Jim Gennaro
Member of the New York City Council
from the 24th district
Assumed office
February 18, 2021
Preceded byRory Lancman
In office
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byMorton Povman
Succeeded byRory Lancman
Personal details
Born (1957-05-03) May 3, 1957
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWendy Phaff
EducationState University of New York, Stony Brook (BA, MPA)
WebsiteOfficial website

James F. Gennaro (born May 3, 1957) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York City Council, representing the 24th district since 2021. He previously represented the same seat from 2002 until 2013, and was the chair of the Council's Environmental Protection Committee. He was first elected to the Council in 2001. In November 2005, he was re-elected to the seat, based in central Queens.[1]

In the 2008 New York state elections, Gennaro was the Democratic candidate for the New York State Senate; his opponent was the Republican incumbent, Frank Padavan.[2] After 3 months of recounting ballots, the incumbent, Senator Padavan, was declared the winner and Gennaro conceded defeat.[3]

In November 2009, Gennaro was re-elected for a third term on the City Council.[1] Due to term limits, Gennaro did not run again in 2013; his seat was won by Democrat Rory Lancman. Gennaro left office on December 31, 2013.

Formerly the senior policy adviser to then Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr., Gennaro was an adjunct professor of political science and environmental public policy at Queens College.[1] He also served as President of the Jamaica Estates Association and as a member of Queens Community Board 8.[1]

Gennaro lost his first wife Joanne to multiple system atrophy in 2016.[4] He married his second wife, Wendy B. Phaff in 2020, and they live in Jamaica Estates, Queens.[1]

In 2020, he declared his intention to run for his former Council seat.[5] On February 2, 2021, Gennaro declared his victory in the nonpartisan special election for this seat, after the city's Board of Election released its in-person voting results for that day.[6][7] The election was the first in New York City to use ranked choice voting. Gennaro was sworn into office on February 18, 2021, 16 days after the special election date.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "James F. Gennaro". New York City Council. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Katz, Celeste (August 22, 2008). "Senate Candidate Gennaro Pledges More for NYC". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  3. ↑ Toscano, John (2009-02-11). "3 Months After Election Day, Gennaro Concedes To Padavan Queens Gazette". Qgazette.com. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  4. ↑ Toure, Madina (2016-03-24). "Community remembers late wife of former Fresh Meadows councilman". QNS.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  5. ↑ Coltin, Jeff (2020-09-24). "Lancman set to resign from City Council, sources say". City & State New York. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28.
  6. ↑ Kaye, Jacob; Mohamed, Carlotta; Sosin, Clarissa (2021-02-03). "James Gennaro takes early lead in City Council District 24 special election". qns.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  7. ↑ Saphirstein, Shabsie (2021-02-03). "Gennaro Win Is A Win Against Anti-Semitism". queensjewishlink.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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