Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Kimberly Jean-Pierre is running for New York State Assembly - 11th District
KIMBERLY JEAN-PIERRE
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BACKGROUND:
- Jean-Pierre, 38, of Wheatley Heights, is seeking a fourth term in the Assembly.
- She previously worked as director of Babylon Town's Wyandanch Resource Center and as vice president of properties for the town's IDA.
- She has a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College and a master's degree in public policy from Stony Brook University.
ISSUES:
- Jean-Pierre said she will focus on inequities in funding public education. School safety is a key issue, but some districts don't have security line items, so funds come from the operating budget. She will work to address funding issues via a residential property tax relief act for public education.
- In housing issues, Jean-Pierre said she will offer human rights legislation that requires appraisers to make fair appraisals regardless of demographics or their licenses would be in jeopardy.
- She also will work on ways to fund more universal pre-K programs, taking advantage of a competitive grant process. "It's a program that should be in all districts," she said.
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