advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 70.
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Inez Dickens defeated Craig Schley in the general election for New York State Assembly District 70 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Inez Dickens (D) | 90.2 | 47,079 |
 | Craig Schley (Schley for 70 Assembly) | 9.5 | 4,969 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 135 | ||
| Total votes: 52,183 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Inez Dickens advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 70.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Schley (D)
2018
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Inez Dickens won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 70 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Inez Dickens (D) | 99.3 | 40,447 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 278 | ||
| Total votes: 40,725 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 70
Incumbent Inez Dickens advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 70 on September 13, 2018.
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2016
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016. Incumbent Keith Wright (D) did not seek re-election.
Inez E. Dickens defeated Heather Tarrant in the New York State Assembly District 70 general election.[3][4]
| New York State Assembly, District 70 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Inez E. Dickens |
92.89% | 45,048 | |
| Republican | Heather Tarrant | 7.11% | 3,449 | |
| Total Votes | 48,497 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Inez E. Dickens ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 70 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New York State Assembly, District 70 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Inez E. Dickens (unopposed) | |
Heather Tarrant ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 70 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New York State Assembly, District 70 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Heather Tarrant (unopposed) | |
Tarrant also ran on the Independence and Reform Party tickets.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Inez Dickens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Inez Dickens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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2017
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In 2017, the 202nd New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Council District 9 |
Officeholder New York State Assembly District 70 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York City Council Website, "Inez Dickens," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Microsoft Start, "Longtime Harlem lawmaker Inez Dickens to retire as candidates angle to replace her," January 22, 2024
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
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New York State Assembly District 70 2017-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
New York City Council District 9 2006-2017 |
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