Lawman Lynch has announced his candidacy for a Brooklyn City Council seat, aiming to become the first Jamaica-born male to serve on the New York City Council. He is running to represent Council District 41, which includes areas such as Brownsville, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, East New York, and Ocean Hill. If elected in November 2025, Lynch would make history following in the footsteps of Una Clarke, the first Jamaican to serve on the council after winning the seat for Council District 40 in Brooklyn.
Lynch’s campaign focuses on education, business development, and ensuring that the district receives necessary resources. He prioritizes homework help and STEM education for students. Encouraged by former city councilwoman Una Clarke, Lynch has engaged with community leaders, church leaders, and business people to build support for his run.
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Born in Woodford Park, Kingston, Lynch attended several schools in Jamaica, including the Salvation Army Basic School, Alpha Infant School, and Wolmer’s Boys’ School, before briefly attending The University of the West Indies. He migrated to the United States in 2010 after surviving a politically motivated firebomb attack on his car in Jamaica.
Upon moving to Brooklyn, Lynch settled in the same area he now seeks to represent. His professional background includes serving as a regional trainer in Citizenship Education for Jamaica’s Ministry of Education and working for national and global nonprofits focused on child, youth, and community development.
Lynch is an author, musician, and award-winning activist, recognized with the CSJP Community Development Award and the Prime Minister’s Youth in Excellence Award for Leadership. He founded the Lawman Lynch Foundation Inc. (LLF), a New York-based nonprofit supporting child, youth, and community development in the US and Jamaica. Additionally, he is the CEO of CariGlo Diaspora LLC, a human services and fintech company, and has held various leadership roles, including Jamaica Diaspora New York State chair and chairman of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific States Civil Society Forum in Brussels.
Lynch holds a BA in Communications and a Master’s in Educational Leadership and is currently a PhD candidate focusing on Ethical Leadership in Education, the Private, and the Public Sectors. He views himself as a lifelong learner dedicated to facilitating the upward mobility of those he serves.
