Rasheed N.C. Wyatt

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Rasheed Wyatt
Image of Rasheed Wyatt
Buffalo Common Council University District
Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

11

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Appointed

January 1, 2014

Education

Associate

Kensington Business Institute, 1986

Bachelor's

Medaille College, 1989

Personal
Profession
Finance
Contact

Rasheed Wyatt (Democratic Party) (also known as N. C.) is a member of the Buffalo Common Council in New York, representing University District. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2027.

Wyatt (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Buffalo Common Council to represent University District in New York. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Biography

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Wyatt earned an A.A.S. in accounting from the Kensington Business Institute in 1986 and a B.S. in business resource development from Medaille College in 1989.[1] His professional experience includes the following:

  • 2014-Present: Council member, Buffalo Common Council
  • 2013-2014: Chief of staff, City of Buffalo
  • 2009-2011: President, Newport News Neighborhood Federal Credit Union
  • 2008-2011: President, Newport News NAACP
  • 2006-2008: Deputy commissioner of business compliance audit, City of Newport News Commissioner of the Revenue
  • 2000-2004: Executive director and chairman of the board, Stepping Stone Academy Charter School
  • 1999-2001: Chief financial officer, Community Health Center of Buffalo
  • 1986-1999: Accounting officer, HSBC Bank[1]

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2023)

General election

General election for Buffalo Common Council University District

Incumbent Rasheed Wyatt defeated Kathryn Franco in the general election for Buffalo Common Council University District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rasheed Wyatt
Rasheed Wyatt (D)
 
82.2
 
2,829
Image of Kathryn Franco
Kathryn Franco (Working Families Party)
 
17.1
 
588
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
24

Total votes: 3,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council University District

Incumbent Rasheed Wyatt defeated Kathryn Franco in the Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council University District on June 27, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rasheed Wyatt
Rasheed Wyatt
 
65.6
 
1,220
Image of Kathryn Franco
Kathryn Franco
 
34.1
 
634
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
5

Total votes: 1,859
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Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Kathryn Franco advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Buffalo Common Council University District.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wyatt in this election.

2019

See also: City elections in Buffalo, New York (2019)

General election

General election for Buffalo Common Council University District

Incumbent Rasheed Wyatt defeated Dorethea Franklin in the general election for Buffalo Common Council University District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rasheed Wyatt
Rasheed Wyatt (D / Independence Party)
 
88.9
 
3,313
Dorethea Franklin (G)
 
11.1
 
415

Total votes: 3,728
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council University District

Incumbent Rasheed Wyatt defeated Kathryn Franco in the Democratic primary for Buffalo Common Council University District on June 25, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rasheed Wyatt
Rasheed Wyatt
 
67.3
 
1,449
Image of Kathryn Franco
Kathryn Franco
 
32.7
 
703

Total votes: 2,152
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Dorethea Franklin advanced from the Green primary for Buffalo Common Council University District.

2015

See also: Buffalo, New York municipal elections, 2015

The city of Buffalo, New York, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 23, 2015.[2] In the University District race, incumbent Rasheed N.C. Wyatt was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3]

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Rasheed Wyatt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Rasheed Wyatt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Buffalo Common Council University District
2014-Present
Succeeded by
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