André Wallace
André Wallace | |
|---|---|
| Acting Mayor of Mount Vernon | |
| In office July 3, 2019 – December 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Shawyn Patterson Howard |
| President of the Mount Vernon City Council | |
| In office January 2, 2019 – July 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Copeland |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Copeland |
| Member of the Mount Vernon City Council | |
| In office January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Horton |
| Succeeded by | Derrick Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 20, 1966 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Website | Campaign website |
André Wallace (born October 20, 1966) is an American politician from the state of New York. He served as acting mayor of Mount Vernon, New York[1] and served as a member of the Mount Vernon City Council.[2]
Wallace is the founder and chief executive officer of a Creative Direction Construction and Design a construction management firm.
Personal life[edit]
Wallace was born in The Bronx, New York and moved to Mount Vernon to start his construction management firm after attending college.
On Friday, January 8, 2021, Wallace was nearly killed when an elderly woman lost control of her Jeep and drove into a bagel shop almost hitting him. Wallace jumped out of the way seconds before he was hit and was rushed to the hospital. He survived and was left with a back injury.[3][4]
Political career[edit]
From 2016 until 2019, Wallace served as a member of the Mount Vernon City Council. In 2019, he served as City Council President.
During the same year, Wallace launched his bid for mayor but finished last in the Democratic primary for mayor behind former Police Commissioner Clyde Isley, former Mayor Richard Thomas and Mayor Shawyn Patterson Howard.[5][6][7]
In November 2020, Wallace announced he would run again for the Mount Vernon City Council.[8]
Mayor of Mount Vernon[edit]
In July 2019, 36-year-old Mayor Richard Thomas pleaded guilty to fourth-degree attempted grand larceny and second-degree offering a false instrument for filing. In court, he admitted that he misappropriated $12,900 from his campaign committee in 2015, failed to report on a particular campaign finance filing his receipt of $4,000 of that money and he falsely claimed a $2,500 payment as a reimbursement for campaign expenses.[9]
As a result, Wallace became acting mayor in July but was then removed by the city council a month after by voting on a new council president mid-year.[10] On August 12, 2019, New York State Supreme Court Judge Ecker ruled that Wallace is acting mayor and that he should serve the rest of Thomas' term.[11][12][13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Bandler, Jonathan. "Judge rules Andre Wallace is mayor, invalidating council choice of Lisa Copeland". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ Lungariello, Mark. "Westchester County primaries: Thomas wins in Mount Vernon". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ StaffJan 13, News 12; 2021; on:Jan 13, 10:45pm ESTUpdated; 2021; EST, 10:45pm. "Former Mount Vernon mayor details brush with death". News 12 - The Bronx. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ Woodson, A. J. (2021-01-09). "Former Mount Vernon Mayor André Wallace Injured As A Car Crashes Into Bagel Shop In New Rochelle". Black Westchester Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ Bandler, Jonathan. "Patterson-Howard leads Thomas in close Mount Vernon mayoral primary". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ Bandler, Jonathan. "Patterson-Howard declares victory in Mount Vernon mayoral primary". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ Levulis, Jim. "Challenger Declares Victory In Mount Vernon Mayoral Primary". www.wamc.org. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ Bandler, Jonathan. "Former deputy clerk to run for Mount Vernon city council". The Journal News. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ Bandler, Jonathan. "Mount Vernon mayor will resign, pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ Bandler, Jonathan. "Lisa Copeland elected Mount Vernon council president, setting up new mayoral battle". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ StaffAug 16, News 12; 2019; on:Aug 16, 6:19am EDTUpdated; 2019; EDT, 6:19am. "Judge: Andre Wallace to serve as Mount Vernon mayor until end of year". News 12 - The Bronx. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ "UPDATED: Andre Wallace Is Officially the Mayor of Mount Vernon". Westchester Magazine. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ WABC (2019-08-16). "Andre Wallace named mayor of Mount Vernon once again after month of political turmoil". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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