NYC-CC07: Election 2025: District 7 City Council Democratic primary race heats up as Shaun Abreu seeks third term

Incumbent City Council Member Shaun Abreu is seeking a third term in the 2025 election to represent District 7, which includes parts of Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley, West Harlem, Washington Heights, and Hamilton Heights–Sugar Hill.

Shaun Abreu
Council Member Shaun Abreu, a lifelong resident of Northern Manhattan, is seeking reelection to continue representing District 7, which includes parts of Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley, and Washington Heights. Raised between Washington Heights and the Upper West Side, Abreu previously worked as a tenants’ rights attorney and was elected to the City Council in 2021.


Tiffany Khan
Tiffany Khan, a former Community Board 9 member and longtime housing advocate, has focused much of her civic work on housing, land use, and zoning issues in northern Manhattan. Raised in Brooklyn and now a parent of a young child, she works in translation and interpretation.


Edafe Okporo
Edafe Okporo, a Nigerian-American migrant advocate and the executive director of Refuge America, is a former asylum seeker who experienced homelessness upon arriving in New York.




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