New York City's 35th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Crystal Hudson, who took office in 2022. Among the seat's prior occupants include Mary Pinkett, the first Black woman to be elected to the council, and current Attorney General Letitia James.
Geography District 35 covers a series of Brooklyn neighborhoods to the north and east of Prospect Park, including Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, and parts of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. A small section of Prospect Park proper is also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9, and with New York's 7th, 8th, and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 20th, 21st, 25th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 43rd, 50th, 52nd, 56th, and 57th districts of the New York State Assembly.
Members representing the district Members Party Years served Electoral historyDistrict established January 1, 1983Jerome X. O'DonovanDemocraticJanuary 1, 1983 – December 31, 1991Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1985. Re-elected in 1989. Redistricted to the 49th district.Mary PinkettDemocraticJanuary 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out.James E. DavisDemocraticJanuary 1, 2002 – July 23, 2003Elected in 2001. Renominated, then assassinated.VacantJuly 23, 2003 – January 1, 2004Letitia JamesWorking FamiliesJanuary 1, 2004 – December 31, 2013Elected in 2003. Switched parties and re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Termed out and ran for New York City Public Advocate.DemocraticLaurie CumboDemocraticJanuary 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out.Crystal HudsonDemocraticJanuary 1, 2022 – Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. Re-elected in 2025.
Recent election results 2025 The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025.
2023 (redistricting) Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.
2021 In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.
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