Eric Adams (politician)

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Eric Leroy Adams (July 2021)

Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960 ) is a retired American police officer, Democratic Party politician, and author. He has been the 110th Mayor of New York City since January 1, 2022 . He was previously the 18th borough president of the borough of Brooklyn . As a Democratic candidate , he won the New York City mayoral election on November 2, 2021.

Life

Adams is the son of a butcher and a cleaning lady. Both parents had moved to New York from Alabama in the 1950s and had little formal education. Adams was one of six children and grew up in a very poor neighborhood in Brooklyn and Queens .

In 1984 he graduated from the Police Academy as one of the best in his class and worked as a New York City Transit Police officer for the New York City Police Department . From 1993 he had the rank of sergeant. He retired in 2006 with the rank of captain. In the era of Rudy Giuliani he was a Republican , in 2006 he moved to the Democrats. From 2006 to 2013 he was a member of the New York Senate . In November 2013, Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President, the first African American in the position, and was re-elected in November 2017.

On November 17, 2020, Adams announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York City . After winning the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021 , he won the October general election against Republican Curtis Sliwa . The Democratic incumbent Bill de Blasio , whose second term expired at the end of 2021, was no longer allowed to run.

Adams feeds due to type 2 diabetes disease infection vegan . He is committed to healthier eating in schools and hospitals.

Publications

  • Healthy at Last: A Plant-Based Approach to Preventing and Reversing Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses. Hay House 2020. ISBN 9781401960568

Web links

Commons : Eric Adams  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frauke Steffens: A democrat, but not a leftist. In: FAZ.net . November 3, 2021, accessed November 3, 2021 .
  2. ^ Katie Glueck: NYC Election Updates: Adams Elected Mayor; Bragg, Williams, and Lander Clinch Victories. In: nytimes.com. November 3, 2021, accessed November 3, 2021 .
  3. ↑ a b Majid Sattar: America's Confident Asians. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. May 16, 2021, accessed November 3, 2021 .
  4. ↑ Juan Williams: Eric Adams Is Making White Liberals Squirm. In: The Atlantic. August 24, 2021, accessed November 3, 2021 .
  5. ↑ BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK - 2021 PRIMARY - OFFICIAL RANKED CHOICE ROUNDS
  6. ↑ New York gets a vegan mayor - Eric Adams moves into town hall. In: this-is-vegan.com. November 3, 2021, accessed November 3, 2021 .
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Bill de Blasio Mayor of New York City
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SURNAME Adams, Eric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Eric Leroy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Retired American Police Officer, Politician, and Author
BIRTH DATE September 1, 1960