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There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021; these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 [3] and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. [4]
Official website. Adrienne Eadie Adams (born December 9, 1960) is an American politician serving as Speaker of the New York City Council. A Democrat, Adams represents the 28th district, and is the first woman elected to the district. [ 1] Adams was elected in 2017 to fill out the remainder of the term of her expelled predecessor, Ruben Wills. [ 2]
Inez Barron (née Smith) (born February 16, 1946) is an American educator and politician who served in the New York City Council for the 42nd district from 2014 to 2021. She is a Democrat. The district includes Broad Channel, Brownsville, Canarsie, East Flatbush, East New York, Howard Beach and Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn. Formerly, she served as ...
At least 29 Democratic women running for seats in the 51-member Council are on track to win the general election in November. NYC Council’s incoming female majority vows to pick woman speaker ...
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs . The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model, the performance of city agencies' land use decisions, and legislating on a variety of other issues.
Carlina Rivera (born January 3, 1984) is an American politician who represents the 2nd district of the New York City Council since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, her district includes portions of the East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill and Rose Hill in Manhattan .
Gutiérrez won a primary election in June 2021 by a wide margin in a rank choice voting election [10] [11] and was elected to represent Council District 34 in November 2021. [8] Gutiérrez is the first Colombian-American member of the New York City Council. [12] She has been appointed chairperson of the Committee on Technology.
New York City elections officials will begin releasing preliminary results Wednesday from ranked choice voting in last week’s City Council primaries — but those results may change in the ...