Farah Louis is from Brooklyn, New York and attended Midwood High School. Farah earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Long Island University and a master’s degree in public administration from New York University. 

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Farah previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the City Council and also worked as a healthcare administrator at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Farah is currently a New York City Council Member representing District 45. She was first elected in 2019 and is currently serving her second term. In 2018, she ran for Judicial Delegate for the 42nd Assembly District and won.

As a city council member, launched support services for minority-owned businesses and enhanced nonprofit contract access.

Supports expanding the availability of food vendor permits, creating an office of street vendor enforcement, and establishing a street vendor advisory board.

- As a city council member, launched support services for minority-owned businesses and enhanced nonprofit contract access.
- Supports expanding the availability of food vendor permits, creating an office of street vendor enforcement, and establishing a street vendor advisory board.

Economy

As a city council member, prioritized legislation to protect domestic violence survivors, address food insecurity, and expand access to nonprofit services, education, reproductive rights, and healthcare.

- As a city council member, prioritized legislation to protect domestic violence survivors, address food insecurity, and expand access to nonprofit services, education, reproductive rights, and healthcare.

Public Services

Supports preserving and expanding affordable housing.

- Supports preserving and expanding affordable housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports upholding the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board's power to investigate bias-based policing and racial profiling.

As a city council member, led efforts to advance public safety initiatives.

Plans to address gun violence by working with non-profit partners, elected officials, and the community to secure more resources for the district to interrupt violence and create alternatives to crime.

As Co-chair of the Women’s Caucus, sponsored legislation against sexual harassment and urged Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

- Supports upholding the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board's power to investigate bias-based policing and racial profiling.
- As a city council member, led efforts to advance public safety initiatives.
- Plans to address gun violence by working with non-profit partners, elected officials, and the community to secure more resources for the district to interrupt violence and create alternatives to crime.
- As Co-chair of the Women’s Caucus, sponsored legislation against sexual harassment and urged Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

Public Safety

Supports making public transit fully accessible, advocating for partnerships between new properties and the MTA to achieve this goal.

- Supports making public transit fully accessible, advocating for partnerships between new properties and the MTA to achieve this goal.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of September 3, 2025, Farah Louis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports access to abortion and contraception.

Supports legislation to expand healthcare access, centralize mental health resources, and create a provider pipeline.

- Supports access to abortion and contraception.
- Supports legislation to expand healthcare access, centralize mental health resources, and create a provider pipeline.

Healthcare

Supports policies that promote equity and excellence in education, such as providing free legal assistance in schools, creating remote learning training for parents, and ensuring families of children with disabilities have necessary resources for distance learning.

- Supports policies that promote equity and excellence in education, such as providing free legal assistance in schools, creating remote learning training for parents, and ensuring families of children with disabilities have necessary resources for distance learning.

Education

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Farah Louis

Farah Louis is from Brooklyn, New York. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Long Island University. She is also a proud product of the New York City public school system, attending Midwood High School in the heart of Flatbush. She lives with her family in East Flatbush and Flatlands.

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Farah is a public servant. She has served as a Deputy Chief of Staff in the City Council, where she assisted with key legislative pieces and facilitated the district's portion of the city budget. Before joining the City Council, she worked as a healthcare administrator at Mount Sinai Hospital and was an active 1199 union member for eight years. In 2012, she founded Girls Leading Up (GLU), an organization that offers mentorship and leadership development for young women.

Farah is currently a New York City Council Member representing District 45. She was first elected in 2019 and is currently serving her first term. In 2018, she ran for Judicial Delegate for the 42nd Assembly District and won.

As a city council member, prioritized legislation to address food insecurity.

Supports policies that expand maternal and reproductive health care, enhance economic mobility, and increase leadership opportunities for women and girls.

As of September 3, 2025, Farah Louis did not have a website or any information online.

Supports equitable access to mental and reproductive health care.

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