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Christine C. Quinn
Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council, Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and first openly Lesbian, gay speaker.Chibbaro, Jr., Lou"Most powerful" gay politician in the country, ''Washington Blade'', January 20, 2006. Retrieved on 04-11-2007. She ran to succeed Michael Bloomberg as the city's mayor in the 2013 New York City mayoral election, 2013 mayoral election, but lost the Democratic primary. Quinn is a political contributor on CNN and MSNBC. Early life, education, and early political career Quinn was born in Glen Cove, New York, one of two daughters of Mary (née Callaghan) and Lawrence Quinn. Her mother died of breast cancer in 1982. She attended School of the Holy Child in the village of Old Westbury, New York, Old Westbury on Long Island in Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five Borough (New York City), boroughs. The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a mayor-council government model, the performance of city agencies land use decisions, and legislating on a variety of other issues. It also has sole responsibility for approving the city budget. Members elected in or after 2010 are limited to two consecutive four-year terms in office but may run again after a four-year respite; however, members elected before 2010 may seek third successive terms. The head of the city council is called the speaker (politics), speaker. The current speaker is Adrienne Adams (politician), Adrienne Adams, a Democrat from the 28th district in Queens. The speaker sets the agenda and presides at city council meetings, and all proposed legislation is submitted through the Speaker's Office. Majority Leader Keith Powers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
