Fernando Cabrera (politician)

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Fernando Cabrera
Member of the New York City Council from the 14th District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2010
Preceded by	Maria Baez
Constituency	Fordham, Kingsbridge, Morris Height, West Bronx.
Personal details
Born	The Bronx
Political party	Republican (till 2008)^[1] Democrat (2008-Present)
Spouse(s)	Elvia Cabrera
Children	Lissette Feliciano, Joshua Cabrera
Residence	The Bronx, United States
Alma mater	Argosy University
Profession	Politician
Committees	Education; Finance; Higher Education; Lower Manhattan Redevelopment; Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Technology(Chair); Veterans; Youth Services
Religion	Christian
Website	NYC Council District 14

Fernando Cabrera (born April 16, 1964), is currently a Democratic New York City Councilmember from the borough of The Bronx. He represents council district 14 which encompasses the neighborhoods of Fordham, Kingsbridge, Morris Heights, and West Bronx. Cabrera was born in The Bronx to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother.

2009 Election

Incumbent Maria Baez' popularity decreased due to her low attendance rate, and supporting the extension of term limits. Fernando Cabrera challenged Baez to a primary election for the Democrat nomination. Due to Cabrera recently changing political party,^[2] Baez attempted to portray Cabrera to the Democrat heavy section of The Bronx as a Republican. But with the backing of The Bronx Democratic Committee ^[3] and the endorsement of key unions, Cabrera was able defeat the incumbent by just over 1% difference in three-way race that included Yudelka Tapia.^[4] Cabrera followed that by winning the general election against Republican Yessenia A. Duran and Conservative Lisa Marie Campbell.^[5]

References

↑ Baez Won’t Debate Democrats Who Were Republicans, August 21, 2009
↑ For the Record: Fernando Cabrera Opens Up His Home, Talks About Switching Political Parties , July 2, 2009
↑ Democratic party pick Rev. Fernando Cabrera no wascally Pedro Espada, July 6th 2009, by Bob Kappstatter, Daily News
↑ Primary Election 2009 Democratic Member of the City Council 14th Council District, September 15, 2009
↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=554492

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Political offices
Preceded by Maria Baez	New York City Council, 14th District 2010–present	Incumbent

v t e Members of New York City Council

Speaker: Melissa Mark-Viverito (D) Majority Leader: Jimmy Van Bramer (D) Minority Leader: Vincent M. Ignizio (R)

Manhattan	1. Chin (D) 2. Mendez (D) 3. Johnson (D) 4. Garodnick (D) 5. Kallos (D) 6. Rosenthal (D) 7. Levine (D) 8. Mark-Viverito (D) 9. Dickens (D) 10. Rodríguez (D)

The Bronx	11. Cohen (D) 12. King (D) 13. Vacca (D) 14. Cabrera (D) 15. Torres (D) 16. Gibson (D) 17. Arroyo (D) 18. Palma (D)

Queens	19. Vallone (D) 20. Koo (D) 21. Ferreras (D) 22. Constantinides (D) 23. Weprin (D) 24. Lancman (D) 25. Dromm (D) 26. Van Bramer (D) 27. Miller (D) 28. Wills (D) 29. Koslowitz (D) 30. Crowley (D) 31. Richards (D) 32. Ulrich (R)

Brooklyn	33. Levin (D) 34. Reynoso (D) 35. Cumbo (D) 36. Cornegy (D) 37. Espinal (D) 38. Menchaca (D) 39. Lander (D) 40. Eugene (D) 41. Mealy (D) 42. Barron (D) 43. Gentile (D) 44. Greenfield (D) 45. Williams (D) 46. Maisel (D) 47. Treyger (D) 48. Deutsch (D)

Staten Island	49. Rose (D) 50. Matteo (R) 51. Ignizio (R)

D = Democrat R = Republican

Persondata
Name	Cabrera
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Date of birth	April 16, 1964
Place of birth	The Bronx
Date of death
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