Landon Dais

American politician

Landon Dais

Member of the New York State Assembly from the 77th district
Incumbent
Assumed office February 14, 2024
Preceded by	Latoya Joyner

Personal details
Born	(1981-04-05) April 5, 1981 (age 43) Harlem, New York, U.S.
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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

New York City Council campaign

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]

New York State Assembly

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]

Electoral history

2024

2024 New York State Assembly special election, District 77^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2009

2009 New York City Council election, District 9^[11]^[12]
Primary election
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

References

^ Garcia, Deanna (February 13, 2024). "Democrat Landon Dais wins 77th Assembly District seat in the Bronx". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Barker, Cyril Josh (April 12, 2011). "Harlem Dais and nights: Landon gives his all to the community". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Balk, Tim (February 13, 2024). "Landon Dais wins in Bronx special election for Assembly seat". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lewis, Rebecca (January 19, 2024). "Who is Landon Dais, the Democratic choice to replace Latoya Joyner?". City and State. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Scheinkman, Andrei (September 15, 2009). "Candidates Are All Atwitter". The New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Pannell, Ni'Kesia (October 26, 2020). "Where Are They Now? The Cast of 'Harlem Heights'". Essence. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Barker, Cyril Josh (April 12, 2011). "BET bares real world of 'Harlem Heights'". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Campbell, Jon (February 13, 2024). "Democrat Landon Dais cruises to win in Bronx Assembly election". Gothamist. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ "Special Election 2024 - Member of the Assembly - 77th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
^ Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
^ "Primary Election 2009 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "General Election 2009 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 13, 2021.