Mathieu Eugene
Mathieu Eugene is the Council member for the 40th District of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park and Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn.Life and career
Eugene is a Haitian-American, born in Cap-Haïtien in April 1954. He is a master and black belt in the martial art of Taekwondo. Eugene, a physician, attended medical school in Belgium, Dominican Republic and Mexico.
Eugene has a medical degree from Universidad del Noreste in Mexico but does not practice in the U.S. Before he became a City Council member, he was a community organizer; he still runs a youth program in Brooklyn.
Eugene is a practicing Roman Catholic.
Eugene has come under fire in the past on questions regarding his residency.In 2006, Councilwoman Yvette Clarke resigned following her election to the United States Congress. In the special election to replace her, Eugene won both the non-partisan primary and the general election. Eugene is the first Haitian-born elected official in the state of New York.
Eugene was re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.
