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Adem Bunkeddeko
Democratic
Current Occupation
Candidate
Previous Occupation
Strategy & Innovation officer at LISC, Associate Director at Brooklyn Community Services, organizer for the New York Working Families Party
Education
B.A. from Haverford College, where he studied political science and philosophy, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School
Organizational Affiliation
Served on the Brooklyn Community Board 8 for 5 years
Candidate Statement
Adem Bunkeddeko is a lifelong public servant who is running for Congress to make a difference in the 9th district. Adem’s parents are war refugees who fled Uganda’s turbulent civil war to seek sanctuary and opportunity in the United States.
A product of the New York City public school system, Adem earned a B.A. from Haverford and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Throughout his career, Adem has tried to pay forward the sacrifices his family made for him growing up. He began his career as a grassroots organizer for the New York WFP and most recently as the strategy and innovation officer for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a non-profit dedicated to revitalizing communities.
