Mitchell P. Nowakowski
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Mitchell P. Nowakowski | |
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| Member of the Buffalo Common Council from the Fillmore district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Franczyk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1991 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Gary A. Wilson Jr. |
| Alma mater | Erie Community College Buffalo State College |
| Website | |
Mitchell P. Nowakowski is a councilmember of the Buffalo Common Council, which is the representative legislative branch of the government of Buffalo, New York. He represents the East Side of Buffalo, which consists of neighborhoods such as Allentown, the lower West Side, part of the waterfront and Marine Drive, Larkinville, the old First Ward, Broadway-Fillmore, and Genesee-Moselle.[1][2]
Before being elected to office, Nowakowski worked as a Buffalo Common Council staffer and served under Council Member David A. Rivera from the Niagara district and David Franczyk from the Fillmore district.[3]
After Franczyk announced in 2019 that he would not seek re-election, Nowakowski ran for the open Fillmore District seat.[4] After defeating three opponents in a Democratic primary, he won the general election in November 2019, taking 64 percent of the vote. He was sworn into office on New Year's Day 2020.[5][6]
Nowakowski was re-elected in 2023.[7] As of 2026, he chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Civil Service, Budget, Education, Police Oversight, Preservation, Transportation, and Waterfront Development committees.[8]