11 Facts About Diana Richardson

Diana Richardson was born on January 16,1983 and is an American former Democratic politician who served as a member of the New York Assembly.

Diana Richardson was elected on the progressive Working Families Party line in a 2015 special election to replace Karim Camara in the 43rd district, which comprises the Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

Diana Richardson served as the deputy Brooklyn borough president for ten months in 2022, until she was fired.

Diana Richardson has an undergraduate degree in public administration from Medgar Evers College, and a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College, both campuses of the City University of New York.

In 2016, Diana Richardson was arrested for hitting her 12-year-old son with a broomstick, leaving bruises on his arm, and was charged with second-degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal possession of a weapon, and menacing.

Diana Richardson was released from police custody with a temporary order of protection against her, and her son was staying with a relative.

In 2020, Diana Richardson was pepper-sprayed by the New York City Police Department while marching at a demonstration over the murder of George Floyd.

Diana Richardson faced a primary challenge in the 2020 elections from Jesse Hamilton, whom she ultimately defeated.

In January 2022, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso selected Diana Richardson to be the deputy borough president.

On October 17,2022, Diana Richardson was fired by Reynoso for creating a toxic work environment, following a string of staff and constituent complaints about her behavior while she was working at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Diana Richardson had reportedly berated and cursed staff, had to be pulled away from a fight with a Crown Heights anti-violence program director before it became violent, set off smoke alarms in her Borough Hall office, refused to use email, and ignored COVID-19 precautions.