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Oswald Feliz
Member of the New York City Council
from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 15, 2021
Preceded byRitchie Torres
Personal details
Born (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 35)
PartyDemocratic
EducationLehman College (BA)
City University of New York (JD)

Oswald Feliz (born October 29, 1990) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the New York City Council from the 15th district. He assumed office on April 15, 2021.

Early life and education

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Feliz is a native of The Bronx. After graduating from Walton High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy from Lehman College and a Juris Doctor from the CUNY School of Law.[1][2]

Career

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Feliz worked on the staff of State Senator Gustavo Rivera.[3] Since graduating from law school, Feliz has worked as a tenant lawyer, defending vulnerable tenants at risk of eviction. He is also an adjunct professor at Hostos Community College.[4] In 2016, Feliz worked on Adriano Espaillat's historic congressional campaign. Feliz was elected to the New York City Council in an April 2021 special election to succeed Ritchie Torres, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives.[5][6][7]

Electoral history

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2025

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2025 New York City Council election, District 15[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oswald Feliz (incumbent) 14,537 85.7
Republican Aramis Ocasio 1,964 11.6
Conservative Gary Lutz 430 2.5
Write-in 41 0.2
Total votes 16,972 100.0
Democratic hold

2023

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2023 New York City Council election, District 15[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oswald Feliz (incumbent) 3,213 79.8
Republican Erica Elias 504 12.5
Conservative Jose A. Padilla Jr. 275 6.8
Write-in 34 0.8
Total votes 4,026 100.0
Democratic hold

2021

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2021 New York City's 15th City Council district special election[10]
Party Candidate Maximum
round		 Maximum
votes		 Share in
maximum
round		 Maximum votes
  First round votes   Transfer votes
People United Oswald Feliz 10 1,766 56.5%
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We Matter Ischia J. Bravo 10 1,362 43.5%
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Community First John E. Sanchez 9 1,062 30.4%
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Jobs & Justice Elisa Crespo 8 712 19.5%
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Go For The Bronx Latchmi Devi Gopal 7 184 5.0%
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Empower People Kenny G. Agosto 6 113 3.0%
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People First Altagracia Soldevilla 5 107 2.8%
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Fifteen Forward Bernadette Ferrara 4 89 2.3%
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Safe & Stable Jose A. Padilla Jr. 3 78 2.0%
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Second Choice Ariel Rivera-Diaz 2 45 1.2%
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Write-In 1 12 0.3%
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Democratic hold
2021 New York City Council Democratic primary, District 15[11]
Party Candidate Maximum
round		 Maximum
votes		 Share in
maximum
round		 Maximum votes
  First round votes   Transfer votes
Democratic Oswald Feliz (incumbent) 7 4,348 65.2%
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Democratic Ischia J. Bravo 7 2,325 34.8%
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Democratic Bernadette Ferrara 6 1,421 19.6%
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Democratic John E. Sanchez 4 1,195 15.6%
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Democratic Troy Blackwell 3 902 11.3%
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Democratic Kenny G. Agosto 2 194 2.4%
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Democratic Latchmi Devi Gopal 2 194 2.4%
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Democratic Lillithe Lozano 2 166 2.0%
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Write-In 1 31 0.4%
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2021 New York City Council election, District 15[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oswald Feliz (incumbent) 7,224 84.1
Republican Ariel Rivera-Diaz 1,097 12.8
Conservative Ariel Rivera-Diaz 243 2.8
Total Ariel Rivera-Diaz 1,340 15.6
Write-in 21 0.2
Total votes 8,585 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ↑ "Oswald Feliz". dominicanbarassociation.org. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Meet Oswald". Oswald Feliz for City Council. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Special Election: Rep. Espillat Endorses Feliz for NY City Council". Black Star News. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  4. ↑ Greene, David; Giralt, José; Moloney, Síle (2021-04-13). "Update: And Then There Was One...Oswald Feliz is Elected as the Next District 15 City Council Member". Norwood News. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  5. ↑ "Elections 2021: Oswald Feliz on Education, Climate Action & Housing". Norwood News. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  6. ↑ i_beebe (2021-04-19). "Feliz: Winning is "the privilege of a lifetime"". City & State NY. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  7. ↑ "West Farms 10460: Meet the Candidates Running for City Council in District 15 | The Brian Lehrer Show". WNYC. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  8. ↑ "00201100015Bronx Member of the City Council 15th Council District Recap.pdf" (PDF). Vote NYC. New York City Board of Elections. December 2, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ "00201600015Bronx Member of the City Council 15th Council District Recap.pdf" (PDF). Vote NYC. New York City Board of Elections. December 5, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
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  11. ↑ "DEM Council Member 15th Council District". Vote NYC. New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ "00200700015Bronx Member of the City Council 15th Council District Recap.pdf" (PDF). Vote NYC. New York City Board of Elections. November 30, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
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