Debi Rose
Debi Rose (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York City Council, representing District 49. Rose assumed office in 2010. Rose left office on December 31, 2021.
Rose (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 49. Rose won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Rose earned an undergraduate degree in American history from Hofstra University.[1]
Rose's professional experience includes work as a children's supervisor for the New York State Division of Youth, as the executive director of the College of Staten Island's Liberty Partnership Program, and in various roles for the New York Urban League, the National Council of Negro Women, the Department of Transportation, and Sea View Hospital and Home. She has served as a presidential delegate for Barack Obama, a co-founder of the Coalition to Save Bayley Seton Hospital, the chair of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee, the president of the Staten Island African-American Political Association, and a member of Community Board One and the New York City Board of Education's Community School Board.[1]
Elections
2017
New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[2] Incumbent Debi Rose (D) defeated Michael Penrose (R) and Kamillah Hanks (Reform) in the general election for the District 49 seat on the New York City Council.
| New York City Council, District 49 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Debi Rose Incumbent |
59.19% | 15,752 | |
| Republican | Michael Penrose | 35.48% | 9,443 | |
| Reform | Kamillah Hanks | 5.17% | 1,377 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 40 | ||
| Total Votes | 26,612 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "General Election - November 7, 2017," accessed January 2, 2018 | ||||
Incumbent Debi Rose defeated Kamillah Hanks in the Democratic primary for the District 49 seat on the New York City Council.[3]
| New York City Council, District 49 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Debi Rose Incumbent |
69.39% | 5,895 |
| Kamillah Hanks | 30.11% | 2,558 |
| Write-in votes | 0.51% | 43 |
| Total Votes | 8,496 | |
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
In the New York Campaign Finance Board's voter guide, Rose listed her top three issues as:
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| —Debi Rose[5] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Re-Elect Debi Rose - City Council 2017, "About Debi," accessed September 8, 2017
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ New York City Campaign Finance Board, "Deborah Rose," accessed September 8, 2017
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