H H H H H H PRIMARY VOTERS’ GUIDE 2021 H H H H H H
City Council races Except where
noted, all races
are Democratic
primaries.
Maud Maron
Maron prides herself as both
a public defender and a Lower
Manhattan resident active in
civic and education affairs.
She serves on Manhattan
Community Board 2. maudmaron.nyc
Christopher Marte
A Lower East Side native, Marte
has been politically active in the
community for years and helped
found two community gardens
at NYCHA complexes in the
area. votemarte.com
Denny R. Salas
The Downtown resident has
previous experience working for
a school in the Bronx, helping
to raise millions to boost its
programs. He’s also a former
stockbroker. dennysalas.com.
District 2
District 2 - East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay,
Lower East Side, Murray Hill, Rose Hill
Erin Hussein
A lawyer and stay-at-home mom,
Hussein also serves as president
of one of the district’s largest
co-ops. erinhusseinnyc2.com
Carlina Rivera
(incumbent)
Seeking her second term in the
City Council, Rivera — a Lower
East Side resident — chairs the
Committee on Hospitals. carlinarivera.nyc
District 3
Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Greenwich Village, West
SoHo, Hudson Square, Times Square, Garment
District, Flatiron, Upper West Side
Current Council Member: Corey Johnson (termlimited)
Leslie Boghosian
Murphy
The former investigative
journalist and current Hell’s
Kitchen resident serves as
executive member of Community Board 4
and is part of the district’s Budget Task Force.
lesliefornyc.com
Erik Bottcher
Currently the chief of staff
to Speaker Johnson, Bottcher
lives in Chelsea and previously
served as LGBTQ & HIV/AIDS
community liaison at the New
York City Council. erikbottcher.com
Phelan Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick owns two
small businesses in the 3rd
District and is making his
first run for public office.
phelanforcitycouncil.com
Marni Halasa
Halasa is a community
organizer from Chelsea/Clinton
who previously worked with
NYCHA’s Fulton and Elliott-
Chelsea tenants in fighting
rental changes. marniforcitycouncil.com
Aleta LaFargue
A life-long Hell’s Kitchen
resident, LaFargue founded
the Hell’s Kitchen Democrats
and serves as president of
the Manhattan Plaza Tenants
Association. aletalafargue.com
Arthur Schwartz
The Greenwich Village attorney
has served 24 years on Community
Board 2, most as Parks Chair or
Waterfront Committee Chair.
arthurfornyc.com
District 5
Upper East Side’s Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill,
Roosevelt Island, Midtown East, Sutton Place, El
Barrio in East Harlem
Current Council Member: Ben Kallos (term-limited)
Billy Freeland
The Yorkville resident, lawyer
and civic activist also serves
Community Board 8 as its
secretary and chair of its
Charter Revision Task Force.
billyfreeland.com
Rebecca Lamorte
Lamorte lives in Yorkville
and has served on Manhattan
Community Board 8 since
2017; she’s also active with the
East River Democratic Club.
rebeccalamorte.com
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District 1
Battery Park City, Civic Center, Chinatown, Financial
District, Little Italy, the Lower East Side, NoHo,
SoHo, South Street Seaport, South Village, TriBeCa
& Washington Square
Current Council Member: Margaret Chin (termlimited)
Susan Damplo
Most recently an administrative
law judge, Damplo has lived in
the 1st District for more than 10
years. She also participates in a
giving circle helping families in
extreme poverty. damploforcouncil.com.
Sean C. Hayes
Hayes resides in Battery Park
City and leads an international
law firm. He also has prior
experience as a journalist
and a dean of a UN university.
seanhayes4nyc.com.
Tiff any Johnson-
Winbush
A Financial District resident,
Johnson-Winbush has served on
Manhattan Community Board 1
and the local PTA. She’s also been active with the
Downtown Independent Democrats. tiffanyfornyc.
com
Gigi Li
Li lives Downtown and has
previously served as chair of
Manhattan’s Community Board
3. She also works for a local City
Council member as chief of
staff. gigili.nyc
Jenny L. Low
The first Asian American
elected district leader in NYC,
Low currently serves in City
Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s
office. jennylow.nyc.
Susan Lee
Lee serves on the board of
directors for two nonprofits
aimed at improving New York
family lives and boosting
economic empowerment.
susanleenyc.com
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