Micah Kellner

Micah Kellner
PFLAG Awards Luncheon, February 2010
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 76th district
In office June 2007 – December 31, 2013
Preceded by	Alexander Grannis
Succeeded by	Sheldon Silver
Personal details
Born	(1978-12-05) December 5, 1978 (age 38) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	New York, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Profession	Politician, legislator

Micah Z. Kellner (born December 5, 1978) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly from the 76th district, which includes Manhattan's Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island (map) serving a term that ended December 31, 2014 when he did not stand for reelection. In September 2013 he lost the primary election for the Democratic nomination for the New York City Council seat for the 5th District by about 1,000 votes to attorney Ben Kallos.

An advocate for the disabled, Kellner was born with cerebral palsy. He attended the Pingry School, graduating in the class of 1997. He graduated from New York University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film, television and radio. He worked as an aide to Senator Chuck Schumer, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney and City Comptroller William C. Thompson before being elected to the Assembly in 2007.

Following the appointment of Assemblyman Alexander "Pete" Grannis as Commissioner of New York State's Department of Environment Conservation early in 2007, Kellner was selected as the Democratic nominee for the special election held to fill the vacancy. In that election, held on June 5, 2007, he received 64% of the vote, comfortably defeating his Republican opponent.