- Gifford Miller
Alan Gifford Miller (born November 6, 1969) is the former Speaker of the New York City Council, where he represented Council District 5. Barred from seeking reelection due to term limits, the Democrat ran in the Democratic primary for the opportunity to run against incumbent Republican Mayor, multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg in November 2005. - Christine C. Quinn
Christine Quinn was elected as council member for district 3 in 1999. She served as chief of staff to Councilmember Tom Duane for five years. Prior to that, she was the lead organizer for the Housing Justice Campaign, an activist project of the Association for Neighborhood Housing Development. She has a degree in urban studies and education from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. - John Liu
John Liu is a New York City elected official, currently serving on the New York City Council representing District 20. He was elected in 2001 to represent northeast Queens (Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale, part of Whitestone) and was re-elected in 2005. - Tony Avella
Tony Avella is a member of the New York City Council from the borough of Queens. He graduated from Hunter College. Avella is a very controversial, polarizing figure, and has received extensive public criticism for his anti-housing stances. Avella is best known for his highly contentious campaign to limit development in Queens. - Charles Barron
Charles Barron is a former Black Panther, and a Democratic New York City Councilmember who contemplated running for mayor of New York City in the 2005 election, and in 2006 was a primary candidate for a seat in the U.S. Congress. - David Yassky
David Yassky is a member of the New York City Council. First elected in 2001, he represents the 33rd Council District, which includes parts of downtown Brooklyn, including Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, DUMBO, Boerum Hill and Park Slope. He previously served chief counsel to the House Subcommittee on Crime, a Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Charles Schumer. He was also previously a member of the faculty of the Brooklyn Law School. - Eric Gioia
Eric Gioia brings to the New York City Council a wealth of experience at all levels of government. He has distinguished himself as a tireless worker and a tenacious advocate for all New Yorkers. A native of Woodside, Queens and a product of local public schools P.S. 11 and I.S. 125, as well as St. Francis Prep. High School, Gioia worked his way through NYU and Georgetown Law School working nights as a janitor, doorman, and elevator operator. - David Weprin
David I. Weprin (born May 2, 1956) is a council member in the New York City Council from district 23 in Queens. He is also the former Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Banking Commission and former Chairman of New York's Securities Industry Association. He is a Democrat. - Gale Brewer
Gale Brewer is a member of the New York City Council. She was elected to the Council to two year terms in 2001 and 2003 and to a four year term in 2005. She is a Democrat representing the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Councilwoman Brewer had a long career in government prior to becoming a councilwoman. She served as director of scheduling for Mary Anne Krupsak, the former Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1975 to 1978. - Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson is a member of the New York City Council, representing the 7th District in Manhattan. The district includes the neighborhoods of West Harlem, Sugar Hill, Washington Heights and Inwood. Jackson, first elected in 2001, is a Democrat. Before being elected to the Council, Jackson was employed by the Public Employee Federation, a labor union. - Ruben Diaz
Ruben Diaz Sr. (b. 1943) represents the 32nd District in the New York State Senate, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Clason Point, Parkchester, Morrisania, Hunts Point, Melrose, Pelham Parkway, Union Port, Longwood, and Soundview. Born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Diaz has been a resident of New York City since 1965. Prior to arriving in New York City Diaz had served in the United States Armed Forces beginning in 1960, … - Melinda Katz
Melinda Katz is an American Democratic Party politician in New York, and a member of the New York City Council from Queens. She represents the 29th Council District, which encompasses Forest Hills, Rego Park and Kew Gardens. Member Katz is presently the Chair of the Committee on Land Use of the New York City Council, and has held that position under former Council Speaker Gifford Miller and the present Council Speaker Christine Quinn. - Letitia James
Letitia "Tish" James (born c. 1960) is an American lawyer, activist and politician. She is the current New York City Council member for Brooklyn's 35th Council District. Elected in November 2003, she represents the neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant. She serves on the committees for Economic Development, Parks & Recreation, Small Business, Technology in Government, Veteran Affairs, and Women's Issues. - Alan Gerson
Alan Gerson is a Democratic member of the New York City Council, elected in 2001 to represent the 1st council district in Manhattan. The district is located in Lower Manhattan and includes Tribeca, portions of the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy, Greenwich Village, and the Financial District. - Peter Vallone Jr.
