“NYC High“: A portrait series and daily feature in which we introduce you to one New York City council member per day, as drawn by Lauri Apple, until Election Day 2010 (Nov. 2).

Name: Inez E. Dickens (D), District Nine: Manhattan Reps: Central Harlem, Morningside Heights, parts of Upper West Side, part of East Harlem. Member since January 2006.

-Is the daughter of former Assemblyman Lloyd Dickens and used to be a real estate developer in the family business.
-Is the council majority whip.
-Lost 130 pounds to run for office.

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