Jennifer Gutiérrez
NYC Council Member · Since 2022
What This Office Can Do
- Proposes and votes on city laws
- Approves or rejects the city budget
- Holds agencies accountable through public hearings
- Directs discretionary funds to local projects
Background
Jennifer Gutiérrez is an organizer, activist, and ally born and raised in Queens to Colombian immigrant parents, who grew up advocating for her family and later worked directly with tenants and families facing displacement in Williamsburg. Prior to her election, she served as Chief of Staff to Council Member Antonio Reynoso, focusing on transparency, civic engagement, and constituent access. Since her 2021 election to the City Council, she has built a legislative record focused on maternal health, childcare, housing stability, industrial businesses, and technology.
- Career
- Community organizer and Chief of Staff to a Council Member
- Education
- Attended New York City public schools
Policy Priorities
- Maternal Health — A focus area of her legislative record during her terms on the City Council.
- Childcare — A focus area of her legislative record during her terms on the City Council.
- Housing Stability — A focus area of her legislative record; prior to council she worked directly with tenants and families facing displacement and eviction.
- Industrial Businesses — A focus area of her legislative record during her terms on the City Council.
- Technology, Innovation & Equity — Served as Chair of the Committee on Technology, leading the Council's work on innovation, equity, and accountability.
- Civic Engagement & Transparency — Focused on strengthening transparency, civic engagement, and constituent access as Chief of Staff and continuing into her council role.
Issue Stances
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Issue Stances
Legislative Record
Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation authorizing property tax incentives for property owners who dedicate twenty percent of existing housing stock to senior citizens and individuals experiencing homelessness
Establishing a child care workforce grant and services program
Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events
Resolution calling upon the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.J.Res.80/S.J.Res.38, establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4924/A.1303, to remove the minimum wage and hours requirements for applicants of child care assistance
The establishment of the minimum wage
Requiring the police department to publish daily maps depicting collisions involving department vehicles and locations where department vehicles exceeded the speed limit
Establishing procedures for blood alcohol level testing of a uniformed member of the police department whose discharge of a firearm results in physical injury to or death of an individual
Conduct & Ethics
Data sourced from NYC Legistar, NYC Campaign Finance Board, NYC Conflicts of Interest Board, and curated public records. This page is a permanent record of Jennifer Gutiérrez's service in District 34.