Carlina Rivera

Carlina Rivera
Member of the New York City Council from the 2nd District
Assumed office
January 1, 2018
Preceded by Rosie Mendez
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Jamie Rogers
Alma mater Marist College
Website Official website
Carlina Rivera (speaker) speaking at a candidate forum.

Carlina Rivera is the Councilwoman for the 2nd district of the New York City Council. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes portions of the East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill and Rose Hill in Manhattan.

Life and career

Rivera grew up on the Lower East Side.[1] She is a graduate of Notre Dame School (Manhattan) and of Marist College (she majored in journalism), Rivera was the legislative director for Rosie Mendez.[2]

It was reported that Rivera and husband, Jamie Rogers, lived in a Section 8 apartment. The annual income limit for a family of two is $61,050. After deducting Rivera’s salary, in order to be under that cut off, Rogers would have had to earn less than $20,000 a year, which many thought unlikely considering his real estate holdings and father’s net worth.[3] The New York Post, which broke the story, says Rivera deleted online photos of Rogers on his father’s yacht.[4]

New York City Council

Carlina won the Democratic primary for the 2nd city-council district of New York in 2017 with 60.54% of the vote (8,354 votes). She went on to win the general election with 82.86% of the vote against Republican and perennial candidate Jimmy McMillan and several third-party candidates.[5] While campaigning, Rivera joined the Democratic Socialists of America.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Carlina Rivera for Council in District 2 | The Villager Newspaper". thevillager.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Former Mendez aide running to replace her in City Council | Town & Village". town-village.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. ↑ "'We qualify': Carlina Rivera, husband defend living in Section 8 apartment | The Villager Newspaper". thevillager.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Section 8 candidate who deleted pics of hubby riding yacht wins Council primary". New York Post. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  5. ↑ "Carlina Rivera - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. ↑ Peyser, Eve (November 14, 2017). "Bernie Sanders's Socialist Revolution Is Happening, Very Slowly". Vice.
  • Councilwoman Carlina Rivera (official site)
Political offices
Preceded by
Rosie Mendez		 New York City Council, 2nd District
2018–present		 Incumbent
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