Preceded by Leroy Comrie Website Official website | Name Daneek Miller Political party Democratic Party | |
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Born November 6, 1960 (age 63)
Brooklyn, New York ( 1960-11-06 ) Alma mater Cornell University ILR School Education Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Similar People Leroy Comrie, Donovan Richards, Rory Lancman, Antonio Reynoso, Jimmy Van Bramer | ||
I. Daneek Miller: Candidate for Council District 27
I. Daneek Miller (born November 6, 1960) is the Council Member for the 27th District of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat.
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The district includes Cambria Heights, Hollis, Jamaica, Jamaica Estates, Laurelton, Queens Village, Springfield Gardens and St. Albans in Queens.
Life and career
A lifelong resident of New York City, Miller previously co-chaired the MTA Labor Coalition, which represents 29 unions and more than 60,000 workers, and President of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local No. 1056, representing drivers and mechanics who work for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Queens Bus Division. Daneek led his union’s successful effort to secure fair wages, improve working conditions and better benefits for its members and safety reforms for the riding public.
New York City Council
Miller was elected in the 2013 New York City Council elections, securing the Democratic nomination from a crowded field of six candidates and then winning the general election with 96.9% of the vote. Miller is currently the only Muslim on the Council.
He chairs the City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor. Miller is a member of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and the Progressive Caucus. In March 2014 Miller was named to the Council's new Policy Working Group.
In 2016, Miller was arrested with Council Member Inez Barron and 41 others during a union protest outside Governor Cuomo's Midtown office demanding a state budget that includes "adequate funding for CUNY and a fair contract for its Professional Staff Congress". In 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two measures introduced by Miller aimed at reining in so-called dollar vans that are either unlicensed or break city laws while operating legally. In partnership with Council Member Donovan Richards, Miller also helped bring $426 million in capital investments to expand access to the New York City sewer system over several years starting in 2014.