Alicia L. Hyndman is the Assembly member for the 29th District of the

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. She is a

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. The district includes portions of Laurelton, Rosedale,

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and

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Life and career

Hyndman was born in

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to parents who had immigrated from the Caribbean, and moved at a very young age to

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, where her parents settled in the

neighborhoods of

, and subsequently

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. She would attend public schools, graduating from John Adams High School. She received a

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degree from

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and later a

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from

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. She worked in education policy at the

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, Brooklyn College, and the

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. Hyndman served as President of the Community District Education Council 29 - a group of volunteer parents that advise the NYC School Chancellor on dozens of schools in Southeast Queens. As President of CDEC 29, she organized opposition to co-location proposals throughout her school district including I.S.59Q and P.S.15Q Under her leadership, CDEC 29 also voted to approve 'middle school choice' which allows parents in the school district to select from any middle school in their area. She also helped to lobby for the construction of a new school in the heart of St. Albans after a local Catholic school closed. Hyndman resides in

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with her two daughters.

New York Assembly

In 2015, Assemblyman William Scarborough was convicted of a felony for the inappropriate use of state funds, and as a result was forced to relinquish his seat in the Assembly. With a special election called, Hyndman was nominated by the Queens Democratic Party to replace him. Facing nominal opposition, Hyndman went on to win the seat on November 3, 2015 with 91.35% of the vote.

References

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