Christopher Marte

Christopher Marte is an American politician who is a member-elect of the New York City Council for the 1st district. Elected in November 2021, he will assume office on January 1, 2022.[1][2]

Christopher Marte
Marte in 2019
Member-elect of the New York City Council
from the 1st district
Assuming office
January 1, 2022
SucceedingMargaret Chin
Personal details
BornLower East Side, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationLIU Global (BA)

His district includes all or parts of Battery Park City, Chinatown, Civic Center, East Village, Ellis Island, Financial District, Governors Island, Greenwich Village, Liberty Island, Little Italy, Lower East Side, NoHo, Nolita, SoHo, Tribeca, and the West Village.

Early life and education

Marte was born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[3] He attended St. Agnes Boys High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international economics and politics from LIU Global.[4]

Career

After graduating from college, Marte worked in finance for IBM. He then joined Arena, a Democratic-affiliated political action committee that trains candidates and campaign staffers. He later co-founded Neighbors United Below Canal, a non-profit organization.[5]

New York City Council

Marte ran for City Council in 2017, losing narrowly to incumbent Margaret Chin. Marte won 60.5% of the votes in the 2021 Democratic Primary, and 71.6% of the vote in the general election.

Marte's campaign was bolstered by anger within the district at Chin's ties to real-estate developers, as well as by name recognition Marte had gained while attempting to primary Chin in the previous council election.[6]

References
  1. "Christopher Marte". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  2. "Tribeca Citizen | Christopher Marte wins City Council seat". Tribeca Citizen. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. Pryor, Morgan (2021-05-17). "Meet The NYC City Council District 1 Candidates: Christopher Marte". Medium. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  4. "Executive Board". The Foresight Project. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  5. "Tribeca Citizen | The Candidates 2021: Christopher Marte for CD1". Tribeca Citizen. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  6. Anderson, Lincoln (July 3, 2021). "'We have won!' Marte and backers declare victory". The Village Sun. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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