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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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2009-01-01 |
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| Name | Albert Vann |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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November 19, 1934
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| Died | July 14, 2022
(87 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jul 17, 2022 12:24am |
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| Info | Born and raised in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Councilman Albert Vann has served his home community in the New York State legislature from 1974 -2001. Mr. Vann attended the New York City Public School system and graduated from the Franklin K. Lane High School. Councilman Vann earned his B.B.A. from Toledo University; his Masters in Education from Yeshiva University; and his Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Long Island University.
Prior to attending college, Councilman Vann joined the United States Marine Corps where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. Following his return to civilian life, Councilman Vann had a distinguished career in the field of education as an administrator, teacher and advocate. His experience included teaching at P.S. 256, JHS 35 and JHS 271, all in Brooklyn.
Councilman Vann is also a founder of the African American Teachers Association and a former instructor at Vassar College's Urban Center For Black Studies. A former member of Community School Board #13, Council man Vann played an instrumental role in the creation of Boys & Girls Memorial High School and Medgar Evers College. Because of the leadership of Councilman Vann, Medgar Evers College had its status as a four-year institution restored in 1994.
On seven separate occasions from 1977 to 1992, in the State Legislature, Councilman Albert Vann served as Chairman of the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, the nation's largest association of African-American and Latino state legislators. Councilman Vann has been the longest serving Chairman of the Caucus from 1990 to 1994.
As Chairman of the New York State Black & Puerto Rican Caucus in 1981, Councilman Vann led the U.S. Supreme Court fight that prevented the racial gerrymandering of the New York City Council. The decision led to increased minority representation on the City Council. In addition, Councilman Vann filed a 1982 lawsuit that forced the State Legislature to significantly increase minority representation on the State and Federal levels. His landmark victory, led to the creation of two additional Congressional Districts, three minority State Senatorial Districts, and six additional minority Assembly Districts.
In 1982, Councilman Vann became the co-founder and Chairman of the Coalition of Community Empower ment. A former Chair of the Coalition for a Just New York, Councilman Vann was also Chairman of New Yorkers for Jesse Jackson, the largest group of delegates pledged to Jackson in the nation during the 1984 Presidential campaign. Councilman Vann was also instrumental in the historic 1989 mayoral victory of David N. Dinkins, the first African-American mayor of New York City.
In 1993, Councilman Vann was named Chairman of the Assembly's Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions. As Chairman of Corporations, Councilman Vann has been instrumental in guiding New York State telecommunications policy into the 21st century. His landmark 1994 legislation to protect pay telephone customers in New York State from abuses by unscrupulous providers was hailed by the New York Times as one of the most significant laws of the legislative session. Councilman Vann was also an architect of the New York State Advanced Telecommunications Project, a five-year $50 million effort to provide telecommu nications to economically disadvantaged communities.
In 1994, Councilman Vann was named Chairman of the Telecommunications & Energy Committee of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL). As a senior member of the 600-member organization, Councilman Vann was Chairman of NBCSL's Consum erism and Corporate Responsibility Taskforce. The Councilman has sponsored National Roundtables on Telecommunications and Utility Restructuring in Philadel phia, Pennsylvania and San Francisco, California.
In November of 2001, Mr. Vann was elected to the New York City Council, representing the 36th Council District of Brooklyn.
Presently, Councilman Vann is founder and Executive Member of the Vanguard Independent Democratic Association and a Board Member of the New York City Black Leadership Commission on AIDS.
Councilman Vann is married to Mildred Vann, has four children and six grandchildren. His hobbies include traveling, basketball, collecting African art and listening to jazz.
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