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Candidate: New York City Council / District 05

Julie Menin (D)

(Incumbent)

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Council Member Julie Menin is an attorney and civic leader with over two decades of experience in the public and private sectors. She served as census director, commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and as commissioner of Media and Entertainment. 

With the New York City Council, Julie has passed many bills including the groundbreaking Health Care Accountability Act. Her policy wins include advancing universal childcare, easing burdens on small businesses and codifying the right to reproductive health services.

She currently co-chairs the Council’s Women’s Caucus and serves as chair of the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection.

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Ariola welcomes Council vote to approve Office of Insurance Accountability

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Protestors rally outside Speaker Menin’s home to end 24-hour home care shifts

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Maspeth street co-named in honor of FDNY hero Kenneth Phelan, who died on 9/‌11

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City Council Speaker Julie Menin leads a press conference on the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Lenox Hill Hospital on Tuesday, July 21
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Fifth death reported in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ outbreak as Council questions city response

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‘That is a betrayal’: Home care workers ramp up pressure on Speaker Menin to end 24-hour workday with sit-in outside her home

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‘Neigh!’ to Central Park horse carriages: City Council Speaker Menin backs Romanch’s Law to ban controversial industry ahead of hearing

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Mamdani promises to release disputed NYC public school contracts to City Council ‘in the coming weeks’ amid subpoena threat

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New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin oversees the Council’s stated meeting at City Hall on April 16, 2026.
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The Speaker’s Corner: A budget that delivers affordability, stability, and opportunity

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Speaker Menin accuses DOE of stonewalling Council over hundreds of school contracts

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$125.8B NYC BUDGET: Mamdani, Menin shake on deal at deadline with flat NYPD headcount, 9/11 records portal, and more

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NYC BUDGET: Fair Fares half-priced fare program expanded to make 340,000 more New Yorkers eligible

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NYC BUDGET: Mamdani, City Council reach $300M housing voucher deal on deadline day to finally end fiscal standoff

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NYC elected officials could get nearly 20% pay raises this summer – far more than they asked for

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Mamdani, Menin blast act of antisemitic hate on Upper East Side after swastika scrawled on Tesla

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Elected officials unveil ‘Pelé Way’ in Corona ahead of World Cup

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Mamdani’s $53M Mass Engagement office draws Council questions over budget, political guardrails

By Adam Daly Conversation…
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Op-Ed | The Speaker’s Corner: New York can’t afford to stop growing

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City Council leaders press top cop Tisch about coordination with Mamdani over ‘Office of Community Safety’

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Speaker’s Corner: Small lots can make a big difference in NYC’s housing crisis

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Jewish community leaders, elected officials gather in Forest Hills to condemn recent spate of antisemitic attacks

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Mamdani vetoes one protest buffer zone bill, ‘allows’ another to become law

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