The daughter of former longtime New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney declared victory Tuesday in seizing the Democratic nomination for an Upper East Side City Council seat.
Princeton-educated Virginia Maloney, 37, who has worked for Meta, won the party’s primary race over former teacher Vanessa Aronson and four other prominent Manhattan Democrats, all but assuring her victory in the Dem-saturated city’s general election in November.
Maloney took home the gold in the fifth round of the city’s ranked choice voting — in which she received 53.2% of the final vote, while Aronson took 46.8%.
“It is an incredible honor to win this primary and to have the opportunity to fight for my
community in the City Council district where I was born and raised,” Maloney said in a press release.
Maloney’s campaign notably received outside support from PACs backed by Trump donor Bill Ackman and DoorDash, which also supported former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s doomed bid for the Dem mayoral nomination.
Politics run in the Upper East Sider’s family — Her mother, Carolyn, now 78, served New York’s 12th and 14th congressional districts for 30 years and served herself as a council member for 10.
The former congresswoman proudly told The Post that Virginia was the first baby born ever to a sitting city councilwoman.
“Now she’s going to the City Council. She’s so hard-working and dedicated and has a big heart,” Maloney said of her daughter.
“Now she’s my councilwoman. She’s going to work for me!,” she said jokingly.
The former congresswoman said the family and campaign volunteers would be celebrating Virginia’s big win with an ice cream social at the mom’s apartment.
Maloney will face off against District 4 Republican candidate Alina Bonsell and Independent candidate Kyle Athayde in November for the general election.
