Albert Vann

Who is Albert Vann?

Albert Vann was a member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn representing the 36th Council District, which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. He is a Democrat.

He earned a BBA from Toledo University, and Master's degrees from both Yeshiva University, and Long Island University.

He has served in different capacities as a teacher and administrator in New York public schools over the course of his professional career.

Vann served as a member of the New York State Assembly-representing the 56th District-from 1975-2001.

After leaving the Assembly, Vann made a successful bid for the 36th seat on the New York City Council, which he represented from 2001 through 2013.

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

He is one of the founders of Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, and is also one of the founders of the African American Teachers Association. Vann is a former instructor at Vassar College's Urban Center for Black Studies.

In the November 3, 2009 election Vann was challenged by Mark Winston Griffith, who ran on the Working Families Party ballot line. Vann defeated Griffith and went on to serve until 2013, when term limits prevented him from seeking re-election. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Robert Cornegy, Jr. on January 1, 2014.