Andy King (American politician)

Andy King

Member of the New York City Council from the 12th District
Incumbent
Assumed office November 7, 2012
Preceded by	Larry Seabrook
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Neva Shillingford–King
Alma mater	Midwestern State University William Paterson University (B.A)
Religion	Christian
Website	Official website

Andy King (D) is the Council Member for the 12th District of the New York City Council, which includes the Baychester,, Co-op City, Edenwald, Eastchester, Wakefield, and Williamsbridge sections of The Bronx. King and his wife, Neva Shillingford-King are the founders or of the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program (YEP).

Life and career

A native of The Bronx and a graduate of Evander Childs High School, King attended Midwestern State University on a basketball scholarship, and eventually transferred to William Paterson University. After graduating with a bachelor degree in communications, King worked as a NYC Child Protective Caseworker. In 2007 King became the Bronx Lead Organizer for 1199SEIU/GNYHA Healthcare Education Project (HEP).

New York City Council

King initially ran for New York City Council in 2009, but lost in the Democratic primary to incumbent Larry Seabrook. However, when Seabrook resigned in 2012 following a scandal, King won the special election to replace him.

He went on to win a full term in 2013, easily rolling back primary challengers and winning nearly 96% of the vote in the general election. In 2015, Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito named King the Chair on the Subcommittee on Libraries.^[1]

Election history
Location	Year	Election	Results
NYC Council District 12	2009	Democratic Primary	√ Larry Seabrook 55.81% Andy King 32.41 Jerome L. Rice 8.4% Sebastien D. Ulanga 3.38%
NYC Council District 12	2012	Special	√ Andy King (D) 79.71% Cheryl S. Oliver (D) 5.53% Neville Mitchell (D) 4.51% Pamela A. Johnson (D) 4.4% Joseph Nwachukwu (D) 2.9% Garth Marchant (D) 2.93%
NYC Council District 12	2013	Democratic Primary	√ Andy King 57.36% Pamela Johnson 32.59% Lenford Edie 5.03% Adeyemi Lacrown Toba 5.03%
NYC Council District 12	2013	General	√ Andy King (D) 95.59% Robert Diamond (R) 3.12% Trevor Archer (Green) 1.21% Write-Ins .08%

References

↑ "Mark-Viverito Awards Chairmanship to Councilman Accused of Sexually Harassing Staffer". Observer. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-09-23.

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Political offices
Preceded by Larry Seabrook	New York City Council, 12th District 2012–present	Incumbent

Members of New York City Council

Speaker: Melissa Mark-Viverito (D) Majority Leader: Jimmy Van Bramer (D) Minority Leader: Steven Matteo (R)

Manhattan	1. Chin (D) 2. Mendez (D) 3. Johnson (D) 4. Garodnick (D) 5. Kallos (D) 6. Rosenthal (D) 7. Levine (D) 8. Mark-Viverito (D) 9. Dickens (D) 10. Rodríguez (D)

The Bronx	11. Cohen (D) 12. King (D) 13. Vacca (D) 14. Cabrera (D) 15. Torres (D) 16. Gibson (D) 17. Salamanca (D) 18. Palma (D)

Queens	19. Vallone (D) 20. Koo (D) 21. Ferreras (D) 22. Constantinides (D) 23. Grodenchik (D) 24. Lancman (D) 25. Dromm (D) 26. Van Bramer (D) 27. Miller (D) 28. Wills (D) 29. Koslowitz (D) 30. Crowley (D) 31. Richards (D) 32. Ulrich (R)

Brooklyn	33. Levin (D) 34. Reynoso (D) 35. Cumbo (D) 36. Cornegy (D) 37. Espinal (D) 38. Menchaca (D) 39. Lander (D) 40. Eugene (D) 41. Mealy (D) 42. Barron (D) 43. Gentile (D) 44. Greenfield (D) 45. Williams (D) 46. Maisel (D) 47. Treyger (D) 48. Deutsch (D)

Staten Island	49. Rose (D) 50. Matteo (R) 51. Borelli (R)

D = Democrat R = Republican

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