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 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."[2] On January 21, 2009, after six months of legal appeals, she began serving her two-to-six year jail term.[3]
Family
Diane Gordon has three children named Misha, Mireille, and Helen with one child who had unfortunately deceased.[4]
Residence
Diane Gordon was born in Hemingway, South Carolina and her home city is in Brooklyn, New York.[4]
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[4]
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[4]
References
| Preceded by Edward Griffith |
New York State Assembly, 40th District 2001–2008 |
Succeeded by Inez Barron |