Ari Kagan
Ari Kagan (Republican Party) was a member of the New York City Council, representing District 47. He assumed office on January 1, 2022. He left office on January 1, 2024.
Kagan (Republican Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 48. He lost in the Republican primary on June 24, 2025.
In December 2022, Kagan left the Democratic Party to become a Republican.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for New York City Council District 48
Incumbent Inna Vernikov is running in the general election for New York City Council District 48 on November 4, 2025.
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 48
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Inna Vernikov in round 1 .
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Total votes: 4,031 |
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 48
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Inna Vernikov in round 1 .
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 47
Incumbent Justin Brannan defeated incumbent Ari Kagan in the general election for New York City Council District 47 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justin Brannan (D) | 58.0 | 11,517 |
 | Ari Kagan (R / Conservative Party / Parent Party) | 41.5 | 8,233 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 103 | ||
| Total votes: 19,853 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tony Rubino (Freedom Party)
- Anna Belfiore-Delfaus (Medical Freedom Party)
- Timothy Peterson (Conservative Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 47
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Justin Brannan in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 47
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ari Kagan in round 1 .
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Total votes: 2,170 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Ragusa (R)
Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 47
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Timothy Peterson in round 1 .
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nick Badolato (Conservative Party)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kagan in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 47
Ari Kagan defeated Mark Szuszkiewicz in the general election for New York City Council District 47 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ari Kagan (D) | 53.1 | 7,933 |
 | Mark Szuszkiewicz (R / Conservative Party / Save the Planet Party) | 46.7 | 6,975 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 14,933 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 47
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ari Kagan in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 8,029 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mark Szuszkiewicz advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 47.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Mark Szuszkiewicz advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 47.
Endorsements
To view Kagan's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
Ari Kagan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Ari Kagan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kagan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 2012, Ari Kagan was elected to a volunteer position of Democratic District Leader in the 45 Assembly District. He founded the Bay Democrats club that became an influential voice for diverse communities in Southern Brooklyn.
Having worked with Congressman Michael McMahon, Comptroller John Liu, Scott Stringer and most recently Council Member Mark Treyger, Ari has a long record of serving our community as an advocate and in government.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ari Kagan has been hard at work supporting our communities and small businesses. He has organized food drives, delivered meals to those in need and distributed masks and PPE to local businesses.
When New York’s unemployment system broke down, Ari Kagan stepped up to help people who were being left behind. He has helped hundreds of our neighbors who lost their jobs because of COVID-19 secure unemployment benefits.
After our communities were devastated by Superstorm Sandy, Ari Kagan supported residents and helped rebuild. He helped secure relief payments for residents and implement the “Build It Back” program.
Ari, his wife and daughter live in Gravesend. His adult son also lives in New York City.- Public Safety
- Post Pandemic Recovery
- Clean streets
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Mark Treyger (D) |
New York City Council District 47 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Justin Brannan (D) |
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