Pierina Sanchez

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Pierina Sanchez

Democratic Party

New York City Council District 14

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Fernando Cabrera

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Last elected

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University, 2010

Graduate

Princeton University, 2014

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Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

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Pierina Sanchez (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 14. She assumed office on January 1, 2022.

Sanchez (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 14. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.

Biography

Pierina Sanchez was born in New York, New York. She earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 2010 and a graduate degree from Princeton University in 2014.

Elections

2025

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 14

Incumbent Pierina Sanchez won election in the general election for New York City Council District 14 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pierina Sanchez (D / Working Families Party)	99.2	15,917
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	126

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 16,043
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 14

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Pierina Sanchez in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	66.4	6,723	0	Advanced (1)
		Fernando Cabrera	22.2	2,245	0	1
		Bryan Hodge Vasquez	11.0	1,114	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.	0.5	48	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,130
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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 14

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Pierina Sanchez in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Pierina Sanchez

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sanchez in this election.

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 14

Incumbent Pierina Sanchez defeated Amelia Rose in the general election for New York City Council District 14 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pierina Sanchez (D / Working Families Party)	88.2	3,960
	Submit photo	Amelia Rose (R)	10.9	490
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	42

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,492
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 14

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Pierina Sanchez in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	76.2	2,452	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Rachel Miller-Bradshaw	23.3	748	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.	0.5	17	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,217
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 14

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Amelia Rose in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Amelia Rose

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 14

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Pierina Sanchez in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Pierina Sanchez

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Endorsements

Sanchez received the following endorsements.

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 14

Pierina Sanchez defeated Shemeen Chappell in the general election for New York City Council District 14 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pierina Sanchez (D)	88.8	8,387
	Submit photo	Shemeen Chappell (R)	11.0	1,044
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	19

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,450
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 14

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

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Pierina Sanchez 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
		Pierina Sanchez	62.3	4,887	861	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	37.7	2,957	509	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	0.0	0	-2,105	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	46.9	4,026	221	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	28.5	2,448	326	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	24.5	2,105	207	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	0.0	0	-1,102	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	42.6	3,805	201	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	23.8	2,122	137	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	21.3	1,898	121	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	12.3	1,102	108	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	0.0	0	-939	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	38.8	3,604	27	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	21.3	1,985	21	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	19.1	1,777	21	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	10.7	994	14	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	10.1	939	26	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	-175	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	38.2	3,577	8	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	21.0	1,964	0	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	18.8	1,756	0	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	10.5	980	0	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	9.7	913	1	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	1.9	175	1	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	38.0	3,569	0	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	20.9	1,964	0	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	18.7	1,756	0	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	10.4	980	0	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	9.7	912	0	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	1.9	174	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	30	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,385
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Shemeen Chappell advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 14.

Endorsements

To view Sanchez's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Pierina Sanchez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2023

Pierina Sanchez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

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

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Born and raised in the Bronx by a resilient Dominican family, Pierina grew up watching the hard work of her elders - selling oranges, driving taxis, cleaning buildings and schools - to ensure her generation had a chance at higher education and opportunity. From the Bronx, to Harvard, Princeton, the Obama White House, City Hall and back - Pierina is a fighter for immigrant families, racial justice, affordable housing, good jobs and high quality education.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Every one of us deserves to a live in a stable and healthy home.
• Economic opportunity should be universal.
• Every child deserves access to a high quality public education.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Housing insecurity is one of the most pervasive and disruptive issues affecting my neighbors. I am passionate about ensuring that more and more neighbors feel safe and stable in their homes, without threat of displacement. This includes building more affordable homes, and importantly, boosting economic opportunities and ensuring our public education systems are preparing our young people for the economy of today.

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Preceded by Fernando Cabrera (D)	New York City Council District 14 2022-Present	Succeeded by -