Alicka Ampry-Samuel
American lawyer and politician (born 1976)
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Alicka Ampry-Samuel (born May 6, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, she served as a New York City Council member for the 41st district. The district included portions of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill-Brownsville, East Flatbush, Crown Heights in Brooklyn.
Alicka Ampry-Samuel | |
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Ampry-Samuel in 2022 | |
| Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lynne Patton |
| Member of the New York City Council from the 41st district | |
| In office January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Darlene Mealy |
| Succeeded by | Darlene Mealy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1976 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
In an upset, Ampry-Samuel was defeated for re-election in 2021 by Darlene Mealy, the former Council member whom Ampry-Samuel had succeeded four years earlier.[1]
Early life and education
Ampry-Samuel was born on May 6, 1976, in Brownsville, one of the most impoverished neighborhoods of Brooklyn.[2] She graduated from North Carolina A&T State University and the CUNY School of Law.[3]
Career
Ampry-Samuel first ran for the City Council in 2005, but lost to Darlene Mealy in the Democratic primary.[4]
Prior to public office, Ampry-Samuel worked as a Child Protective Specialist with the NYC Administration for Children Services.[5]
From 2012 to 2014, during a stint at the US Embassy in Ghana, she worked as a communication and outreach specialist for the United States Agency for International Development and subsequently on a human rights portfolio in the Embassy's Political Office. She also served[when?] as Chief of Staff for State Assemblywoman Latrice Walker.[6][7]
New York City Council
Three-term Councilwoman Darlene Mealy was term-limited in 2017 and unable to seek another term. Ampry-Samuel was one of nine Democrats who vied to replace her, and she won the Democratic primary with just over 31% of the vote.[8] She would go on to win the general election in the overwhelmingly Democratic district with over 95% of the vote.[9]
Ampry-Samuel was sworn into office on January 1, 2018.
| Election history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Year | Election | Results |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2005 | Democratic Primary | √ Darlene Mealy 46.77% William Boyland, Jr. 18.85% Danny King 9.06% Royston Antoine 5.98% Stanley Kinard 5.11% David R. Miller 3.50% Alicka Ampry-Samuel 3.23% |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2017 | Democratic Primary | √ Alicka Ampry-Samuel 31.23% Henry L. Butler 22.04% Cory Provost 11.20% Moreen A. King 8.51% Deidre Olivera 8.11% Royston Antoine 5.72% Victor A. Jordan 5.28% David R. Miller 4.86% Leopold Cox 2.89% |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2017 | General | √ Alicka Ampry-Samuel (D) 95.49% Berneda Jackson (R) 3.18% Christopher Carew (I) 1.19% |
Housing and Urban Development
Ampry-Samuel was sworn into office as the Regional Administrator for New York and New Jersey of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on January 18, 2022. [10]