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Darius G. Pridgen
Darius Pridgen (Democratic Party) was a member of the Buffalo Common Council in New York, representing Ellicott District. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on December 31, 2023.
Pridgen (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Buffalo Common Council to represent Ellicott District in New York. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
He was elected to the council in 2011.[1] He was elected president of the council in 2014.[2][3]
Biography
Pridgen served in the United States Air Force. He received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Buffalo State College and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Medaille College. He a senior pastor at True Bethel Baptist Church and serves on the Medaille College board of trustees.[4]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2019)
General election
General election for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District
Incumbent Darius Pridgen won election in the general election for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darius Pridgen (D) | 100.0 | 3,306 |
| Total votes: 3,306 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Chapman (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District
Incumbent Darius Pridgen advanced from the Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District on June 25, 2019.
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Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ernest Starzec (R)
2015
The city of Buffalo, New York, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 23, 2015.[5] In the Ellicott District race, incumbent Darius G. Pridgen was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Terrance L. Heard (1 Ellicott) in the general election.[6] Heard initially filed to run in the Democratic primary, but he was removed from the ballot in early August. He then filed to run under the 1 Ellicott party line.[7]
| Buffalo City Council Ellicott District, General election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Darius G. Pridgen Incumbent |
90.6% | 2,631 | |
| 1 Ellicott | Terrance L. Heard | 9.4% | 263 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,894 | |||
| Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "2015 general election results," accessed December 7, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
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On March 29, 2020, Pridgen announced that he had tested posititive for coronavirus.[8] COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease 2019, is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The first confirmed case of the disease in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020. For more on responses to the coronavirus outbreak, click here.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Buffalo News, "Pridgen seen as gaining support to become next Council president," December 18, 2013
- ↑ Buffalo Spree, "Q&A: Darius Pridgen," May 2014
- ↑ City of Buffalo, "Pridgen," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ True Bethel Baptist Church, "Pastor Darius G. Pridgen - Senior Servant," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2015 Official Political Calendar," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Pridgen unopposed for Council seat after opponent is knocked off ballot," August 6, 2015
- ↑ WKBW, "Buffalo Common Council President Darius Pridgen reveals COVID-19 diagnosis," March 29, 2020
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Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District 2012-2023 |
Succeeded by Leah Halton-Pope (D) |
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