Rosie Méndez
| Rosie Mendez | |
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| Mendez in 2011. | |
| Member of the New York City Council from the 2nd District | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Margarita Lopez |
| Constituency | Lower East Side East Village Union Square Gramercy Kips Bay Murray Hill (part) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 28, 1963 New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University Rutgers School of Law—Newark |
| Website | NYC Council: District 2 |
Rosie Mendez (born February 28, 1963 in New York) is an American Democratic Party politician in New York. She is a member of the New York City Council from Manhattan, representing the 2nd council district, which includes the Lower East Side, Alphabet City and the East Village. She is currently Chair of the New York City Council's Public Housing Committee.
Life and career
Mendez grew up in the Williamsburg Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development.[1] She is the child of Puerto Rican parents, and attended New York City public schools through high school. She graduated from New York University and Rutgers School of Law—Newark. Her working and volunteer life has predominantly focused on community service. She began as a tenant organizer in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She then worked on citywide housing issues as a housing specialist at the Parodneck Foundation. In 1995, Mendez graduated from law school and worked as an IOLA Legal Services Fellow at Brooklyn Legal Services. As a legal staff worker she became a member of the United Auto Workers (UAW). [citation needed]
Prior to her election to the Council, Rosie Mendez was the Democratic District Leader for her community for four terms. She served for three years as the Chief of Staff and Legislative Aide to her predecessor City Councilwoman Margarita Lopez. In 2005, Mendez won the heavily contested Democratic primary for New York City Council's 2nd district. In the heavily Democratic district the primary victory was considered tantamount to election. After a landslide victory in the general election in November 2005, Rosie Mendez took office as the 2nd district's Councilwoman in January 2006. She was re-elected with 83.9% of the vote in November 2009.
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| Preceded by Margarita Lopez |
New York City Council, 2nd District 2006–present |
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