Carlina Rivera
| Carlina Rivera | |
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 2nd District | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Rosie Mendez |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jamie Rogers |
| Alma mater | Marist College |
| Website | Official website |
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.
Rivera grew up on the Lower East Side. A graduate of Marist College (she majored in journalism), Rivera was the legislative director for Rosie Mendez.
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. The questions raised included that after deducting Rivera’s salary, to be under that cut off, Rogers had to earn less than $20,000 a year, which many thought unlikely considering his real estate holdings and father’s net worth.The New York Post, who broke the story, says Rivera deleted online photos of Rogers on his father’s yacht.
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 a few other third-party candidates.
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