Kathryn Garcia

Garcia in 2021

Kathryn Garcia (nee McIver; born March 3, 1970) is an American public official and politician. She was the commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department between 2014 and 2020.[1]

Garcia was born in Brooklyn, New York. She was the interim chair and chief executive officer of the New York City Housing Authority.[2] She was appointed the "food czar" for New York City's emergency food program in the COVID-19 emergency response.[3]

Garcia became a candidate for Mayor of New York City in the 2021 New York City Mayors' election.[4] On July 6, 2021, Associated Press announced that Eric Adams won the Democratic Party primary. Garcia came in second place.[5]

On September 1, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Garcia to become director of state operations.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "About Kathryn". KGforNYC. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "De Blasio's Unexpected Pick". New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The NYC Food Czar Kathryn Garcia is Overseeing a Massive Supply Chain". Civil Eats. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sanitation Commissioner Talks Run for New York City Mayor". ABC7 New York. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Karen (6 July 2021). "Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC's mayoral race". Associated Press. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "NEW: Kathryn Garcia, fresh off a NYC mayoral run, is Gov. Kathy Hochul's new director of state operations". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-09-02.