Landon Dais | |
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![]() Dais in 2025 | |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 77th district | |
Assumed office February 14, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Latoya Joyner |
Personal details | |
Born | Harlem,New York,U.S. | April 5,1981
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Morehouse College (BA) Columbia University (MS) Hofstra University School of Law (JD) |
Website | Assembly website |
Landon C. Dais (born April 5,1981) is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly for the 77th district. The district includes parts of Claremont,Concourse,Highbridge,Mount Eden,and Morris Heights in The Bronx. [1]
Landon Dais was born in Harlem to father Larry Dais,a longtime community leader,and the family moved to Mount Vernon where he graduated from Fordham Preparatory School. [2]
Dais is a graduate of Morehouse College where he was a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity,the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture,and Hofstra Law School. [3] [4]
He served as the president of the Uptown Democratic Club in the late 2000s,where he also started the club's youth division,and worked to register voters for the Obama 2008 campaign. [2] He then worked on political campaigns and in the field of cannabis law. Since 2021,he has served as a vice chair of the Bronx Democratic Party. [4]
Dais ran for the New York City Council in 2009,challenging incumbent Councilwoman Inez Dickens in the 9th district. He lost in the Democratic primary with 20.86% of the vote. In The New York Times ,Dais was noted as being a popular Twitter user and one of the first candidates to use the platform for voter engagement. [5]
During the campaign,Dais was featured on the BET reality television series Harlem Heights alongside seven others. [6] [7]
Following incumbent Latoya Joyner's resignation,Dais was selected by the Bronx Democratic Party as their nominee for the special general election to fill the seat. [4] He won the special election on February 13,2024. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Landon Dais | 1,143 | 75.0 | |
Republican | Norman McGill | 244 | ||
Conservative | Norman McGill | 64 | ||
Total | Norman McGill | 308 | 20.2 | |
Write-in | Mohammed Mardah | 67 | 4.4 | |
Write-in | 7 | 0.5 | ||
Total votes | 1,525 | 100 [10] | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 8,430 | 66.4 | |
Democratic | Landon Dais | 2,648 | 20.9 | |
Democratic | Carlton Berkley | 1,615 | 12.7 | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 12,695 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Inez Dickens | 21,471 | ||
Working Families | Inez Dickens | 1,347 | ||
Total | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 22,818 | 92.3 | |
Republican | Abbi Rogers-Haff | 1,892 | 7.7 | |
Write-in | 4 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 24,714 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |