Background
Powell was born to Civil Rights leader and former congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Junior. and his third wife Yvette Diago in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Adam Adam Clayton Powell IV
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Howard University; Fordham University School of Law.
Career
From 1992–1997, he served as New York City Council Member representing East Harlem and parts of the Upper West Side and the South Bronx. Beginning in 2001, Powell represented the 68th Assembly District, which includes parts of Harlem and East Harlem. He was defeated by Charles Rangel in the 2010 Democratic Primary for the seat of the 15th Congressional District.
He was named Adam Clayton Powell Diago, in the Latino custom of using the mother"s surname as part of his official name.
Powell"s maternal grandfather Gonzalo Diago was a mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico and served as such from 1941 to 1945. In 1980, Powell moved to the mainland United States to study at Howard University in Washington, District of Columbia
He changed his name --by dropping his mother"s name and taking full advantage of his father"s name-- from Adam Clayton Powell-Diago to Adam Clayton Powell IV. He later earned a law degree from Fordham University in New New York Powell ran successfully for the New York City Council in 1991.
In 1994, Powell challenged Representative Charles B. Rangel for his seat in the United States House of Representatives, but lost.
In 1997, he ran for Manhattan borough president, but lost to C. Virginia Fields. Powell worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Federal Emergency Management Agency). In 2001, he participated and was arrested in the Vieques protests, which demanded the departure of the United States. Navy from that island.
After his election to the state legislature, Powell was credited with passing the law known as SCRIE (Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption), which exempts seniors from paying any rent increases.
With Rangel"s retirement in 2016, Powell is running again for the House seat. Powell married Andrea Dial, a former Ebony fashion fair model.
Fundraising When Powell ran for Congress in 1994, he raised $64,000, 10% of which came from residents of his state, while the remainder were donated by contributors from Miami and New Jersey, including $5000 from Free Cuba Public Affairs Committee, Incorporated., headed by leading Cuban-exile community figure Jorge Mas Canosa who made a $1000 personal donation to Powell. Campaign funds Powell spent $1,200 of his campaign funds traveling to Ireland.
Powell said he accompanied several lawmakers on the Ireland trip, which was sponsored by the New York American-Irish Legislators Society as a means to raise awareness of the issues that affect the Irish community.
Vehicular charges In 2008, Powell was arrested and charged for allegedly driving while intoxicated (Driving While Impaired) on the Henry Hudson Parkway in New York City. He was acquitted of driving while intoxicated and found guilty of the lesser charge of driving while impaired. This charge is considered a traffic violation rather than a criminal conviction.
One juror commented, "the whole thing is we didn"t think he was drunk." Powell lost to Charles Rangel in the 2010 primary for the 15th district.
Membership
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 2001 to 2010.
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