Jessica Lappin
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jessica Lappin
| image = Jessica Lappin Portrait Headshot Alt-768x960.jpg
| caption = Jessica Lappin poses at SAGA, a restaurant within the Lower Manhattan business improvement district at 70 Pine (2021).
| office = Member of the New York City Council
from the 5th district
| term_start = January 1, 2006
| term_end = December 31, 2013
| predecessor = Gifford Miller
| successor = Benjamin Kallos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|04|25}}
| birthname = Jessica Suzanne Lappin
| nationality = American
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Andrew Wuertele
| residence = New York, New York, U.S.
| alma_mater = Georgetown University
| profession = Businessperson
}}
Jessica S. Lappin (born April 25, 1975) is a New York City business leader and a former member of the New York City Council from the 5th district. In 2014, she became the president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, a Business Improvement District.
Career
On February 3, 2014, Lappin was appointed as president at the Alliance for Downtown New York, the organization that manages the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District.{{cite press release |url=http://www.downtownny.com/sites/default/files/Lappin%20President%20Appointment%202-2014.pdf |title=Alliance for Downtown New York Appoints Jessica Lappin as President |location=New York, New York |publisher=Alliance for Downtown New York |date=February 3, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }} Lappin also serves as the President of its sister organization, the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association.
Political career
Lappin served two terms as a member of the New York City Council, representing Manhattan's fifth district, which includes the Upper East Side, East Midtown, and Roosevelt Island. She previously worked as a senior adviser and District Chief of Staff to Gifford Miller, the former Speaker of the New York City Council and representative of Manhattan's fifth district. She also ran in the Democratic Primary for Manhattan Borough President in 2013 and finished in second place.
Personal life
Lappin, who is Jewish,{{cite news |last=Geselowitz |first=Gabriela |url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/advertorial/jewish-candidates-september-dilemma |title=Jewish Candidates' September Dilemma |work=The Jewish Week |location=New York, New York |date=September 4, 2013 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }} was raised in Manhattan. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School and attended Georgetown University, graduating magna cum laude.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/style/weddings-celebrations-jessica-lappin-andrew-wuertele.html?smid=pl-share |title=Weddings/Celebrations; Jessica Lappin, Andrew Wuertele |work=The New York Times |date=September 21, 2003 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }}
Lappin married Andrew Wuertele in 2003.
The couple has two children.{{cite news |last=Rauh |first=Grace |url=http://www.nysun.com/new-york/new-mother-lappin-back-in-council-mix/64395/ |title=New Mother Lappin Back In Council Mix |work=The New York Sun |date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }}
References
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External links
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- [https://downtownny.com/people/jessica-lappin/ Jessica Lappin biography] | Alliance for Downtown New York
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Category:Jewish American people in New York (state) politics
Category:Jewish American women in politics
Category:New York (state) Democrats
Category:Georgetown University alumni
Category:New York City Council members
Category:Stuyvesant High School alumni
Category:Women New York City Council members
Category:21st-century American Jews