Margaret Chin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Margaret Chin
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 26, 1954(1954-05-26)
Age	70
Birthplace	Hong Kong
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Margaret Chin Biography

Margaret Chin is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 26, 1954 in Hong Kong, United States. Chin was born in Hong Kong on May 26, 1954. She is the third child of five and the only daughter. Her father, an undocumented worker who came to the U.S. prior to his family, worked as a Bronx waiter. His experiences inspired her to advocate for immigration reform in her political tenure.

She won the Democratic nomination with 39%, beating Alan Gerson, a two-term incumbent. Chin received 4,541 votes to Gerson’s 3,520 votes. The other three candidates, PJ, Pete Gleason and Arthur Gregory, won 1,923 votes, 1,293 votes and 235 votes respectively. Chin, who campaigned on issues such as affordable housing, improving infrastructure and immigration reform, won the general election on November 3, 2009. She carried 86% of the vote.

The councilwoman retained the right to run a third term despite New Yorkers voting against the concept in 2010. In 2017, Chin ran for re-election and won her primary with 46% of the vote against her main challenger, Christopher Marte, a newcomer, who received 44%. Marte ran against her again in the general election on the Independence party line, and Chin won the general election with 49.8% of the vote.

Her district includes all or parts of Battery Park City, Chinatown, Civic Center, East Village, Ellis Island, Financial District, Governors Island, Greenwich Village, Liberty Island, Little Italy, Lower East Side, NoHo, Nolita, SoHo, Tribeca, and the West Village. Chin controversially retained the right to run a third term despite its unpopularity in 2010. Seven years later, she ran for re-election and won her primary with 46% of the vote against a newcomer, Christopher Marte, who received 44%. Her support for rebuilding a jail in her district was met with some of the fiercest opposition in the current anti-jails movement.

Chin served as a member of the Manhattan Community Board 1 & Manhattan Community Board 3 respectively. He was also elected to the New York State Democratic Committee twice between 1986 and 1990.

Margaret Chin Net Worth

Margaret Chin is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Margaret Chin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Margaret Chin, a Taishanese Chinese American politician who was born May 26, 1954 in Hong Kong, is currently a member of the New York City Council’s 1st District. She is a Democrat and Peter Koo, Queens Council member, make up the Asian American delegation to the city council.

She is a member of many public service organizations and groups. She was a founder member of Asian Americans for Equality in 1974. This group was dedicated to “empowering Asian Americans” and other people in need. From 1982 to 1986, she served as the board’s president. The New York Immigration Coalition was her chairperson. This advocacy and policy organization focuses on issues relating to immigrants and refugees. She was also a member of the Board of Directors at the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (an affordable housing non-profit). Chin was also a founder member of the Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation. This group was established in 2006 to “rebuild Chinatown after 9/11 and preserve the neighborhood’s unique culture while ensuring its vitality for the future.”

Prior to winning the 2009 city council election, Chin had run and lost in the Democratic Party primary election for the District 1 seat in 1991, 1993, and 2001.

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Critics in October 2019 also opposed her lack of clarity before the vote to expand the current jail in her district; more than 1,000 marched to get her attention on the matter.

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Margaret Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Margaret Chin celebrates birthday on May 26 of every year.