In District 29 (Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens; parts of Maspeth, Richmond, Elmhurst) council member Melinda Katz has a plan underway. Become pregnant. She is successful now and has made front page news. Of course other council members have kids but the way Katz went about it has made some raise their eye brows.
Katz has used In vitro Fertilization to get pregnant, a process where the egg is fertilized outside the womb. Katz, 42 and single claims that she has tried many times before to get pregnant but failed. She comes from a family active in the city. Her late father, Maestro David Katz founded the Queens Symphony Orchestra and her late mother, Jeanne Dale Katz founded the Queens Center for Arts. Since 1994 Melinda Katz has been involved with New York politics.
Currently Katz is running for City Comptroller and has recently voted against Congestion Pricing. She is also very close to giving birth. Katz is 8 months pregnant. She only gained 10 lbs in the process and sports only a small bump, which is why she was able to keep it a secret for so long.
There could be a really interesting piece here about Katz’s views on daycare, healthcare, and other issues relating to single parents raising children. She could make for an interesting profile, I don’t know anyone who has ever had in vitro fertilization.