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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox Officeholder▼
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use American English|date=December 2023}}
|name = Diana Ayala
▲{{Infobox Officeholderofficeholder
|office = Member of the [[New York City Council]] from the 8th District ▼
|term_startimage = JanuaryDiana 1Ayala, 20182021.jpg
▲|office = MemberDeputy Speaker of the [[New York City Council]] from the 8th District
|term_end =
|leader = [[Adrienne Adams (politician)|Adrienne Adams]]
|predecessor = [[Melissa Mark-Viverito]]
|successorterm_start = January 5, 2022
|imageterm_end = =
|imagesize predecessor = Position reestablished
|birth_datesuccessor =
|office1 = Member of the [[New York City Council]]<br>from the [[New York City's 8th City Council district|8th]] district
|birth_place =
|term_start1 = January 1, 2018
|death_date = ▼
|death_placeterm_end1 =
|party predecessor1 = [[Democratic Party (UnitedMelissa States)|DemocratMark-Viverito]]
|spousesuccessor1 =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|9|24}}
|children =
|alma_materbirth_place = [[BronxRío Piedras, CommunityPuerto CollegeRico]]
▲|death_date =
|website = [https://council.nyc.gov/district-8/ Official website]▼
|death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|education = [[Bronx Community College]] {{small|([[Associate degree|AS]])}}
▲|website = [https://{{url|council.nyc.gov/district-8/ |Official website]}}
}}
'''Diana Ayala''' (born September 24, 1973){{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} is thean CouncilwomanAmerican forpolitician, serving as a member and the 8thdeputy districtspeaker of the [[New York City Council]]. DianaAyala wonrepresents the seat[[New beingYork vacatedCity's by8th outgoingCity CouncilwomanCouncil anddistrict|8th speakerdistrict]], succeeding former Council Speaker [[Melissa Mark-Viverito]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170913/mott-haven/diana-ayala-wins-new-york-city-council-primary-race|title=Ayala Declares Victory in Tight Race to Replace Melissa Mark-Viverito|website=DNAinfo New York|access-date=2018-01-01|last=Pastor|first=Kate|date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194206/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170913/mott-haven/diana-ayala-wins-new-york-city-council-primary-race|archive-date=2018-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The district includes [[Concourse]], [[Bronx|Concourse Village]], [[East Harlem]], [[Highbridge, Bronx|Highbridge]], [[Longwood, Bronx|Longwood]], [[Mott Haven]], [[Port Morris, Bronx|Port Morris]], and [[Randall's Island]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>[{{cite news |last=Krisel |first=Brendan |date=September 20, 2017 |url=https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/diana-ayala-wins-east-harlem-city-council-race |title=Diana Ayala Wins East Harlem City Council Primary] |work=Harlem, NY Patch}}</ref>
 
==LifeEarly life and careereducation==
Born in in [[Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico]], she and her family moved to [[New York City]] aswhen she was a child. They lived in [[public housing]] after living in [[Homeless shelter|shelters]]. She received an Associatesassociate degree in Human Services from [[Bronx Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diana She worked for seven years as a Senior Center Director in East HarlemAyala|url=https://hyperleap. Ayala then served as Constituent Services Director Deputy Chief of Staff for Markcom/topic/Diana_Ayala|url-Viverito.<ref>[status=live|access-date=|website=Hyperleap|archive-url=https://councilweb.nycarchive.govorg/diana-ayalaweb/20211201211328/https://hyperleap.com/topic/Diana_Ayala City|archive-date=2021-12-01 Council Bio]}}</ref>
 
== Career ==
Ayala and “her life partner Frankie” live in East Harlem along with two rescued dogs and three cats. She has four children and three grandchildren.<ref>[https://council.nyc.gov/diana-ayala/ City Council Bio]</ref>▼
Ayala worked as a Senior Center Director in [[East Harlem]] for seven years. She then served as Constituent Services Director and Deputy Chief of Staff for her predecessor, [[Melissa Mark-Viverito]].<ref name=":0">[https://council.nyc.gov/diana-ayala/ City Council Bio]</ref>
 
=== New York City Council ===▼
Diana Ayala ran against three other candidates in the Democratic primary (which is the real election, in a heavily democratic district such as this one) for the open 8th city council district. Ayala had the support of [[Melissa Mark-Viverito]], the term-limited incumbent, and speaker [[Melissa Mark-Viverito]]Speaker. Ayala's main primary opponent was [[Robert J. Rodriguez]], an assemblyman. Ayala won the primary narrowly with 43.5% of the vote (4,012 votes) to Rodriguez's 42.23% (3,895 votes). In the general election, Ayala won an overwhelming victory, garnering 91.07% of the vote. (13,617 votes), withwhile her Republican opponent, [https://ballotpedia.org/Daby_Carreras Daby Benjaminé Carreras], gettingwon 5.26% (787 votes) and her Conservative opponent, Linda Ortiz, gettingwon 3.30% of the vote (494 votes). <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Diana_Ayala|title=Diana Ayala - Ballotpedia|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref>▼
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
 
|- valign=bottom
! colspan=4 | Election history
|- valign=bottom
! Location
! Year
! Election
! Results
 
|-
! [[New York City Council|NYC Council<br>District 8]]
| 2017
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic Primary
| '''√ Diana Ayala 43.50%'''<br/>[[Robert J. Rodriguez]] 42.23%<br>Tamika Mapp 9.78%<br>Israel Martinez 4.26%
 
|-
! [[New York City Council|NYC Council<br>District 8]]
| 2017
| {{party shading/hold}}|General
| '''√ Diana Ayala (D) 90.90%'''<br/>Daby Carreras (R) 5.36%<br>Linda Ortiz (Conservative) 3.37%
 
|}
 
== Personal life ==
▲Ayala and “herher lifelong-time partner Frankie” live in East Harlem along with two rescued dogs and three cats. She has four children and three grandchildren.<ref>[https name="://council.nyc.gov/diana-ayala/0" City Council Bio]</ref>
 
▲==New York City Council==
▲Diana Ayala ran against three other candidates in the Democratic primary (which is the real election, in a heavily democratic district such as this one) for the open 8th city council district. Ayala had the support of the term-limited incumbent, and speaker [[Melissa Mark-Viverito]]. Ayala's main primary opponent was [[Robert J. Rodriguez]], an assemblyman. Ayala won the primary narrowly with 43.5% of the vote (4,012 votes) to Rodriguez's 42.23% (3,895 votes). In the general, Ayala won an overwhelming victory, garnering 91.07% of the vote. (13,617 votes), with her Republican opponent, Daby Carreras, getting 5.26% (787 votes) and her Conservative opponent, Linda Ortiz, getting 3.30% of the vote (494 votes). <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Diana_Ayala|title=Diana Ayala - Ballotpedia|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://council.nyc.gov/diana-ayala/] Councilwoman Diana Ayala (official site)
 
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