Peter F. Vallone, Jr. represents Astoria, Queens in the New York City Council as a member of the Democratic Party. He was first elected to the Council in 2001, replacing his father Peter F. Vallone, Sr.. Council Member Peter F. Vallone Jr. serves as Chair of the Public Safety Committee. As Chair, he has fought to stop cuts to the NYPD, demanded more officers be assigned to local precincts, and rallied to stop the closing of firehouses. - Helen Marshall
Helen Marshall was elected Borough President in 2001 succeeding the term-limited Claire Shulman. Prior to being elected Borough President, Marshall served on the New York City Council from 1992 to 2002, an office she was term limited out of. Prior to being a city councilwoman, Marshall served for nine years in the New York State Assembly. In both the City Council and State Assembly, Marshall represented Queens. - Joel Rivera
Joel Rivera (b. 1978) is the current Majority Leader of the New York City Council. At the age of 22, he was the youngest person to be elected to the City Council in its history. He won the seat in a special election, after his father resigned from the seat while Joel was an undergraduate at Fordham University. A year later, at the age of 23, he was the youngest person to be elected Majority Leader. - James Oddo
James S. Oddo (born 1966) is a Republican politician from Staten Island, currently serving as Minority Leader in the New York City Council. He is one of three Republicans serving on the Council. Born in Staten Island as the youngest of four sons in a family of city employees, James Oddo earned a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. from New York Law School. - John Sabini
John Sabini is a member of the New York State Senate from Queens. A former member of the New York City Council, he represents the 13th Senate district, which includes the neighborhoods of Corona, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and East Elmhurst. - Simcha Felder
Simcha Felder, an Orthodox Jew, is a member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn. A Democrat, he represents the 44th Council District, which encompasses parts of Borough Park, Midwood and Bensonhurst. Felder is Chair of the Council's Committee on Governmental Operations, a position that he has held since January 2006. Most notably, the committee has provided oversight of the City Board of Elections implementation of the Help America Vote Act. - Jose Rivera
Jose Rivera is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the Fordham, New York section of the Bronx. A prominent New York democrat, Mr. Rivera was elected to the Assembly in 2002, and is the head of the Democratic Party in the Bronx. This is Mr. Rivera's second stint in the State Assembly; prior to his current stint, Mr. Rivera was from 1987 to 2001 a member of the New York City Council, and from 1982 to 1987 a member of the State Assembly. - Henry J. Stern
A native New Yorker, Henry J. Stern has served in various capacities in New York City government. In 1973, and again in 1977, he was elected to the City Council as a member-at-large from Manhattan, a position he held for nine years before being appointed commissioner of Parks and Recreation by Mayor Koch on February 14, 1983. - Larry Seabrook
Larry B. Seabrook is the current New York City Council man from District 12 in New York City. Seabrook is a Democrat from Co-op City in the Bronx, he has held a number of elected offices throughout his career, and with his election to the New York City Council in 2001, became the first African-American politician to hold offices in three separate legislative branches of government, both on a municipal and statewide level. - Kendall Stewart
Kendall Stewart (born 1953) represents District 45 in the New York City Council. Born in St. Vincent, and educated at Caribbean Union College, Stewart's original profession is podiatry. He first ran for office in this district-which was designed in order to maximize the political clout of the large West Indian constituency that lies within this area, i.e. Flatlands, Flatbush, East Flatbush, and Midwood-in 1997 against then incumbent City Councilman Lloyd Henry. - Eva Moskowitz
Eva Moskowitz (born March 4, 1964) is a former City Council member in New York City. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School and the University of Pennsylvania and received a Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University. She married Eric Grannis, a classmate at Stuyvesant, and they have three children: Culver, Dillon, and Hannah. In 1999, she was elected as council member for the Upper East Side of Manhattan. - Miguel Martinez
Miguel Martinez is a member of the New York City Council representing the 10th Council district in Manhattan. The district includes Washington Heights and Inwood. - Albert Vann
Albert Vann is a member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn representing the 36th Council District, which includes Bedford-Stuyvesant. He is a Democrat. Vann was born and raised in the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. As an adult he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he attained the rank of sergeant before being discharged. Subsequently, he earned a BBA from Toledo University, and Master's degrees from both Yeshiva University, … - Bill Deblasio
