Jabari Brisport was born on August 9,1987 and is an American politician, activist, and former public school teacher.
26 Facts About Jabari Brisport
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Jabari Brisport is the state senator for New York's 25th State Senate district in Brooklyn, and the first openly gay person of color to be elected to the New York State Legislature.
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Jabari Brisport graduated from Poly Prep, a private high school in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.
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Jabari Brisport attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama.
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Jabari Brisport taught math to 6th and 7th graders at Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, a public school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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Jabari Brisport is a member of the United Federation of Teachers.
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At age 22, Jabari Brisport began organizing efforts in support of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New York.
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The bill was defeated in 2009, but Jabari Brisport continued organizing around the issue and same-sex marriage was legalized in New York two years later.
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Jabari Brisport joined the Democratic Socialists of America shortly after Donald Trump's election as president, and got involved in their work on access to affordable housing.
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Jabari Brisport quickly became a leader in the fight against the private development of the Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights.
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In 2017, Jabari Brisport ran against incumbent Laurie Cumbo in the 35th New York City Council District.
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Jabari Brisport was partially inspired to run for office by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Jabari Brisport was endorsed by Our Revolution, New York Communities for Change, and the New York Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
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Jabari Brisport earned more independent votes than any council candidate since 2003.
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In 2019, Jabari Brisport announced a run for the New York State Senate 25th District seat being vacated by Velmanette Montgomery.
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Jabari Brisport's campaign did not accept any donations from the real estate industry or any for-profit corporations.
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Jabari Brisport's campaign was endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Cynthia Nixon, New York Communities for Change, and the Working Families Party.
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In 2022, Jabari Brisport faced Conrad Tillard in the State Senate district 25 race.
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Jabari Brisport was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America and by unions including 1199SEIU and District Council 37.
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Tillard ran as a more moderate and centrist candidate than Jabari Brisport, and was critical of his support of socialism.
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Jabari Brisport came to identify as a democratic socialist through Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign, for which he volunteered as a canvasser and phone-banker.
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Jabari Brisport is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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Jabari Brisport was arrested while protesting the re-development of the vacant Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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Jabari Brisport has advocated for a vacancy tax and a pied-a-terre tax.
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Jabari Brisport, who is vegan, supports a ban on the commercial sale of cats, dogs, and rabbits, as well as on the sale and manufacture of fur clothing.
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Jabari Brisport defends outlawing cruel animal farming practices and redirecting dairy subsidies into programs for dairy farmers to exit the industry.