Inez Barron (née Smith) (born February 16, 1946) is an American educator and politician who served in the

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for the 42nd district from 2014 to 2021. She is a Democrat. The district includes Broad Channel, Brownsville,

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, East New York,

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and

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. Formerly, she served as the state Assemblywoman for New York's 60th district.

Life and career

Born in

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, Barron has been a community activist and a longtime educator since the 1960s. She is a graduate of

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of the

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with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and

Bank Street College of Education Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City. It consists of a graduate-only teacher training college and an independent nursery-through-8th-grade school. In 2020 the graduate school had about 65 ful ...

with a Master of Science in Reading and Special Education. Barron was a teacher for more than 36 years with New York Public Schools. After assemblywoman Diane Gordon was charged with several scandals and eventually vacated the seat, Barron won the November 2008 election and became the State assemblywoman for the 40th district. Like her husband, Charles Barron, she is known for her polarizing views and colorful remarks.

New York City Council

Due to term limits, Charles Barron could not run for re-election to the

in 2013; Inez Barron ran instead and won. He did, however, run for her vacant Assembly seat, which he later won. Barron resigned her seat in the Assembly to join the Council on January 1, 2014.

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