H H H H H H PRIMARY VOTERS’ GUIDE 2021 H H H H H H
Caribbean L 38 ife, JUNE 4-10, 2021
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District 7
Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside
Heights, Hamilton Heights
Current Council Member: Mark Levine (term-limited)
Shaun Abreu
A native of Washington Heights,
Abreu previously graduated
from Columbia University
and serves as a tenants’ rights
attorney. shaunabreu.nyc
Marti Gould Allen-
Cummings
An activist and gig worker, Allen-
Cummings has worked in the
community for over a decade,
advocating for LGBTQIA+ people experiencing
homelessness. martiformanhattan.com
Daniel Cohen
Cohen works at the nonprofit
Housing Partnership and serves
on Community Board 9, and
the boards of Valley Restoration
LDC and Friends of Morningside
Park. cohen2021.com
Miguel Estrella
Little public information about
his candidacy is available, as he
does not have a website or social
media presence.
Keith Harris
A native of Manhattan Valley,
Harris previously served in the
engineering and broadcasting
fields. allin2gether.com
Stacy Lynch
Lynch has spent years as a
lawyer based in Harlem, and
previously served the city
as assistant commissioner
for external relations at the
NYC Department of Youth and Community
Development. stacyforcitycouncil.com
Lena Melendez
Melendez serves as a board member
with the Riverside Edgecombe
Neighborhood Association and is
president of her tenant association.
votelena2021.com
Maria Ordonez
Ordonez serves as a community
organizer in West Harlem and
spent years volunteering with
her local church and community
gardens. mariaordonez.nyc
Corey Ortega
The West Harlem native is also
a Democratic district leader and
has experience as a community
organizer. orteganyc.com.
Carmen Quinones
Quinones serves as Democratic
district Leader and as president
of Douglass Houses Tenants
Association, a NYCHA housing
complex with 2,800 residents.
carmenquinones.com
Ray Sanchez
The life-long Manhattan resident
previously served as the Bronx
Borough President’s General
Counsel and Senior Policy
Manager. raysanchez4cd7.com
Luis Tejada
Tejada has served as a
community activist in Upper
Manhattan for more than 20
years and founded the Mirabal
Sisters Cultural and Community
Center. luistejadaforcitycouncil.com
District 8
El Barrio/East Harlem, Mott Haven, Highbridge,
Concourse, Longwood, Port Morris
Diana Ayala
(incumbent)
Ayala is seeking her second
term in office at the City
Council. She previously served
as chief of staff to former Speaker Melissa Mark-
Viverito. Her campaign does not have a website.
Tamika Mapp
A U.S. Army veteran, Mapp is
the founder and CEO of East
Harlem Insurance Brokerage
and Tax Service, and serves on
the Democratic state committee.
mapp.vote
District 9
Central Harlem, Morningside Heights, Upper West
Side, East Harlem
William Allen
Allen has worked as the
National Crisis and Service
Director at the National Action
Network (NAN) and is the
Manhattan Democratic chief on
the NYC Board of Elections. williamallennyc.org
Sheba T. Simpson-
Amsterdam
Simpson-Amsterdam works as
a racial equity teacher in the
Bronx and has a professional
license in special education and school leadership.
shebaforcitycouncil.com
Cordell Cleare
Cleare is the former chief
of staff to Council Member
Perkins and describes herself
as a mother, activist and
community builder. twitter.
com/cordellcleare
Joshua Albert
Clennon
Clennon serves Harlem as
a member of Manhattan
Community Board 10 as
treasurer and chair of the District Needs Task
Force. joshuaclennon.com
Billy Council
Council serves as director of
operations for COVE Lounge and
has mentored youth in Harlem
and beyond for the last 25 years.
billycouncilharlem.com
Pierre Gooding
Gooding serves as deacon at
Rendall Memorial Church,
and in private practice as an
attorney for various small
businesses and community
members. goodingforharlem.com
Kristin Richardson
Jordan
Jordan serves as a community
organizer in Harlem,
particularly for the local LGBTQ
community. kristinforharlem.com
City Council races Except where
noted, all races
are Democratic
primaries.
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