PoliticsUpdated: Nov. 04, 2025, 10:41 p.m.|Published: Nov. 04, 2025, 10:24 p.m.
Kamillah Hanks learns of her re-election at her campaign headquarters.Jan Somma-Hammel | Advance/SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Loss of her biggest cheerleader and one of her closest confidants didn’t stop Kamillah Hanks in her re-election bid for the North Shore Council seat representing the 49th Council District.
After a very emotional campaign cycle for Hanks, she was reelected by besting two challengers, Republican John Shea, and Independent candidate Sarah Blas. As of 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday night, Hanks has accumulated 54.8% of the vote, compared to 34.7% for Shea and 10.3% for Blas, according to the NYCBOE.
After 25+ years as a reporter, Tracey Porpora is The Advance/SILive’s News Manager/Editor of the Public Interest & Advocacy team. She leads a team of political and investigative reporters who write about and… more
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