Richard E. Jackson
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other people". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Richard Ernest Jackson Jr. (born July 18, 1945) is an American politician, civil servant, and educator from New York. A Republican, Jackson has served as New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Mayor of Peekskill, New York, and as a member of the Peekskill City Council.
He is the first African-American to serve as mayor of a city in the history of New York.
Early life
Jackson was born in Peekskill on July 18, 1945.[1]
Career
Jackson began his career as a mathematics teacher at Peekskill High School.[2] Jackson later taught calculus at Averill Park High School.
A three-term Peekskill City Councilmember, Jackson was appointed Mayor of Peekskill in December 1984 by a unanimous vote of the City Council when the previous mayor, George Pataki, stepped down to serve in the New York State Assembly.[1][3] Upon assuming office, he became the first African-American Mayor of Peekskill.[1][3] According to The New York Times, Jackson was also the first African-American mayor of a city in the State of New York.[1]Template:Efn A Republican, Jackson won a full term as mayor in 1985; he later won re-election to two successive terms with the largest pluralities in the city's 51-year history.[2] He continued to teach mathematics at Peekskill High School while serving in his part-time mayoral post. Jackson stepped down on April 24, 1991.[2]
In 1995, then-Governor Pataki appointed Jackson to the post of New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Jackson served as Commissioner from 1995 to 2000.[4]
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