Jessica Lappin

Jessica Lappin
Jessica Lappin poses at SAGA, a restaurant within the Lower Manhattan business improvement district at 70 Pine (2021).
Member of the New York City Council
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byGifford Miller
Succeeded byBenjamin Kallos
Personal details
Born
Jessica Suzanne Lappin

(1975-04-25) April 25, 1975 (age 49)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAndrew Wuertele
Residence(s)New York, New York, U.S.
Alma materGeorgetown University
ProfessionBusinessperson

Jessica S. Lappin (born April 25, 1975) is a New York City business leader and a former member of the New York City Council from the 5th district. In 2014, she became the president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, a Business Improvement District.

Career

On February 3, 2014, Lappin was appointed as president at the Alliance for Downtown New York, the organization that manages the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District.[1] Lappin also serves as the President of its sister organization, the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association.

Political career

Lappin served two terms as a member of the New York City Council, representing Manhattan's fifth district, which includes the Upper East Side, East Midtown, and Roosevelt Island. She previously worked as a senior adviser and District Chief of Staff to Gifford Miller, the former Speaker of the New York City Council and representative of Manhattan's fifth district. She also ran in the Democratic Primary for Manhattan Borough President in 2013 and finished in second place.

Personal life

Lappin, who is Jewish,[2] was raised in Manhattan. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School and attended Georgetown University, graduating magna cum laude.[3]

Lappin married Andrew Wuertele in 2003.[3]

The couple has two children.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Alliance for Downtown New York Appoints Jessica Lappin as President" (PDF) (Press release). New York, New York: Alliance for Downtown New York. February 3, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Geselowitz, Gabriela (September 4, 2013). "Jewish Candidates' September Dilemma". The Jewish Week. New York, New York. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Weddings/Celebrations; Jessica Lappin, Andrew Wuertele". The New York Times. September 21, 2003. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Rauh, Grace (October 11, 2007). "New Mother Lappin Back In Council Mix". The New York Sun. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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