Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn
Speaker of the New York City Council
In office
January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byGifford Miller
Succeeded byMelissa Mark-Viverito
Member of the New York City Council
from the 3rd district
In office
November 2, 1999 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byThomas K. Duane
Succeeded byCorey Johnson
Personal details
Born
Christine Callaghan Quinn

(1966-07-25) July 25, 1966 (age 58)
Glen Cove, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Women's Equality[1]
Spouse
Kim Catullo
(m. 2012)
EducationTrinity College, Connecticut (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and first openly gay speaker.[2][3] She ran to succeed Michael Bloomberg as the city's mayor in the 2013 mayoral election, but lost the Democratic primary. Quinn is a political contributor on CNN and MSNBC.

  1. ^ "NY Observer: Christine Quinn Fails to Confront Rob Astorino in Midtown". womensequalityparty.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Chibbaro, Jr., Lou. "Most powerful" gay politician in the country Archived June 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Washington Blade, January 20, 2006. Retrieved on 04-11-2007.
  3. ^ Clary, Greg (October 11, 2009), "Thousands march for gay rights in Washington", CNN, archived from the original on October 15, 2009, retrieved October 11, 2009