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Kenneth Lee (New York)

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Kenneth Lee
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New York, N.Y.
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Kenneth Lee (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 40. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Lee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Kenneth Lee was born in Queens, New York. He attended Medgar Evers College.[1]

Elections

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 40

Rita Joseph defeated Constantine Jean-Pierre in the general election for New York City Council District 40 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Rita Joseph (D)
 
93.1
 
19,854
Image of Constantine Jean-Pierre
Constantine Jean-Pierre (R / Conservative Party)
 
6.8
 
1,442
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
38

Total votes: 21,334
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 40

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rita Joseph in round 10 . 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.


Total votes: 22,343
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Constantine Jean-Pierre advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 40.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Constantine Jean-Pierre advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 40.

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Kenneth Lee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lee's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Kenneth Lee is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and a strong advocate for his community. At Medgar Evers College, he served as the Class President as a Freshman and a Sophmore. He represented almost 1500 students, and successfully secured $70,000 in grants during the COVID-19 pandemic and organized the student body against the mismanagement of the school. He is currently serving as a board member of Black Lives Matter Brooklyn. They organize food distributions, support missing person searches, and partner with local non-profits for the betterment of the community.
Higher Education

K-12 Education

Affordable housing

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 8, 2021