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Darryl C. Towns
American politician
Darryl C. Towns (born July 21, 1961) was the Commissioner and CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal agency.[1] He is a former representative of the 54th Assembly District in the New York State Legislature, which comprises the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and East New York from 1993 to 2011.
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Darryl C. Towns | |
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| Chair of the New York State Board of Parole | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Governor | Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Tina Stanford |
| Commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal | |
| In office April 28, 2011 – June 31, 2015 | |
| Governor | Andrew Cuomo |
| Succeeded by | James Rubin |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 54th district | |
| In office January 6, 1993 – February 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. Catapano |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Espinal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-07-21) July 21, 1961 (age 62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (BS) |
Towns won the seat in the New York Assembly in September 1992, defeating 10-year incumbent Thomas Catapano.
In 1994 Towns was appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee on Mass Transit by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
From 1981 to 1986, Towns served in the United States Air Force.
Prior to his election to office, Towns also served as Director of Community Affairs at Interfaith Hospital.
In January 2007, Towns was elected chair of the State Legislature's Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus.
In 2011, Towns vacated his Assembly seat to become Commissioner and CEO of the New York State Homes and Community Renewal agency when appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul nominated and the New York State Senate voted yes on Daryll Towns to the Parole Board on June 6. On January 1, 2023, Governor Hochul appointed Towns as Chair of the Board.[2][3]
Towns is the son of former Congressman Edolphus Towns, who formerly represented the 11th and 10th Districts in Brooklyn's congressional delegation.
He is married to Karen Boykin-Towns, Senior Counselor at Sard Verbinnen & Co., a global strategic communications consultancy. They have two daughters.[4]
He is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a degree in economics.
Towns crashed his automobile and damaged the front end driving off a highway ramp in Westchester County, New York, and was arrested by the police for driving while intoxicated early in the morning on July 3, 2011. He was not injured.[5] On September 19, 2011, Towns pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drunk driving charge and has to pay a nearly $900 fine, his driver's license was revoked, and has to complete two alcohol-abuse treatment programs.[6]
- Karlin, Rick; February 10, Capitol bureau on; PM, 2011 at 1:49 (2011-02-10). "Towns to Homes and Community Renewal". Capitol Confidential. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "New York State Homes and Community Renewal - Executive Staff". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- Kaplan, Thomas. State Housing Official Arrested After Car Crash Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, July 22, 2011, accessed July 27, 2011.
- "Darryl Towns, Gov. Cuomo's housing commisisoner, can't drive for six months after DUI guilty plea". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- Weddings; Darryl Towns and Karen Boykin
- Assemblyman Daryl Towns Profile from the New York State Democratic Committee.
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly, 54th District 1993–2011 |
Succeeded by |