Sentences with phrase «hold citywide office in»
She made history in 2014 — by becoming the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City.
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Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.
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James, who became the first woman of color to hold citywide office four years ago, has sued the city at least 11 times and spearheaded the passage of a bill that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history in an effort to close the pay gap between women and men.
James, the first woman of color to hold citywide elected office in New York City, has served as the people's advocate and as a watchdog for city government for the last several years.
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HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services will hold sessions in City Council offices citywide to advise on concerns about building maintenance issues and code enforcement services New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner -LSB-...]
In 1978, she became the first woman to be elected to citywide office in New York City when she was elected President of the NYC Council, a position she held until 198In 1978, she became the first woman to be elected to citywide office in New York City when she was elected President of the NYC Council, a position she held until 198in New York City when she was elected President of the NYC Council, a position she held until 1985.