# New York City's 34th City Council district

New York City's 34th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Jennifer Gutiérrez since 2022.

## Geography

District 34 covers several majority-Hispanic neighborhoods straddling the border between Brooklyn and Queens, including parts of Bushwick, Williamsburg, and Ridgewood.
The district overlaps with Queens Community Board 5 and Brooklyn Community Boards 1 and 4, and with New York's 7th, 8th, and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 12th, 15th, 18th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 37th, 38th, 50th, 53rd, and 54th districts of the New York State Assembly.
The district is only one of two in the City Council to span two different boroughs, the other being the 8th district in Manhattan and the Bronx.

## Members representing the district

| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history |
| District established January 1, 1983 ||||
| Joseph F. Lisa (Corona) | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1991 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1985. Re-elected in 1989. Retired to run for Queens Civil Court. |
| Victor L. Robles (Williamsburg) | Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | Elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out. |
| Diana Reyna (Bushwick) | Democratic | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 | Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Termed out. |
| Antonio Reynoso (Bushwick) | Democratic | January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021 | Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out and ran for Brooklyn Borough President. |
| Jennifer Gutiérrez (Bushwick) | Democratic | January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021 | Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. |

## Recent election results
### 2023 (redistricting)

Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.
2023 New York City Council election, District 34 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Gutiérrez (incumbent) | 3,002 | 81.2 |
| | Democratic | Paperboy Prince | 677 | 18.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 19 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,698 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jennifer Gutiérrez | 5,297 | |
| | Working Families | Jennifer Gutiérrez | 2,218 | |
| | Total | Jennifer Gutiérrez (incumbent) | 7,515 | 94.6 |
| | Medical Freedom | Marguerite Chandler | 373 | 4.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,940 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2021

In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.
2021 New York City Council election, District 34 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Gutiérrez | 13,065 | 79.5 |
| | Democratic | Scott Murphy | 1,406 | 8.6 |
| | Democratic | Andy Marte | 1,263 | 7.7 |
| | Democratic | Lutchi Gayot | 630 | 3.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 74 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,438 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jennifer Gutiérrez | 13,549 | 90.3 |
| | Black Lives Matter | Lutchi Gayot | 690 | 4.6 |
| | Power to the People | Terrell Finner | 675 | 4.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 82 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,996 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 34 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Antonio Reynoso (incumbent) | 6,710 | 63.9 |
| | Democratic | Tommy Torres | 3,765 | 35.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,497 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Antonio Reynoso | 14,358 | |
| | Working Families | Antonio Reynoso | 2,210 | |
| | Total | Antonio Reynoso (incumbent) | 16,568 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 143 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,711 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 34 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Antonio Reynoso | 6,205 | 50.2 |
| | Democratic | Vito Lopez | 4,551 | 36.8 |
| | Democratic | Gladys Santiago | 967 | 7.8 |
| | Democratic | Humberto Soto | 632 | 5.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,358 | 100 |
| | Working Families | Antonio Reynoso | 8 | 80.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 20.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Antonio Reynoso | 12,268 | |
| | Working Families | Antonio Reynoso | 1,313 | |
| | Total | Antonio Reynoso | 13,581 | 95.9 |
| | School Choice | Gladys Santiago | 557 | 3.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,166 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |