Omar Boucher is a long time resident of Flatbush, East Flatbush and Canarsie and has dedicated his whole life to helping others and serving his community. He has advocated for entitlement benefits for seniors, working families, children, women and immigrant rights. He functions as a liaison to the community by guiding and referring pressing immigration matters to the appropriate agencies. Boucher strongly supports union rights and has championed the need for a Multi-purpose Vocational Center where our young people can learn a skill and become productive citizens. A strong believer that education is important he mentors children and serves as a guest-speaker in public schools encouraging students to stay in school and remain focused.

As a Certified HPD Fair Housing Officer he has mediated between landlord and tenants, advocated for the rights of tenants against abusive landlords and for improved living conditions.

Boucher is determined to end the politics of personal gain and offer real leadership based on community involvement and empowerment. Boucher will work to restore the trust between elected officials and the community and as your Councilman he will support and fight for:

A first class education for our children; Affordable quality care for seniors; Affordable health care; Vigorous economic and job development; Affordable housing and mortgages; Immigration reform; A fair living wage; Cutting city waste not community services and A Multi-purpose vocational community center.

Motto: "Putting The People First and Fighting For The Community".


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