Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins

Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins
Central Ward Council Member
Newark Municipal Council
Assumed office
July 1, 2014
Preceded by Darrin Sharif
Council Member-at-Large
Newark Municipal Council
In office
1995–2006
Personal details
Born 1957 (age 57–58)
Newark, New Jersey
Political party Democratic
Residence Newark, New Jersey
Website http://rasjbaraka.com/team-baraka/name/gayle-cheneyfield-jenkins/

Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins (born 1957) is an American politician in Newark, New Jersey.[1][2][3] on the Municipal Council of Newark. She had previously served from 1995 to 2006, and ran on the slate of Ras J. Baraka, a candidate in the 2014 Newark mayoral election, for the city's Central Ward.[4] and faced incumbent Darrin Sharif in a run-off.[5][6] Preliminary results released the night of the run-off election on June 10, 2014 showed that Chaneyfield-Jenkins won the seat. She was sworn in on July 1, 2014.[7]

Chaneyfeld-Jenkins was born in Newark and raised in the Hayes Homes projects by her parents who had moved from South Carolina in the 1940s.[8] She is married to Kevin Jenkins, who has also acted as her chief of staff.[9]

Chaneyfield Jenkins, along with late Councilman Donald Tucker, were enstooled as ‘Nana’ in Newark 's sister city Kumasi in South Ghana. ‘Nana’ is a term signifying royalty in the West African nation.[10] She was founder of Women with Hats for the Cure, an unregistered cancer charity.[11] After leaving the municipal council she started Jericho LLC, a firm which sought to consult the city on development.[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Newark council candidate owes more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes, plus $24,000 from 2006 campaign". NJ.com. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. ↑ Jennifer Brown/The Star-Ledger (2009-12-22). "Planned Newark contract to former councilwoman's company raises legal questions". NJ.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Opinion: Maybe experience in Newark City Hall should be disqualifyingBrick City Live". Brickcitylive.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Team Baraka". Rasjbaraka.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  5. ↑ {{Nix Naomi Newark election 2014: Run-off races to be held in Central and West wards The Star-Ledger (May 13, 2014) http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/05/newark_election_2014_council.html}}
  6. ↑ http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/06/in_city_council_runoff_newark_political_balance_in_limbo.html
  7. ↑ Nix, Naomi (June 10, 2014). "Chaneyfield-Jenkins, McCallum lead Newark council runoff election". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  8. ↑ Isoke, Zenzele (2012), Urban Black Women and the Politics of Resistance, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 9780230339033
  9. ↑ http://www.nj.com/education/2014/06/newark_paterson_win_back_some_control_over_schools_may_still_have_long_road_ahead.html
  10. ↑ Giambusso, David (November 7, 2013). "Comptroller's report: Newark councilwoman potentially violated ethics laws". The Star-Ledger.
  11. ↑ "Cancer of Anti-Semitism in North Jersey". Philadelphia Jewish Voice. August 2005. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  12. ↑ Editorial (December 31, 2009). "Newark council's move on contract echoes the bad old days". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-05-25.

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