When Marjorie Velázquez lost her bid for City Council in 2017, she was confident it wasn’t the end of her yet-to-be political career.
Four years later, Velazquez is now hoping to become the first woman of color and Latina to represent the 13th Council District after winning — in what many view as the de facto election — the June 22 Democratic primary handily defeating her four opponents by collecting 56.5% of the total votes cast, according to results from the New York City Board of Elections.
Velazquez will now face off against Republican Aleksander Mici in the general election in November.
“This campaign started in 2016 because as a daughter of the Bronx to parents who came from Puerto Rico to give their family a better opportunity, I wanted to bring the much-needed resources back to my community and the Bronx,” Velazquez said. “This will be the first of many monumental achievements I hope to succeed at with the help of the people of the Bronx, and I thank all of my many supporters who helped me accomplish this historic achievement.”
