Background
Kallos was born in New York City.
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Benjamin Kallos
Edit Profilelawyer politician New York City Council
Education
He attended Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School, and then attended public schools for high school and college.
Career
He is a Democrat. The district includes East Harlem, Midtown, Murray Hill, Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side of Manhattan. A graduate of State University of New York Buffalo School of Law, he has served as a Manhattan Community Board Public Member, and Statewide Coordination Committee Chair for the New York Democratic Lawyers Council. On September 10, 2013, he defeated Micah Kellner in the election primaries.
Achievements
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He was also Chief of Staff for New York State Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, Director of Policy for former New York City Public Advocate Mark J. Green, and Executive Director of New Roosevelt. As the Democratic candidate for the 5th District, representing Manhattan"s Upper East Side in the 2013 general election, he won the general election on November 5, 2013 and assumed office on January 1, 2014. On September 10, 2013, he won the primary for the Democratic nomination for City Council in the election primaries, with 46% of the vote to Kellner"s 39% and Editor Hartzog’s 15% and won the election on November 5.
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Democratic party