By Nelson A. King
Guyanese-born lawyer and
economist Victor Jordan, the
first vice chair of Community
Board 17 (CB 17) in East Flatbush
and Flatbush in Brooklyn,
says he’s officially entered
the very crowded race for the
40th Council District seat in
Brooklyn.
The district is currently represented
by the term-limited,
Haitian-born Councilman Dr.
Mathieu Eugene, a candidate
for Brooklyn Borough President.
“I am running for the NYC
Council because I believe that
I have the training, experience
and commitment to the people
in the district to do my very
best to bring the desperately
needed resources to the community,”
Jordan, who is also an
adjunct professor at Brooklyn
College, told Caribbean Life, on
Wednesday, June 2 in an exclusive
interview.
Jordan said his professional
career began in the 40th District
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as teacher, at Erasmus
Hall High School, where he
taught mathematics.
While teaching, Jordan said
he attended graduate school in
the evenings at the New School
for Social Research, where he
studied political economy.
“I felt that it was necessary
to study economics to understand
the economic system in
which we live in and also to
learn how to advocate for economic
justice for the community,”
Jordan said.
After his studies, Jordan said
he was “lucky to work as a
trade advisor to a minister of
Trade and Industry in the West
Indies.”
But, later, he said he discovered
that having knowledge
of economics was not enough,
which propelled him to study
law.
Jordan is a graduate of Albany
Law School, passing the
New York State Bar Examination
in the year of his graduation,
1999.
“Given all this knowledge
and experience in education,
economics and law, I believe
that I’m well prepared to represent
the people that live in the
40th NYC Council District,” he
said.
Currently, Jordan chairs CB
17’s Block Association Committee,
working with presidents
of the block associations
in the district to help them to
improve the quality of life on
their individual blocks and also
in their communities.
Under his leadership, Jordan
said his Block Association Committee
will this month host
Guyanese lawyer and economist, Victor Jordan. Shaun Walsh
a health fair with the theme,
“Eliminating Health Disparities”.
He said Community Board
17 is a “substantial portion of
City Council District 40, and I
am hoping that all my work at
CB 17 will resonate with voters
when they elect someone to
represent them in the 40th City
Council District.”
In previous administrations
at the community board, Jordan
said he served as chair of
the Education Committee and
the land Use Committee.
Victor Jordan enters 40-CD race
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