American politician
Charles Dialor Fall (born March 12, 1989) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly , representing the 61st district since 2019. A Democrat , he was the first Muslim elected to the Assembly. In October 2025, Fall was elected the chair of the Staten Island Democratic Party.[ 1]
Early life and education
Fall was born in Manhattan on March 12, 1989, and raised on Staten Island to parents who immigrated from Guinea in the 1980s.[ 2] [ 3] He previously served as the Staten Island borough director for Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio , as well as the Chief of Staff to the New York City Parks Borough Commissioner for Staten Island.[ 4] Fall has earned degrees from both Southwestern College and Pace University . He resides in Mariners Harbor .[ 5]
New York State Assembly
In 2018, Assemblyman Matthew Titone announced that he would not seek re-election.[ 6] In a three-way primary, Fall won the Democratic nomination.[ 7] He went on to win the general election easily and was sworn in for his first term on January 3, 2019.
Electoral history
2026
2024
2022
2020
2018
References
^ Maldonado, Sydney (October 1, 2025). “Staten Island Democratic Committee Elects New Leadership” . Staten Island Advance . Retrieved November 7, 2025 .
^ Stoll, Shira (January 25, 2019). “The rise of Fall: Watch new Assemblyman Charles Fall’s campaign story” . Staten Island Advance . Retrieved November 7, 2025 .
^ Michel, Clifford (2018-09-14). “Charles Fall wins Democratic primary for North Shore Assembly” . silive.com . Retrieved 2019-08-24 .
^ Thaxton, Ryan (2018-09-07). “Assembly Candidate Charles Fall Pumps up Supporters on North Shore of Staten Island” . Brooklyn News Service . Retrieved 2019-08-24 .
^ Shonuga, Bukola (2018-11-07). “Charles Fall, First Generation American of Guinean Immigrants Won NYS Assembly Seat” . Parkchester Times . Retrieved 2019-08-24 .
^ Michel, Clifford (2018-03-16). “Titone to run for Surrogate’s Court, won’t seek re-election to Assembly” . silive.com . Retrieved 2019-08-24 .
^ “Our Campaigns – NY Assembly 61 – D Primary Race – Sep 13, 2018” . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved 2019-08-24 .
^ “NYSBOE Public Reporting System : Active/Deactive Filer” . New York State Board of Elections . New York State Board of Elections. May 24, 2026. Retrieved May 24, 2026 .
^ “00002100061Crossover Member of the Assembly 61st Assembly District Recap.pdf” (PDF) . Vote NYC . New York City Board of Elections. December 3, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2026 .
^ “01002000061Crossover Democratic Member of the Assembly 61st Assembly District Recap.pdf” (PDF) . Vote NYC . New York City Board of Elections. July 19, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026 .
^ “00002000061Crossover Member of the Assembly 61st Assembly District Recap.pdf” (PDF) . Vote NYC . New York City Board of Elections. December 2, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026 .
^ “00500600061Richmond Member of the Assembly 61st Assembly District Recap.pdf” (PDF) . Vote NYC . New York City Board of Elections. December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2026 .
^ “01502300061Richmond Democratic Member of the Assembly 61st Assembly District Recap.pdf” (PDF) . Vote NYC . New York City Board of Elections. September 27, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2026 .
^ “00502300061Richmond Member of the Assembly 61st Assembly District Recap.pdf” (PDF) . Vote NYC . New York City Board of Elections. December 3, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2026 .
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