Today is February 12, 2020
Meet A Leader
Biography
A PEOPLE'S ADVOCATE
Past Council Member Jumaane D. Williams represented the 45th Council District in Brooklyn. He was elected in 2009, re-elected in 2013 and again in 2017. In the 2014-2017 session, Williams served as Deputy Leader of the New York City Council, and chair of the council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings. He also co-chaired the Council’s Task Force to Combat Gun Violence, and a founding member of the Progressive Caucus, and is a member of the Black, Latino & Asian Caucus.
Council Member Williams is a first-generation Brooklynite of Grenadian heritage. He is a proud product of the City’s public school system. He attended Philippa Schuyler Middle School for the Gifted and Talented and Brooklyn Technical High School. He earned his bachelor’s in political science, and master’s in urban policy and administration at Brooklyn College. He began his career as assistant director for the Greater Flatbush Beacon School, and later went on to serve as the executive director of New York State Tenants & Neighbors.
Council Member Williams is an advocate for affordable housing, anti-gun violence measures, fair policing, equity, and social justice. His major successes as Council Member include; the Community Safety Act, which created the Office of Inspector General for the New York Police Department, the Fair Chance Act and co-chairing the taskforce, which created New York’s Crisis Management System and Cure Violence Groups to combat gun violence.
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