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Meet Jennifer Gutiérrez, the New 34th District Representative

Jennifer Gutiérrez, a Queens-born activist and former chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso, has won the election to be the 34th District City Council representative.

Meet Jennifer Gutiérrez, the New 34th District Representative

Meet Jennifer Gutiérrez, the New 34th District Representative

Jennifer Gutiérrez, a Queens-born activist and former chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso, has won the election to be the 34th District City Council representative.

Meet Jennifer Gutiérrez, the New 34th District Representative

The results are in, and North Brooklyn has chosen Jennifer Gutiérrez, the former chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso, as the 34th District City Council representative — a feat the Queens-born activist accomplished while nine months pregnant. 

The daughter of Colombian immigrants, Gutiérrez rose from activist to City Council member fighting for affordable housing, environmental equity and equity within the city’s public education…

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Filed under2021 election / Brooklyn / Bushwick / city council / district 34 / East Williamsburg / Jennifer Gutierrez / Ridgewood

Mary Ellen Cagnassola. Mary Ellen Cagnassola is an award-winning reporter with a flair for creative nonfiction and a love of all things strange and unusual. Born and raised in the Garden State, she is currently trying to have it all in New York City.

Mary Ellen Cagnassola
Written by Mary Ellen Cagnassola

Mary Ellen Cagnassola is an award-winning reporter with a flair for creative nonfiction and a love of all things strange and unusual. Born and raised in the Garden State, she is currently trying to have it all in New York City.

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