Erin Hussein

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Erin Hussein

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Education

High school

Westover School

Bachelor's

Columbia College

Law

Columbia University

Personal

Profession

Writer, attorney

Contact

Personal website

Erin Hussein (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 2. Hussein lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Biography

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Hussein earned a B.A. in English from Columbia College and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law.

At the time of her 2017 run for city council, Hussein was a writer and an attorney. Her experience includes work as an associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP and service as the president of her co-op and a member of the board of governors of Westover School.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 2

Incumbent Carlina Rivera defeated Allie Ryan and Juan Pagan in the general election for New York City Council District 2 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlina Rivera (D)	79.8	18,716
		Allie Ryan (Neighborhood Party)	11.5	2,684
		Juan Pagan (Independent Party)	8.2	1,925
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	116

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 2

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Carlina Rivera in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carlina Rivera	72.5	15,464	0	Advanced (1)
		Erin Hussein	26.8	5,709	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.8	169	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,342
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2017

See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2017) and Municipal elections in New York, New York (2017)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for the District 2 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 2 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carlina Rivera	60.54%	8,354
Mary Silver	16.54%	2,282
Ronnie Cho	8.56%	1,181
Jorge Vasquez	7.54%	1,040
Jasmin Sanchez	4.62%	638
Erin Hussein	1.93%	267
Write-in votes	0.28%	38
Total Votes		13,800
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2021

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2017

Hussein's campaign website listed the following priorities:

“	NYC needs comprehensive land use reform. New buildings should be human scale, green and fit into their surroundings. Neighborhoods should have a leading role in their own future. Landlords should choose to lease a storefront at a lower rate rather than leave it empty. Schools and hospitals should be built before new residential units. Seniors have a right to age in place. Housing should be affordable for the 40% of New Yorkers living near or below the poverty line. The rent stabilization cap must be raised. There are many roots of homelessness, and we can address all of them. Domestic abuse is a leading cause of homelessness of women and children. The 24,000 homeless students in city schools need specialized support to remain in school and break the cycle of poverty. Every child deserves to go to a school located close to home. Parents of a special needs child must have easier access to services for their child. CHARAS/PS 64 should be returned to our neighborhood to become a school and community center. Rikers should be replaced by a secure, state-of-the-art jail that meets human rights standards. The NYPD Right to Know Act should be passed by the City Council. Pedestrians and bike riders deserve to be safe from death and bodily injury when using our City's streets. The IDC in Albany should be disbanded. Our city government must do everything possible to protect our residents from the negative effects of federal politics.	”
—Erin Hussein's campaign website, (2017)

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