Fernando Cabrera (politician)
Fernando Cabrera | |
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Member of the New York City Council from the 14th District | |
Assumed office January 1, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Maria Baez |
Personal details | |
Born | The Bronx, New York | April 18, 1964
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Elvia Cabrera |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Southern California College (B.A.) Liberty University (M.A.) Argosy University (Ed.D.) |
Website | Official website |
Fernando Cabrera (born April 18, 1964) is an American politician in the Bronx, New York. A Democrat, he currently represents the 14th District in the New York City Council, including the neighborhoods of Claremont Village, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Mount Hope and University Heights.
Personal life
Cabrera was born in The Bronx to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother. He received a B.A. in Religion from Southern California College, a M.A. in Counseling from Liberty University and Doctorate in Education from Argosy University.[citation needed]
Fernando Cabrera has served as the New York City Council Member representing the 14th district in the Bronx since January 2010. His leadership positions in the NYC Council include Chair, Juvenile Justice Committee and Co-chair of the Gun Violence Task Force and former chair of the Technology Committee. Cabrera is a member of the Black, Latino & Asian Caucus.
Cabrera is the senior pastor of New Life Outreach International in the Kingsbridge area of the Bronx. He is the former program director for the Mental Health and Counseling program at Mercy College.
Elective Office
In 2009 City Council Member for the 14th Council District in the Bronx, incumbent Maria Baez' popularity decreased due to her low attendance rate, and supporting the extension of term limits. Fernando Cabrera challenged Baez to a primary election for the Democratic nomination. But with the backing of The Bronx Democratic Committee [1] and the endorsement of key unions, Cabrera was able defeat the incumbent by just over 1% difference in three-way race that included Yudelka Tapia.[2] Cabrera followed that by winning the general election against Republican Yessenia A. Duran and Conservative Lisa Marie Campbell.[3] He won reelection in 2013.
In 2014, Cabrera challenged Senator Gustavo Rivera in the Democratic primary, but lost 59% to 41%.[4] Cabrera challenged Rivera again in 2016[5], but lost by a larger margin, 63% to 37%[6].
On September 12, 2017, Cabrera won 55% of the vote in the New York Democratic Primary election, to 35% for challenger Randy Abreu and 10% for Felix Perdomo.
Election history | |||
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Location | Year | Election | Results |
NYC Council District 14 |
2009 | Democratic Primary | √ Fernando Cabrera 38.53% Maria Baez 37.16% Yudelka Tapia 24.31% |
NYC Council District 14 |
2009 | General | √ Fernando Cabrera (D) 87.58% Yessenia A. Duran (R) 10.59% Lisa Marie Campbell (Conservative) 1.83% |
NYC Council District 14 |
2013 | Democratic Primary | √ Fernando Cabrera 74.83% Israel Martinez 25.18% |
NYC Council District 14 |
2013 | General | √ Fernando Cabrera (D) 95.36% Stanley Butler (R) 3.50% Alan H. Reed (Conservative) 1.05% |
NY Senate District 33 |
2014 | Democratic Primary | √ Gustavo Rivera 59.31% Fernando Cabrera 40.70% |
NY Senate District 33 |
2016 | Democratic Primary | √ Gustavo Rivera 62.97% Fernando Cabrera 37.93% |
NYC Council District 14 |
2017 | Democratic Primary | √ Fernando Cabrera 54.7% Randy Abreu 35.0% Felix Perdomo 10.2% |
References
- ^ "Kappstatter: Dem party pick Cabrera no wascally Pedro". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Primary Election 2009 Democratic Member of the City Council 14th Council District, September 15, 2009
- ^ "Our Campaigns - New York City Council 14 Race - Nov 03, 2009". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Fernando Cabrera Blames 'Liberal Media' for Senate Loss". Observer. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ "Rivera Wins Contentious Primary for Bronx Senate Seat". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "J. Gustavo Rivera - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
External links
- 1964 births
- American politicians of Dominican Republic descent
- American politicians of Puerto Rican descent
- Argosy University alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American politicians
- Living people
- New York City Council members
- New York (state) Democrats
- Politicians from the Bronx
- New York (state) Republicans
- 21st-century American politicians
- American people of Dominican Republic descent