Bill de Blasio represents District 39 in the New York City Council, which comprises the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, and Windsor Terrace. Elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2003 and 2005, he had previously represented some of the same areas as a member of Community School Board 15. Councilman de Blasio chairs the Committee on General Welfare, and is a member of the Finance, Civil Rights, Environmental, … - Jessica Lappin
Jessica Lappin is a Democratic New York City Councilwoman representing the Upper East Side, a Manhattan neighborhood. From 1998 to April 2005, she was district office chief of staff to City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, until her election in November 2005. She defeated housing lawyer Dan Quart among others in the primary race. She is a practicing Jew and an alumna of Stuyvesant High School. On the Council, she serves as the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Landmarks, … - Diana Reyna
Diana Reyna (1974-) is currently the New York City Council Member who represents the 34th Council District, which includes Williamsburg and Bushwick as well as Ridgewood in Queens, USA. Council Member Reyna was born and raised in New York City. She attended the Transfiguration School in Williamsburg and Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. She has been a member of the New York City Council since her election in 2001. - G. Oliver Koppell
G. Oliver Koppell (born December 15, 1940 in the Bronx, New York) is a member of the New York City Council from District 11 in the Borough of The Bronx, covering the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Norwood, and Bedford Park. He was elected to the Council in 2001, and recently defeated Ari Hoffnung by a 3 to 1 margin in 2005. Prior to his term in the City Council, he had been a member of the New York State Assembly in from 1970 to 1994. - James Vacca
James Vacca is a Member of the New York City Council representing the 13th Council District, which includes the neighborhoods of Throggs Neck, Pelham Bay, Country Club, City Island, Westchester Square & Zerega, Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, and Allerton in The Bronx. A long-time community leader, Vacca served as District Manager of Community Board #10 for 26 years before being elected to the City Council in 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. - Inez Dickens
Inez Dickens is a member of the New York City Council, representing the 9th District, which includes Central Harlem. She replaced Bill Perkins after he ran for Manhattan Borough President. In the 2004 presidential election, she served as one of New York's 33 presidential electors casting her ballot for John Kerry. - Domenic M. Recchia Jr.
Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician in New York, and a member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn, representing the 47th Council District, which includes Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Coney Island and Brighton Beach. - Vincent Ignizio
Councilman Ignizio has lived on the South Shore for over 30 Years, attending PS 42 in Eltingville, IS 7 and St. Joseph by the Sea High School in Huguenot. He earned his bachelor's degree in communications and journalism from Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ. Since 1996, Vincent Ignizio has been actively involved in working to make Staten Island a better place to live. - Ruth Messinger
Ruth Wyler Messinger (born 1940) is a former political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City in 1997, losing to incumbent mayor Rudy Giuliani. She is married to Andrew Lachman, her second husband, and has three children. She is currently the CEO of American Jewish World Service, an international development agency. - Mathieu Eugene
Mathieu Eugene is a member of the New York City Council representing District 40 in Brooklyn. The district includes parts of Crown Heights and Flatbush. First elected in a special election on February 20, 2007, Eugene, a Democrat, is the first Haitian-American member of the New York City Council. - Yvette D. Clarke
Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) currently is a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 11th congressional district. Clarke won the Democratic Primary on September 12, 2006 defeating David Yassky, Carl Andrews and Chris Owens. In this heavily Democratic District, Clarke won the general election with 89% of the vote and fills the seat vacated by retiring Representative Major Owens, a seat also held by Shirley Chisholm. - Thomas Duane
Thomas K. Duane (b. 1955) represents District 29 in the New York State Senate, which stretches along Manhattan's West Side from 85th Street to Canal Street, and includes the following neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, and part of the East Side, including the East Village, Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village and Waterside Plaza. First elected to the senate in 1998, he was re-elected in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. - Daniel Garodnick
Daniel R. (Dan) Garodnick is a New York City Councilman representing the 4th district, which comprises Midtown East, Murray Hill, Stuyvesant Town, and much of the Upper East Side. Garodnick was elected in 2005, winning 63% of the vote in the general election and defeating Republican candidate Patrick Murphy as well as Libertarian candidate Jak Jacob Karako.
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