Diana Reyna

Who is Diana Reyna?

Diana Reyna is the New York City Council Member who represents the 34th Council District, which includes Williamsburg and Bushwick as well as Ridgewood in Queens, USA. Council Member Reyna was born and raised in New York City. She attended the now closed Our Savior School in Williamsburg, Saint Joseph High School in downtown Brooklyn, and Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. She has been a member of the New York City Council since her election in 2001. Council Member Reyna is the first Dominican American woman elected to public office in New York State. Previously, Council Member Reyna was the chief of staff to New York State Assembly Member and Chairman of the Kings County Democratic Party, Vito Lopez. The two have since had a very public falling-out culminating in Lopez running an unsuccessful candidate against Reyna in the 2009 Primary & General Election. Reyna was prevented by term limits from running for re-election to the City Council in 2013; Lopez attempted to succeed her, but lost in the primary to now-Councilman-elect Antonio Reynoso.