Laurie Cumbo | |
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| Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2022 | |
| Mayor | Eric Adams |
| Preceded by | Gonzalo Casals |
| Majority Leader of the New York City Council | |
| In office January 11, 2018 – December 31, 2021 | |
| Speaker | Corey Johnson |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Van Bramer |
| Succeeded by | Keith Powers |
| Member of the New York City Council from the 35th District | |
| In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Letitia James |
| Succeeded by | Crystal Hudson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurie Angela Cumbo February 21, 1975 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Spelman College (BA) New York University (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Laurie A. Cumbo[1] (born February 4, 1975) is an American politician and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. A Democrat, she served in the New York City Council for the 35th district from 2014 to 2021, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Prospect Heights, portions of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Vinegar Hill.[2] She is the founder and first executive director of the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.
Cumbo was ineligible to run in 2021 due to term limits.
- ^ "About". MoCADA.
- ^ "District 35". Laurie A. Cumbo. Retrieved 7 August 2017.