Out of 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs, 14 have Black city council members. This year kicks off a slew of city council elections, with quite a few candidates facing off with Black incumbents in their respective districts.
Upping the spice factor to 2025 city council elections is the element of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)– where instead of choosing only one favorite candidate, voters rank up to five candidates in each race–in this year’s June primary.
Based on New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYCCFB) info from this January, here’s the candidates for competitive races and funds they’ve raised so far.
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District 41
“Mealy’s district covers Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, and East Flatbush in Brooklyn. She was first elected to represent District 41 from 2006 to 2017. In 2021, she won again, reclaiming her old city council seat. So far she’s raised $11,500 in private funds for yet another reelection campaign. Many of her challengers are passionate advocates albeit not well funded. Henderson is the NYC Regional Board Chair at Citizen Action and currently a doctoral candidate. He proudly hails from the Kingsborough Houses in Brooklyn. “I am pursuing this office to be the next Councilmember of the 41st district of Brooklyn because over 140,000 registered voters in this beautiful district are awaiting that authentic leader who will see ALL neighborhoods in the district and deliver through FUNDING, POLICIES, AND RESOURCES,” said Henderson in a statement.”
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