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Darlene Mealy
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 41st district |
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| Assumed office January 1, 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Alicka Ampry-Samuel |
| In office January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Tracy L. Boyland |
| Succeeded by | Alicka Ampry-Samuel |
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| Born | August 31, 1964 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Manhattan Community College |
Darlene Mealy (born August 31, 1964) is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council from the 41st district, which includes Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn.
A Democrat, Mealy previously held the same seat from 2006 to 2017. In 2021, she defeated incumbent Alicka Ampry-Samuel in the Democratic primary in a major upset.
Life and career
Mealy was born in Detroit, Michigan, and attended public schools, graduating from George Wingate High School. Following high school, she attended the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and later pursued coursework in Labor & Women’s Studies offered by Cornell University.
Prior to her election to the New York City Council, Mealy was employed at the New York City Transit Authority for 17 years, in the Department of Buses Technical Services Division.
New York City Council
Mealy was first elected to the 41st district of the New York City Council in 2005 after defeating William Boyland, Jr., a member of the famed Boyland political family. She was re-elected in 2009 after narrowly besting Tracy E. Boyland.
In 2010, Mealy was also elected as the Democratic District Leader for the 55th Assembly District in Brooklyn after defeating Latrice Walker, the legal counsel to Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and future assemblymember. Mealy was re-elected to her third term on the City Council in 2013, beating her Democratic rival Kathleen Daniel 66% to 20%.
Mealy chaired the Contracts Committee and was the co-chair of the Council’s Brooklyn delegation, and a member of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and the Women’s Caucus.
She courted attention when she was televised tearfully casting her "yes" vote regarding Mayor Michael Bloomberg's efforts to overturn a referendum limiting him to two terms as New York City's Mayor. She had previously stated that she opposed the measure. In 2011, Mealy earned the distinction of missing the highest percentage of meetings and hearings she was supposed to have attended - 24%.
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| 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 |
2005 | General | √ Darlene Mealy (D) 90.14% A. Brinmore Britton (R) 6.95% Naquan Ah Muhammad 2.91% |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2009 | Democratic Primary | √ Darlene Mealy 36.83% Tracy L. Boyland 35.80% Tulani Kinard 20.19% Anthony Herbert 7.18% |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2009 | General | √ Darlene Mealy (D) 95.15% Rose Laney (R) 4.51% |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2013 | Democratic Primary | √ Darlene Mealy 66.34% Kathleen Daniel 19.92% Stanley Kinard 13.74% |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2013 | General | √ Darlene Mealy (D) 97.31% Bilal Malik (I) 2.62% |
| NYC Council District 41 |
2021 | Democratic Primary | √ Darlene Mealy 57.3% Alicka Ampry-Samuel 42.1% |
