Shery Olivo

Shery Olivo was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx, according to her campaign website.[2] She earned a high school diploma from Morris High School and an associate degree from Monroe College in 2010, and Ballotpedia lists her career experience as working as an entrepreneur.[1]

In her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, Olivo describes herself as a Dominican-American community advocate, author, wife and mother; her campaign website describes her as a wife, mother of two and entrepreneur.[1][2] She says her decision to run was driven in part by the death of her nephew, Juan Peña.[1][2] After the Republican primary loss, she advanced unopposed on the Conservative Party line for the November 2026 general election.[5] During the campaign, she said she was running on public safety, education and cost-of-living themes.[1][2][5] In the November 3, 2026 general election, Olivo lost to Yudelka Tapia, according to unofficial results from the NYC Board of Elections and Wikipedia.[3][4]