Carlos Menchaca

Carlos Menchaca
Carlos Menchaca addressing a crowd protesting Donald Trump's January 2017 executive order on immigration.
Member of the New York City Council from the 38th District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2014
Preceded by	Sara M. Gonzalez
Personal details
Born	(1980-09-11) September 11, 1980 (age 36) El Paso, Texas
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of San Francisco (B.A.)
Website	Official website

Carlos Menchaca (born September 11, 1980) is the Council member for the 38th District of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Dyker Heights, Gowanus, Green-Wood Cemetery, Red Hook, South Slope, Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace in Brooklyn.

Menchaca, who was born in El Paso, Texas, is the first Mexican American elected to public office in New York City, and the first openly-gay New York City Council member from Brooklyn.

Prior to assuming office, Menchaca worked in the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, as Marty Markowitz’s Capital Budget and Policy Coordinator from 2005 to 2011. From 2011 to 2013, Menchaca served as a liaison to the LGBT and HIV / AIDS community for the Office of the Speaker in the New York City Council.

Menchaca along with Councilman Brad Lander, were arrested in January of 2015 at a rally for carwash workers.

In the 2013 election for members of the New York City Council, Menchaca defeated incumbent Sara M. Gonzalez in the Democratic primary for the District 38 in the City Council, which includes a portion of Brooklyn. He won the seat in the general election on November 5, 2013. Menchaca thus became the only 2013 New York city candidate who won by ousting an incumbent.