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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 (1976-05-06) May 6, 1976 (age 48)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Children 1
Residences Brooklyn, New York

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.

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.

Early life and education

Ampry-Samuel was born on May 6, 1976 in Brownsville, one of the most impoverished neighborhoods of Brooklyn. She graduated from North Carolina A&T State University and the CUNY School of Law.

Career

Ampry-Samuel first ran for the City Council in 2005, but lost to Darlene Mealy in the Democratic primary.

Prior to public office, Ampry-Samuel worked as a Child Protective Specialist with the NYC Administration for Children Services.

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 as Chief of Staff for State Assemblywoman Latrice Walker.

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. She would go on to win the general election in the overwhelmingly Democratic district with over 95% of the vote.

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.

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