Gale Brewer - Career

Career

Brewer did her undergraduate work at Columbia University and Bennington College. She then gained an MPA degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

From 1975-1978 Brewer served as director of scheduling for Mary Anne Krupsak, the former Lieutenant Governor of New York. From 1978-1990 she was chief of staff to then-New York City Council member Ruth Messinger. From 1990-1994 Brewer was director of the New York City Office of Federal Relations in New York in the administration of David Dinkins. From 1994-1998 she was Deputy Public Advocate for Intergovernmental Affairs under Mark J. Green.

Brewer then served as Project Manager for the NYC Nonprofits Project and worked with the Telesis Corporation, a private firm that builds affordable housing. She was a member of Manhattan's Community Board 7 and Chair of the New York State chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus. In 2000, she was cited by the Daily News as #20 of "50 New Yorkers to Watch".

Brewer began serving on the New York City Council in 2002. In each re-election vote in 2003, 2005, and 2009 she gained over 80% of the votes cast.Term limits prevent Brewer from again running for the City Council. She has, however, announced that she will be running for Manhattan Borough President in 2013.

Brewer has been instrumental in passing numerous laws, including legislation protecting domestic workers; a bill establishing the Broadband Advisory Committee; a bill establishing an electronic death registration system; two bills aimed at eliminating graffiti and unwanted stickers; and legislation requiring City publications to be made available via the Web.