Christopher Marte
Member of the New York City Council
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Preceded byMargaret Chin
Personal details
Born (1989-04-26) April 26, 1989
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationLong Island University, Global (BA)

Christopher Marte (born April 26, 1989) is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 1st district, elected in November 2021.[1][2]

His district includes all or parts of Battery Park City, Chinatown, Civic Center, East Village, Ellis Island, Financial District, Governors Island, Greenwich Village, Liberty Island, Little Italy, Lower East Side, NoHo, Nolita, SoHo, Tribeca, and the West Village.

Early life and education

Marte was born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[3] He attended St. Agnes Boys High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international economics and politics from LIU Global.[4]

Career

After graduating from college, Marte worked in finance for IBM. He then joined Arena, a Democratic-affiliated political action committee that trains candidates and campaign staffers. He later co-founded Neighbors United Below Canal, a non-profit organization.[5]

New York City Council

Marte ran for City Council in 2017, losing narrowly to incumbent Margaret Chin. He ran again in the 2021 Council elections, which were the first New York City elections to use ranked-choice voting. In the Democratic primary, Marte won 34.9% of the votes in the first round of voting and 60.5% of the votes in the final round.[6] Marte won 72.1% of the vote in the general election.

Marte's campaign was bolstered by community organizing against Chin's ties to real-estate developers, as well as by name recognition he had gained while attempting to primary Chin in the previous council election.[7] Marte's campaign was also unique in redefining the common ties that the different parts of District 1 have, in the Lower East Side, TriBeCa, Chinatown, and SoHo.

In 2022, Marte filed a lawsuit to prevent the construction of four tower developments in Downtown Manhattan on the basis that the luxury housing construction was "environmental racism" and violated people's right "to clean air and water, and a healthful environment."[8][9]


2021 New York City Council election, District 1 Democratic primary[6][10]
Party Candidate Maximum
round		 Maximum
votes		 Share in
maximum
round		 Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Christopher Marte 8 10,785 60.5%
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Democratic Jenny Low 8 7,054 39.5%
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Democratic Gigi Li 6 4,662 23.9%
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Democratic Maud Maron 5 2,495 12.1%
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Democratic Susan Lee 4 2,020 9.6%
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Democratic Sean Hayes 3 928 4.3%
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Democratic Tiffany Johnson-Winbush 3 809 3.7%
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Democratic Susan Damplo 2 344 1.6%
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Democratic Denny Salas 2 292 1.3%
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2021 New York City Council election, District 1 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Marte 16,733 72.1
Independent NY Maud Maron 3,265 14.0
Republican Jacqueline Toboroff 3,166 13.6
Total votes 23,212 100

References

  1. ↑ "Christopher Marte". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Christopher Marte wins City Council seat". Tribeca Citizen. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. ↑ Pryor, Morgan (2021-05-17). "Meet The NYC City Council District 1 Candidates: Christopher Marte". Medium. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Executive Board". The Foresight Project. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  5. ↑ "The Candidates 2021: Christopher Marte for CD1". Tribeca Citizen. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  6. 1 2 "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 1st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Lincoln (July 3, 2021). "'We have won!' Marte and backers declare victory". The Village Sun. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ Holtermann, Gabriele (2022-10-22). "Lower East Side, Chinatown residents sue to stop tower developments based on 'Green Amendment'". amNewYork. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Stephon (2022-10-21). "LES and Chinatown Residents Sue To Halt New Towers in Two Bridges, Citing New NY Constitutional Right to Clean Air". The City. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  10. ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 1st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  11. ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 1st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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