Darma Diaz is one of the newest members of the New York City Council, having recently won the election to represent Brooklyn's District 37, filling an unexpected vacancy at the beginning of December. But her election did not take place under normal circumstances and now the Democrat must defend the seat that she won unopposed in both the June primary and the November general.
District 37, which covers Bushwick, East New York, Cypress Hills, Ocean Hill, and Brownsville, had been without a City Council member for more than ten months this year after former office-holder Rafael Espinal resigned for a private sector job in January. The vacancy initially prompted a nonpartisan special election, which would have been held in April, but the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the electoral calendar. Governor Andrew Cuomo used his executive power to first suspend the election, and then postponed it to June 23, the same day as the primary election to select a nominee for the same seat. Finally, he cancelled the special election altogether and held only the 'regular' primary in June and general in the fall.
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Former City Council Member Rafael Espinal in the 37th District (photo: John McCarten/City Council) Darma Diaz is one of the newest members of the New York City Council, having recently won the election to represent Brooklyn's District 37, filling an unexpected vacancy at the beginning of December. But her [...]
