Chi Ossé and Justin Sanchez named co-chairs of the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus

Councilmembers Chi Ossé of Brooklyn and Justin Sanchez of the Bronx have been elected co-chairs of the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus, the City Council announced on Feb. 6.

The leadership change in the LGBTQIA+ Caucus comes just days after co-chair Erik Bottcher of Manhattan left the City Council to join the New York State Senate. The rest of the caucus includes former co-chairs Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn and Tiffany Cabán of Queens, along with Lynn Schulman of Queens and David Carr of Staten Island.