Rory Lancman (born March 4, 1969) is an American politician and former member of the New York City Council, representing the 24th district from 2014 until 2020. He is a Democrat.
Lancman served in the New York's 42nd Infantry Division as a lieutenant of Infantry from 1988 to 1992.
Lancman served on Community Board 8[1] for over sixteen years, chairing first the Aging Committee and then the Youth & Education Committee. He ran unsuccessfully for the New York Senate in 2000, losing to Frank Padavan.
In September 2007, he was named one of City Hall's "40 under 40" for being a young influential member of New York City politics.[2] He was first elected to the State Assembly in 2006, and ran uncontested in the 2008 and 2010 general elections.[3][4]
In 2012, Lancman sought the Democratic nomination for New York's 6th congressional district. He faced New York City Council member Elizabeth Crowley and fellow Assembly member Grace Meng, and eventually lost to Meng. A large campaign war chest gave Lancman's campaign cause to believe they would emerge the victor, but Meng went on to take it with over 50% of the vote.[5]
Council Member Lancman became the chair of a newly created committee on the New York City Council called the Committee on Courts and Legal Services. Although both are liberal, Lancman has been critical of Mayor Bill de Blasio at times.[8]
He resigned from the City Council on November 4, 2020 for a position under Governor Andrew Cuomo as his Special Counsel for Ratepayer Protection.[9][10]
