Ruben Wills
Ruben Wills (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York City Council, representing District 28. He assumed office in 2010. He left office in 2017.
Wills (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 28. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
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General election for New York City Council District 28
Tyrell Hankerson is running in the general election for New York City Council District 28 on November 4, 2025.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Latoya LeGrand (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 28
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tyrell Hankerson in round 5 . 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.
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Total votes: 14,132 |
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 28
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Latoya LeGrand in round 1 .
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2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 28
Incumbent Adrienne Adams defeated Ivan Mossop Jr. in the general election for New York City Council District 28 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adrienne Adams (D) | 88.8 | 13,488 |
 | Ivan Mossop Jr. (R) | 11.0 | 1,671 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 15,192 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 28
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Adrienne Adams in round 1 .
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Total votes: 14,035 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ivan Mossop Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 28.
2017
New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[1] Ruben Wills planned to run in the Democratic primary for the District 28 seat on the New York City Council, but he was expelled from the city council in July 2017.[2][3]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Ruben Wills did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Wills represented District 28 on the New York City Council from 2010 until July 2017, when he was expelled following his conviction for fraud and grand larceny. Wills was charged with using more than $30,000 in public funds for personal expenses rather than the intended charity and campaign purposes.[2][3] He was sentenced to two to six years in prison on August 10, 2017.[4]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "City Councilman Convicted of Stealing Thousands in Public Funds," July 20, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Times Ledger, "Conviction Leaves Wills' City Council Seat Vacant," July 31, 2017
- ↑ New York Law Journal, "Ex-Councilman Convicted of Corruption Gets Prison Term," August 10, 2017
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New York City Council, District 28 2010-2017 |
Succeeded by Adrienne Adams |
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