Английская Википедия:Farah Louis
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Farah N. Louis (born September 25, 1983) is an American politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and is a member of the New York City Council for the 45th district, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Flatbush, Flatlands, Marine Park, and Midwood.
Early life and education
Both of Louis's parents immigrated from Haiti, her mother worked in the healthcare field and her father as a law enforcement professionalШаблон:Clarify and later a yellow cab driver.[1]
Louis attended Midwood High School, Long Island UniversityШаблон:Which for a BA in English, and received an MPA from New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.[1]
Career
Louis worked as a mental healthcare provider for eight years, then worked in Jumaane Williams' New York City Council office, first as director of community outreach, then as deputy chief of staff.[1] She worked in Williams' office for six years and was still in that role when he was elected New York City Public Advocate, creating the vacancy Louis would be then elected to.[2] Williams did not endorse Louis, but another challenger for the District 45 seat who also worked in his Council office, Monique Chandler-Waterman.[3]
Louis won her Council seat in a special election on May 14, 2019, in a low-turnout election.[4] She finished with 3,861 votes, a plurality of 41.81%, ahead of second-place Chandler-Waterman who finished with 2,790 votes cast (30.21%).[5][6] She officially took office after being sworn in on June 13, 2019.[7] As a result of New York laws, another special election was held to determine if she will serve the remainder of Williams' four-year term ending December 31, 2021.[7] She won the June 25, 2019, Democratic primary 51.69% to Chandler-Waterman's 41.36%.[8] On November 5, 2019, Louis won the general election gaining 93.1% to Anthony Beckford's 4.7%.[9] On June 22, 2021, Louis won the Democratic Primary as the incumbent with 75.4% of the vote.[10] Later in 2021 she ran unopposed in the general election on November 2 to win re-election.[11]
Electoral history
| Election history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Year | Election | Results |
| NYC Council District 45 |
May 2019 | Шаблон:Party shading/Nonpartisan|Nonpartisan | √ Farah Louis 40.6% Monique Chandler-Waterman 29.3% Jovia Radix 9.0% Adina Sash 7.2% L. Rickie Tulloch 6.6% Xamayla Rose 5.6% |
| NYC Council District 45 |
Nov 2019 | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | √ Farah Louis 49.9% Monique Chandler-Waterman 43.0% |
| NYC Council District 45 |
Nov 2019 | Шаблон:Party shading/hold|General | √ Farah Louis (D) 76.65% Anthony Beckford(I) 17.25% David Fite (L) 6.11% |
| NYC Council District 45 |
June 2019 | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic | √ Farah Louis 75.4% Anthony Beckford 19.8% Cyril F. Joseph 4.2% |
| NYC Council District 45 |
Nov 2021 | Шаблон:Party shading/hold|General | √ Farah Louis (D) 93.5% |
References
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