Donovan Richards
Donovan Richards | |
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James Sanders, Jr. | |
| Succeeded by | Selvena Brooks-Powers |
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| Born | April 9, 1983 Nyack College Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology |
| Website | Official website |
Donovan Richards Jr.
His former district includes portions of
Richards was the Democratic nominee for Queens Borough President in the November 3, 2020 general election. He defeated the Republican nominee Joann Ariola and independent candidate Dao Yin. Richards was sworn in as Queens Borough President on December 2, 2020.
Life and career
Richards was born and raised in southeast Queens. When he was young, he served with a mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on behalf of St. Albans Congregational Church.
He attended Redemption Christian Academy in
New York City Council
In June 2011, Richards became the chief of staff for New York City Councilman
| Election history | |||
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| Location | Year | Election | Results |
| NYC Council District 31 |
2013 | Special | √ Donovan Richards 29.11% Pesach Osina 28.24% Jacques Leandre 13.38% Michael R. Duncan 11.18% Selvena Brooks 11.14% Marie Adam-Ovide 2.08% Saywala Kesselly 1.87% |
| NYC Council District 31 |
2013 | Democratic Primary | √ Donovan Richards 51.60% Michael R. Duncan 35.83% Ricardo A. Brown 12.57% |
| NYC Council District 31 |
2013 | General | √ Donovan Richards (D) 91.77% Scherie S. Murray (R) 5.45% Ricardo A. Brown (Jobs & Education) 2.68% |
Queens Borough President bid
In June 2020, Richards secured the Democratic nomination for Borough President of Queens.[3] On November 3, 2020, Richards won the election for Borough President of Queens.
References
- ^ "About Borough President Donovan Richards – Office of the Queens Borough President". Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ a b "Can Donovan Richards find himself?". City & State NY. March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Borough President". web.enrboenyc.us. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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