Meet Ari Kagan: City Council candidate for the 47th District
Ari Kagan says he’s the man for the job.
Kagan is seeking the Democratic nomination in the 47th City Council District, which includes Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Gravesend and Sea Gate. Since 2014, the seat has been held by Democrat Mark Treyger, who is term-limited.
The Gravesend resident emigrated with his family from Belarus in 1993. He was elected Democratic leader of the 45th Assembly District in 2012, is president of Bay Democrats and worked for Comptrollers John Liu and Scott Stringer. He is currently Treyger’s director of district operations.