Rosie Méndez
| Rosie Mendez | |
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 2nd District | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Margarita Lopez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 28, 1963 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
New York University Rutgers School of Law |
| Website | Official website |
Rosie Mendez (born February 28, 1963) is the Council member for the 2nd District of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat.
The district includes all or parts of Chelsea, the East Village, the Flatiron District, Gramercy, Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side, Midtown, Murray Hill, NoHo, and Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan.
Life and career
Mendez grew up in the Williamsburg Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development. 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).
Prior to her election to the Council, 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.
New York City Council
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, Mendez took office as the 2nd district's Councilwoman in January 2006. She was re-elected in 2009 and 2013.
Election history
| Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||
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| 2005 | Rosie Mendez | 21,341 | 80% | John Carlino | 4,805 | 18% | Claudia Flanagan | Liberal | 686 | 2% | |||
| 2009 | Rosie Mendez | 19,952 | 85% | Bryan A. Cooper | 3,772 | 15% | |||||||
| 2013 | Rosie Mendez | 20,419 | 92% | Miles Budde | Green | 1,490 | 7% |
External links
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Margarita Lopez |
New York City Council, 2nd District 2006–present |
Incumbent |
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