Christine Quinn
Birth Name:
Christine Callaghan Quinn
Birth Place:
Glen Cove, New York, United States
Fast Facts
- Was both the first woman and the first openly gay person to serve as the Speaker of the New York City Council
- Was the Executive Director of the NYC Anti-Violence Project, which worked with the NYPD to reduce hate crimes
- Graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1988
- Began her political career as the campaign manager for Tom Duane in 1991, later serving as his Chief of Staff on the New York City Council
- Started out as a community organizer and as the leader of the Housing Justice Campaign
- Quote: "(On her campaign): "If there was a young LGBT teen out there somewhere, doubting themselves because of who they are․․․[who saw] our effort and said, you know what, I can do this․ That alone makes all the work of these last 9 months worth it․""
- Best known as a politician who served as Speaker of the New York City Council and ran for Mayor of New York in 2013