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Shekar Krishnan | |
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Member of the
New York City Council from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Dromm |
Personal details | |
Born | June 5, 1985 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Cooper Union (
BS) University of Michigan ( JD) |
Website |
Official website Campaign website |
Shekar Krishnan (born June 5, 1985) [1] is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 25th district, which covers the northwestern Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, parts of East Elmhurst, and a small piece of Woodside. [2]
Krishnan was born to immigrant parents from Kerala, India. [3]
He received a Bachelor of Sciences in engineering from The Cooper Union and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. [4]
Krishnan worked as an attorney at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, directing the organization’s fair housing and tenant advocacy divisions. [4] He is the co-founder of Communities Resist, a legal services organization that represents tenants and neighborhood coalitions in fair housing litigation and anti-displacement advocacy in gentrified neighborhoods. [5] [6]
Krishnan announced his candidacy in the 2021 Democratic primary for the 25th District of the New York City Council on November 17, 2020. [5] [7] Incumbent Councilmember Daniel Dromm was term-limited and could not run for reelection. He was endorsed by Dromm, U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez, and State Senators Julia Salazar and John Liu. [8] He centered his campaign on immigrant rights, the taxi medallion crisis, affordable housing, and climate justice. [9]
Krishnan won the ranked-choice primary with 53.4% of all votes cast. [10] He won the general election with 60% of the vote. [11] Along with Shahana Hanif, Krishnan is one of the first South Asians to serve in the New York City Council. [12] [9] Days after being elected, Krishnan was arrested along with Hanif and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for protesting alongside taxi drivers. [13]
Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
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Democratic | Shekar Krishnan | 7 | 6,352 | 53.4% |
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Democratic | Yi Chen | 7 | 5,549 | 46.6% |
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Democratic | Carolyn Tran | 6 | 3,045 | 23.6% |
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Democratic | Alfonso Quiroz | 5 | 1,986 | 14.5% |
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Democratic | Fatima Baryab | 4 | 1,687 | 11.8% |
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Democratic | Liliana Melo | 3 | 1,041 | 7.1% |
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Democratic | Manuel Perez | 2 | 513 | 3.4% |
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Democratic | William Salgado | 2 | 282 | 1.9% |
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Write-in | 1 | 35 | 0.2% |
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