Diane Gordon

Diane Gordon is an American politician and a former member of the New York State Assembly who represented the East New York section of Brooklyn from 2001 to 2008.

Political background

On July 10, 2006, Gordon was indicted by the office of the Brooklyn District Attorney, who filed charges alleging that the assemblywoman offered to help a contractor obtain a $2 million parcel of land from the city if he would build her a house.[1] On April 8, 2008, she was convicted[2][3] on eight of nine counts, including: Two counts of receiving bribes, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of "receiving awards for official misconduct"[4] and automatically vacated her Assembly seat.[5] On January 21, 2009, after six months of appeals, she began serving her two-to-six year jail term.[6][7][8][9]

Family

Diane Gordon has three children named Misha, Mireille, and Helen with one child who is deceased.[10]

Residence

Diane Gordon was born in Hemingway, South Carolina and her home city is in Brooklyn, New York.[10]

Education

Diane Gordon received her education from the following institutions:

  • BA, Business Administration, New York City Technical College, 1985
  • Certified, Business Mathematics, American Business Institute
  • Graduated, True Worship Bible Ministry School[10]

Organizations

Diane Gordon has been a member of the following organizations:

  • Vice-President, Women Mentoring Ministry, True Worship Church, present
  • Evangelist, True Worship Church, 1985–present
  • Founder, Save Our Homes Organization of East New York, 1985
  • Founder, Coalition of Clergymen, East New York Community[10]

References
  1. "Brooklyn Assemblywoman Indicted On Extortion Charges, by Josh Robin, NY1 News website, July 10, 2006". Archived from the original on July 13, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2006.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/nyregion/09gordon.html
  3. https://observer.com/2008/04/diane-gordon-convicted/
  4. "Minus One Assembly Dem; Diane Gordon Convicted, by Elizabeth Benjamin, New York Daily News, April 8, 2008". Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/nyregion/09gordon.html
  7. | JAN 22, 2009 | Former Brooklyn assemblywoman Diane Gordon jailed for bribery conviction | SCOTT SHIFREL | DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER |
  8. | June 13, 2008 | Seeking a Free Home, Ex-Legislator Will Get a Prison Cell Instead | Kareem Fahim |
  9. | July 11, 2006 | POL WANTED IT ‘ON THE HOUSE’ | BRIBE DEAL FOR HER DREAM PAD: PROBE | Alex Ginsberg |
  10. "Diane Gordon's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Edward Griffith		 New York State Assembly
40th District
2001-2008		 Succeeded by
Inez Barron


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