# Jessica Lappin
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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jessica Lappin
| image = Jessica Lappin Portrait Headshot Alt-768x960.jpg
| caption = Jessica Lappin poses at SAGA, a restaurant within the Lower Manhattan business improvement district at 70 Pine (2021).
| office = Member of the [New York City Council](/source/New_York_City_Council)
from the [5th](/source/New_York_City's_5th_City_Council_district) district
| term_start = January 1, 2006
| term_end = December 31, 2013
| predecessor = [Gifford Miller](/source/Gifford_Miller)
| successor = [Benjamin Kallos](/source/Benjamin_Kallos)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|04|25}}
| birth_name = Jessica Suzanne Lappin
| party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse = {{marriage|Andrew Wuertele|2003}}
| alma_mater = [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University)
| profession = Businessperson
}}
'''Jessica S. Lappin''' (born April 25, 1975) is a New York City business leader and a former member of the [New York City Council](/source/New_York_City_Council) from the [5th district](/source/New_York_City's_5th_City_Council_district). In 2014, she became the president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, a [Business Improvement District](/source/Business_Improvement_District).
==Career==
On February 3, 2014, Lappin was appointed as president at the Alliance for Downtown New York, the organization that manages the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District.[{{cite press release |url=http://www.downtownny.com/sites/default/files/Lappin%20President%20Appointment%202-2014.pdf |title=Alliance for Downtown New York Appoints Jessica Lappin as President |location=New York, New York |publisher=Alliance for Downtown New York |date=February 3, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222041308/http://www.downtownny.com/sites/default/files/Lappin%20President%20Appointment%202-2014.pdf |url-status=dead }}] Lappin also serves as the President of its sister organization, the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association.
==Political career==
Lappin served two terms as a member of the [New York City Council](/source/New_York_City_Council), representing Manhattan's fifth district, which includes the [Upper East Side](/source/Upper_East_Side), East Midtown, and Roosevelt Island. She previously worked as a senior adviser and District Chief of Staff to [Gifford Miller](/source/Gifford_Miller), the former [Speaker](/source/Speaker_(politics)) of the New York City Council and representative of Manhattan's fifth district. She also ran in the Democratic Primary for [Manhattan Borough President](/source/Manhattan_Borough_President) in 2013 and finished in second place.
==Personal life==
Lappin, who is Jewish,[{{cite news |last=Geselowitz |first=Gabriela |url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/advertorial/jewish-candidates-september-dilemma |title=Jewish Candidates' September Dilemma |work=The Jewish Week |location=New York, New York |date=September 4, 2013 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }}] was raised in Manhattan. She graduated from [Stuyvesant High School](/source/Stuyvesant_High_School) and attended [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University), graduating [magna cum laude](/source/magna_cum_laude).[{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/style/weddings-celebrations-jessica-lappin-andrew-wuertele.html?smid=pl-share |title=Weddings/Celebrations; Jessica Lappin, Andrew Wuertele |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=September 21, 2003 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }}]
Lappin married Andrew Wuertele in 2003.[
The couple has two children.][{{cite news |last=Rauh |first=Grace |url=http://www.nysun.com/new-york/new-mother-lappin-back-in-council-mix/64395/ |title=New Mother Lappin Back In Council Mix |work=[The New York Sun](/source/The_New_York_Sun) |date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }}]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://downtownny.com/people/jessica-lappin/ Jessica Lappin biography] | Alliance for Downtown New York
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Category:Living people
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