Phara Souffrant Forrest
Phara Souffrant Forrest | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 57th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Walter T. Mosley |
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Born | |
Occupation | Politician, nurse |
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Website | Official website |
Phara Souffrant Forrest (born February 5, 1989) is an American politician, nurse, and tenant activist. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America, she is the assembly member for the 57th district of the New York State Assembly. After defeating incumbent Assembly Member Walter T. Mosley in the Democratic primary in June 2020, Forrest won the general election in November of that year.[1] She defeated former District Manager of Community Board 2 Olanike Alabi in the primary to defend her seat in 2022. She was unopposed in the general election.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Forrest was born in
Political career
In 2017, Forrest joined the Crown Heights Tenant Union as part of her efforts to fight against the gentrification and displacement of her rent-stabilized apartment building. Then in June 2019 she worked with the Housing Justice for All campaign to fortify tenant protective rights.[7]
In August 2019, Forrest launched a campaign against incumbent Democrat
Forrest trailed Mosley by 588 votes on election night June 23, 2020, but
In 2022, Forrest was challenged by former District Leader and Community Board District Manager Olanike "Ola" Alabi in the Democratic primary.[16] Alabi was supported by the Kings County Democratic Party and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, among others.[17] Forrest won with 67.24% of the vote while Alabi received 32.43% of the vote. Forrest was uncontested in the general election.[18]
References
- ^ Witt, Stephen (2020-07-22). "New Day in Assembly: Gallagher Unseats Lentol, Forrest Unseats Mosley". Kings County Politics. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ Long, Ariama (9 June 2022). "Meet State Assembly District 57 candidate Olanike Alabi". Amsterdam News.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "Live New York 2022 Election Results". 8 November 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Tatiana Mena (2020-07-22). "This Union Nurse and Tenant Activist Is Ready to Stand Up to New York's Political Establishment". BeLatina. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "Phara Souffrant Forrest | LinkedIn".
- ^ Connley, Courtney (2020-11-27). "Meet Phara Souffrant Forrest, 31-year-old nurse who is now a member of the New York State Assembly". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Decarceration". Phara for Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "Housing". Phara for Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "Healthcare". Phara for Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ Williams, Zach (2019-10-10). "The party of gentrifiers is moving into Brooklyn". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ Verde, Ben (2020-07-22). "Phara Souffrant Forrest declares victory over Walter Mosley in Crown Heights Assembly race • Brooklyn Paper". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Verde, Ben (2020-07-22). "Breaking: Phara Souffrant Forrest declares victory over Walter Mosley in Crown Heights assembly race". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- Patch. Archivedfrom the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ Zagare, Liena (9 June 2022). "It's Crown Heights Versus Clinton Hill In The Assembly Primary Between Phara Souffrant Forrest and Olanike "Ola" Alabi". Bklyner. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Brooklyn Dems Target Socialist Nurse in June 28 Assembly Primary". The Indypendent. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 57 - D Primary Race - Jun 28, 2022". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.