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Candidate Profile Elizabeth Crowley

With two parents who served in the New York City Council, Elizabeth Crowley is hoping to follow their example and become the next City Councilmember for the 30th District.
“The idea of running for City Council - taking on a position that you’re elected by the public to represent them on issues of importance - is something that is so honorable and noble,” Crowley said.
Crowley, who is the second youngest of 15 children, ran for this City Council seat in 2001, but was defeated by former Councilmember Dennis Gallagher. Currently, she directs nonprofit urban workforce education programs, and she serves as the Chair of the Glendale Civic Association’s Green Committee as well as a civic representative for Community Board 5’s Flood Mitigation Taskforce.
Crowley, who is the mother of two public school children, believes education is one of the central issues to the campaign, and she believes that in order to improve schools throughout the community, class sizes must decrease. In addition, she said overdevelopment and zoning issues need more attention, and she is advocating for protecting the rights of seniors and increasing public safety.
Meanwhile, she also said that earning the public’s trust was important in the special election.
Crowley, whose cousin Joseph Crowley is a Congressmember and Chair of the Queens County Democratic Organization, recently received the endorsement from that powerful group as well as from the Working Families Party and Uniformed Fire Officers Association.
In addition, nearly a dozen elected officials from around the borough came to Crowley’s kickoff campaign last week to express their support for her.
Crowley’s campaign filed more than 6,000 signatures with the Board of Elections last week, and she is continuing her campaign going door-to-door to introduce herself to voters and discuss the community issues with them. She believes that her ability to work with these elected officials - in both the City Council and other branches of state government - is another advantage for her and the community.
“[It is important to have] someone who is well educated on all of the issues and has partnerships with other elected officials to move an agenda that could benefit the needs [of the community] and get the job done,” Crowley said.