Position Sought
New York City Council, District 36
Current Position
New York City Council, District 36
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Location
New York, New York
Date of Primary Election
June 24, 2025
Primary Election Donation Limit
$1,100
Date of General Election
November 4, 2025
General Election Donation Limit
$1,100
Race/Ethnicity
Black/African-American/Afro-Caribbean
Gender Identity
Cisgender Man
Sexual Orientation
Gay
Pronouns
He/Him/His
Connect with Chi Ossé
Chi was the first out queer person to represent District 36 on the New York City Council!
Biography
Chi Ossé is the Council Member for New York City’s 36th District, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and North Crown Heights. He entered politics as an organizer and prominent figure in the Black Lives Matter movement. At 23 years old, Ossé was elected in 2021 as the youngest member of this Council and its only member hailing from Gen-Z.
Last year, he passed Intro 360, the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act. Currently, tenants are often forced to pay broker fees when moving into a new home, even if they found the unit themselves and never hired a broker. This law ends that exploitative system, and requires that whoever hires a broker, whether landlord or tenant, pays the broker fee.
Ossé recognizes local government as democracy in its most impactful form, and works to faithfully represent the people of his district while building New York City into a beacon of prosperity and successful governance for the nation to follow.