Debi Rose
Encyclopedia
Deborah "Debi" Rose is a Democratic
City Council
member in New York City
. She was elected to the 49th Council District, in northern Staten Island, New York. In the September 2009 Democratic primary, Rose defeated incumbent Kenneth Mitchell by 16 percentage points. She defeated Mitchell (Conservative Party of New York
) and Timothy Kuhn (Republican Party
) by a wide margin in the November 2009 General Election.
. She has been a member of the Staten Island Mental Health Society and the American Cancer Society
- Women's Breast Partnership. She established the Staten Island Black Women's Health Initiative. Rose currently serves as the chairperson of the New York City Council Committee on Civil Rights.
. DFS provides such services as phone banking, polling and get-out-the-vote efforts. Rose should have paid DFS $100,000, but the lawsuit alleged that her campaign was under billed because she was endorsed by the Working Families Party, which violates election laws. Rose's campaign settled by paying DFS $8,525, and did not have to acknowledge any wrong doing on the behalf of her campaign or DFS.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
City Council
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and...
member in New York City
New York City
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. She was elected to the 49th Council District, in northern Staten Island, New York. In the September 2009 Democratic primary, Rose defeated incumbent Kenneth Mitchell by 16 percentage points. She defeated Mitchell (Conservative Party of New York
Conservative Party of New York
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....
) and Timothy Kuhn (Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
) by a wide margin in the November 2009 General Election.
Personal background
Rose is of African-American ethnicity and she was born in Staten Island. Prior to running for the city council seat, she spent several years advocating on school funding issues and health issues. She was elected in 1996 to the now-defunct New York City Board of EducationNew York City Board of Education
The New York City Board of Education is the governing body of the New York City Department of Education. The members of the board are appointed by the mayor and by the five borough presidents.-Rise, fall and return of Mayoral Control:...
. She has been a member of the Staten Island Mental Health Society and the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
- Women's Breast Partnership. She established the Staten Island Black Women's Health Initiative. Rose currently serves as the chairperson of the New York City Council Committee on Civil Rights.
Campaign Controversy
Rose was the subject of a lawsuit filed by five Staten Island voters. The voters alleged that Rose was under billed for a services provided by Data and Field Services(DFS), a political company created by the Working Families PartyWorking Families Party
The Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP...
. DFS provides such services as phone banking, polling and get-out-the-vote efforts. Rose should have paid DFS $100,000, but the lawsuit alleged that her campaign was under billed because she was endorsed by the Working Families Party, which violates election laws. Rose's campaign settled by paying DFS $8,525, and did not have to acknowledge any wrong doing on the behalf of her campaign or DFS.