14 Facts About Debi Rose

Deborah Rose was born on August 21,1951 and is a New York City politician.

Debi Rose was the Council member for the 49th district of the New York City Council.

Debi Rose is a Democrat and was the first African American elected to higher office from Staten Island.

Debi Rose, a native Staten Islander, was born on August 21,1951, and grew up in the West New Brighton neighborhood on the North Shore of Staten Island.

Debi Rose is a graduate of Port Richmond High School, where she was a member of the Staten Island's NAACP youth group and the Vice President of her senior class.

Debi Rose was elected in 1996 to the now-defunct New York City Board of Education.

Debi Rose has been a member of the Staten Island Mental Health Society and the American Cancer Society - Women's Breast Partnership.

Debi Rose established the Staten Island Black Women's Health Initiative.

Debi Rose defeated Mitchell and Timothy Kuhn by a wide margin in the November 2009 general election.

Debi Rose currently serves as the chairperson of the New York City Council Committee on Civil Rights.

Debi Rose was the subject of a lawsuit filed by five Staten Island voters.

The voters alleged that Debi Rose was underbilled for services provided by Data and Field Services, a political company created by the Working Families Party.

Debi Rose should have paid DFS $100,000, but the lawsuit alleged that her campaign was underbilled because she was endorsed by the Working Families Party, a violation of election laws.

Debi Rose's campaign settled by paying DFS $8,525, and did not have to acknowledge any wrongdoing on the behalf of her campaign or DFS.