Susan Zhuang — incumbent

New York City Council District 43

Brooklyn

Sunset Park, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Borough Park, Mapleton

Councilmember Susan Zhuang has represented District 43 since 2023, the first representative of the newly-drawn Asian-majority Southern Brooklyn district. 

Originally from China, Zhuang advocates for the needs of New York City’s fast growing Asin-American minority, from expanding language services to improving public safety.

She sits on the Committee on Health; the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management; the Committee on Small Business; the Committee on Aging; the Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency & Waterfronts; and the Committee on Fire and Emergency Management. She is a member of the bipartisan Common-Sense Caucus as well as the Women’s Caucus and Black, Latino and Asian Caucus.

Zhuang was previously the chief of staff to Assembly Member William Colton, and is a member of the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association