Oswald Feliz

Oswald Feliz

Democratic Party

Candidate, New York City Council District 15

New York City Council District 15

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Ritchie Torres

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

November 4, 2025

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Oswald Feliz (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 15. He assumed office on April 15, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Feliz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 15. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The Democratic primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.

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 15

Incumbent Oswald Feliz, Aramis Ocasio, and Gary Lutz are running in the general election for New York City Council District 15 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Oswald Feliz (D)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio (R)
	Submit photo	Gary Lutz (Conservative Party)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Oswald Feliz in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Oswald Feliz

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Aramis Ocasio in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gary Lutz in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Gary Lutz

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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 15

Incumbent Oswald Feliz defeated Erica Elias and Jose Padilla in the general election for New York City Council District 15 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oswald Feliz (D)	79.8	3,213
	Submit photo	Erica Elias (R)	12.5	504
		Jose Padilla (Conservative Party)	6.8	275
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,026
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Oswald Feliz in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Oswald Feliz

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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Erica Elias in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Erica Elias

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 15

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jose Padilla in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Jose Padilla

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Endorsements

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2021

Regular city council election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Incumbent Oswald Feliz defeated Ariel Rivera-Diaz in the general election for New York City Council District 15 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oswald Feliz (D)	84.1	7,224
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz (R / Conservative Party)	15.6	1,340
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	21

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,585
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Oswald Feliz in round 6 . 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
		Oswald Feliz	65.2	4,348	557	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	34.8	2,325	286	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	-1,421	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	52.3	3,791	383	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	28.1	2,039	227	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	19.6	1,421	177	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	-1,195	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	44.5	3,408	161	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	23.7	1,812	111	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	16.2	1,244	183	5
		John Sanchez	15.6	1,195	107	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	-902	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	40.6	3,247	77	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	1,701	87	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	13.3	1,061	77	5
		John Sanchez	13.6	1,088	65	4
		Troy Blackwell	11.3	902	59	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	-194	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	-194	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	-166	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.7	3,170	5	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.7	1,614	5	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.5	1,023	2	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	843	1	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	194	1	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	166	1	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.6	3,165	0	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.6	1,609	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.4	1,021	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	842	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	193	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	165	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.	0.4	31	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,204
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ariel Rivera-Diaz 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
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	53.7	80	2	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	46.3	69	3	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	49.1	78	0	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	41.5	66	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.	9.4	15	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 159
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Special city council election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Oswald Feliz 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	56.5	1,766	456	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	43.5	1,362	244	10
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	-1,062	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	0.0	0	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	37.5	1,310	150	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	32.0	1,118	221	10
		John Sanchez	30.4	1,062	177	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	0.0	0	-712	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	31.7	1,160	28	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	24.5	897	37	10
		John Sanchez	24.2	885	36	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	19.5	712	47	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	-184	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	30.7	1,132	22	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	23.3	860	14	10
		John Sanchez	23.0	849	14	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	18.0	665	16	9
		Latchmi Gopal	5.0	184	9	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	-113	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	29.8	1,110	19	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	22.7	846	12	10
		John Sanchez	22.4	835	12	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	17.4	649	23	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.7	175	5	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	3.0	113	4	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	-107	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	29.0	1,091	9	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	22.2	834	10	10
		John Sanchez	21.9	823	9	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	16.6	626	17	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.5	170	4	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.9	109	8	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.8	107	3	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	-89	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.6	1,082	8	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.7	824	6	10
		John Sanchez	21.5	814	19	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	16.1	609	12	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.4	166	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.7	101	2	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.7	104	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.3	89	5	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	-78	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.2	1,074	3	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.4	818	3	10
		John Sanchez	20.8	795	8	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.6	597	5	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.4	166	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.6	99	1	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.7	104	4	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.2	84	3	5
		Jose Padilla	2.0	78	7	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	-45	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.0	1,071	1	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	815	0	10
		John Sanchez	20.6	787	1	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.5	592	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.3	166	1	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.6	98	1	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.6	100	1	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.1	81	1	5
		Jose Padilla	1.9	71	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	1.2	45	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	27.9	1,070	0	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	815	0	10
		John Sanchez	20.5	786	0	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.4	592	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.3	165	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.5	97	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.6	99	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.1	80	0	5
		Jose Padilla	1.9	71	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	1.2	45	0	3
		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.	0.3	12	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,832
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2023

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2021

Regular city council election

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Special city council election

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Preceded by Ritchie Torres (D)	New York City Council District 15 2021-Present	Succeeded by -