Keith Powers

In January 2019, he was ranked first (tied with Helen Rosenthal) as top lawmaker on New York City Council.

On September 12, 2017, he won the Democratic nomination for New York City Council District 4. He won the November 7 general election and took place of Councilman Dan Garodnick on January 1, 2018.

Powers won the Democratic primary for District 4 in 2017 with 40.83% of the vote. He went on to win the general election with 57.44% of the vote, against Republican Party candidate Rebecca Harary and Liberal Party candidate Rachel Honig.

From November 2006 to January 2011, Powers served as the Chief of Staff for New York State Assembly member Johnathan Bing. Powers was the Campaign Manager for New York State Senator Liz Krueger during her 2006 campaign. Since January 2011 he has served as the Chair of the Business Affairs Committee of Community Board Six. From January 2011 to the start of his campaign in April 2017, he was the Vice President of Constantinople & Vallone Consulting, a government relations consulting firm.

Powers attended The Epiphany School and St. Francis Preparatory School, both Catholic schools. He received his B.A. in political science from the University of Dayton in 2005 and his M.A. in political science from the City College of New York Graduate Center in 2013.

Keith Powers (born November 16, 1983) is an American politician, Democrat, and council member for the 4th District of the New York City Council. He succeeded former council member Daniel Garodnick in 2018.