Kayla Santosuosso

Kayla Santosuosso

Democratic Party

New York City Council District 47

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

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Predecessor: Justin Brannan (D)

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Last election

November 4, 2025

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Kayla Santosuosso (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 47. She assumed office on January 1, 2026. Her current term ends on January 1, 2030.

Santosuosso (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 47. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 47

Kayla Santosuosso defeated George Sarantopoulos in the general election for New York City Council District 47 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kayla Santosuosso (D / Working Families Party)	59.4	21,665
		George Sarantopoulos (R / Conservative Party)	40.6	14,782

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 36,447
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dikran Barsamian (Conservative Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 47

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kayla Santosuosso in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kayla Santosuosso	79.0	10,466	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Fedir Usmanov	20.3	2,685	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.	0.7	91	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,242
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 47

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: George Sarantopoulos in round 2 . 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		George Sarantopoulos	50.4	1,126	6	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Dikran Barsamian	49.6	1,110	6	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		George Sarantopoulos	49.4	1,120	0	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Dikran Barsamian	48.7	1,104	0	2
		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.	1.8	41	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,265
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 47

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Dikran Barsamian in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Dikran Barsamian

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 47

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kayla Santosuosso in round 1 .

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✔	Submit photo	Kayla Santosuosso

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Preceded by Justin Brannan (D)	New York City Council District 47 2026-Present	Succeeded by -