14 Facts About Micah Kellner

Micah Z Kellner was born on December 5,1978 and is an American politician from the state of New York.

An advocate for disabled people, Micah Kellner was born with cerebral palsy.

Micah Kellner attended the Pingry School, graduating in the class of 1997.

Micah Kellner graduated from New York University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film, television and radio.

Micah Kellner worked as an aide to Senator Chuck Schumer, Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney and City Comptroller William C Thompson before being elected to the Assembly in 2007.

On June 27,2013, Micah Kellner chaired a hearing on "The Sale of Public Library Buildings in New York City" at which Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Edmund Morris testified against the New York Public Library's controversial Central Library Plan.

Micah Kellner sponsored Oreo's Law in the New York State Assembly, which required the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group prior to euthanasia of the animal.

In early 2013, Micah Kellner announced his intentions to run for the New York City Council seat in District 5 being vacated by Jessica Lappin.

On July 23,2013, The New York Times reported that in 2009 Micah Kellner had engaged in inappropriate Internet chat with a young female staffer.

The day after the allegations against Micah Kellner were revealed, the New York City chapter of the National Organization for Women endorsed one of his two opponents in the Democratic primary for City Council, Benjamin Kallos.

Micah Kellner characterized the win as a favor to his club, and not as an attempt at a political comeback.

Micah Kellner won with nearly 57 percent of the votes in the three-way race.

In 2015, Micah Kellner was re-nominated by his political club to run for re-election as district leader, an unpaid position he had held since 2012.

Micah Kellner is openly bisexual and was the first openly bisexual person elected to the New York State Assembly.