Charles Fall

Charles Fall
Chair of the Richmond County Democratic Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 1, 2025
Preceded byLaura Sword
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 61st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byMatthew Titone
Personal details
Born (1989-03-12) March 12, 1989 (age 37)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationSouthwestern College (BA)
Pace University (MPA)
Signature
WebsiteState Assembly website

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 has served as the Assembly's deputy majority leader since September 2025 Fall was elected the chair of the Staten Island Democratic Party in October 2025.

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. 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. Fall has earned degrees from both Southwestern College and Pace University. He resides in Mariners Harbor.

New York State Assembly

In 2018, Assemblyman Matthew Titone announced that he would not seek re-election. In a three-way primary, Fall won the Democratic nomination. He went on to win the general election easily and was sworn in for his first term on January 3, 2019.

Electoral history

2026

2026 New York State Assembly election, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall (incumbent)
Republican Casey O'Connor-Manasia
Write-in
Total votes

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall (incumbent) 31,984 97.8
Write-in 704 2.2
Total votes 32,688 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Assembly Democratic primary, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall (incumbent) 4,515 70.2
Democratic Justine Cuccia 1,894 29.4
Write-in 26 0.4
Total votes 6,435 100.0
2022 New York State Assembly election, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall (incumbent) 21,192 97.9
Write-in 459 2.1
Total votes 21,651 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall (incumbent) 32,185 67.3
Independence Charles Fall (incumbent) 720 1.5
Total Charles Fall (incumbent) 32,905 68.8
Republican Paul Ciurcina Jr. 13,015 27.2
Conservative Paul Ciurcina Jr. 1,855 3.9
Total Paul Ciurcina Jr. 14,870 31.1
Write-in 55 0.1
Total votes 47,830 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly Democratic primary, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall 4,810 43.2
Democratic Patricia Kane 3,224 28.9
Democratic Bobby Digi Olisa 3,096 27.8
Write-in 12 0.1
Total votes 11,142 100.0
2018 New York State Assembly election, District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Fall 24,561 82.6
Reform Charles Fall 425 1.4
Total Charles Fall 24,986 84.0
Working Families Patricia Kane 2,956 9.9
Green Daniel Falcone 1,672 5.6
Write-in 130 0.4
Total votes 29,744 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Charles D. Fall - Assembly District 61 | New York State Assembly". www.assembly.state.ny.us. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  2. ↑ Maldonado, Sydney (October 1, 2025). "Staten Island Democratic Committee Elects New Leadership". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Stoll, Shira (January 25, 2019). "The rise of Fall: Watch new Assemblyman Charles Fall's campaign story". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Michel, Clifford (2018-09-14). "Charles Fall wins Democratic primary for North Shore Assembly". silive.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Shonuga, Bukola (2018-11-07). "Charles Fall, First Generation American of Guinean Immigrants Won NYS Assembly Seat". Parkchester Times. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 61 - D Primary Race - Sep 13, 2018". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.