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2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 1 2017 YEAR in REVIEW YEAR in 2017 Citizens Union has made notable progress in making our city and Over the past year, state and our elections government more open and accountable our politics cleaner, for All New Yorkers” of our successful efforts to “Make Democracy Work Highlights fairer. include: will vote on a ballot question that fall, all New Yorkers Constitutional Convention | This convene a stateoccurs every 20 years about whether or not to Constitutional Convention. to reform our state once-in-a-generation chance government and strengthen our The Constitution could reduce rampant democracy is a historic moment. Amending our corruption found throughout state government, boost voter turnout with a slate of reforms, fairer elections and removing the stainincrease competition for elected offices by holding more accessible for all by streamlining of big money in our campaigns, and make justice so we must until 2037, won’t have another chance our state’s byzantine court system. We have begun a comprehensive campaign of public education, We win a YES vote this year. grassroots organizing, earned and social media, and paid advertising, urging New Yorkers must. A Convention is the our elected leaders don’t act, New Yorkers to vote YES. When best way to amend the constitution and create a democracy that values every voice and the campaign in Albany on June 27. Citizens Union formally launched engages every voter. It will continue through Election Day. Gotham Gotham Gazette | An autonomous publication of Citizens Union Foundation, Gazette serves the public as an important source of news and investigative reporting. Its About Citizens Union Citizens About MISSION democracy and create a together to strengthen our Yorkers Citizens Union brings New of our government health of our democracy and the effectiveness The better New York. Non-partisan and independent, the quality of life for New Yorkers. have a direct bearing on all, that values build a political system that is fair and open to Citizens Union goal is to organization, democratic reform As New York’s every voter. voice, and that engages each our political organize citizens to strengthen the integrity of we inform, empower and to reform our voting and electoral systems; fight against corruption; work institutions. We and press for city and state accountable governments that are transparent, and effective. who wants to work background, welcome everyone, of any political or professional We and state. healthier democracy for our city to create a cleaner, with other New Yorkers to promote a competitive and diverse In keeping with our mission, Citizens Union aims and accountablepolitical culture, a fair and open political process, and responsible governance.

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 2 focus on holding government officials accountablegovernment on holding focus often main issues on the and reporting as more and more and it has been recognized ever, elsewhere is sharper than overlooked reporting. As city elections and investigative for meaningful, insightful, a powerful force for information sought-after resource Gotham Gazette is a trusted, November, in approach including through two this year, has grown significantly and races. Its reach on candidates with Citizens Budget Commission. in partnership is produced one of which new podcasts, is up 5% over last year 100,000 page views per month, which Readership is now nearly in 2016. and builds on a 20% increase in an aggressive lobbying campaign to push Reform | Citizens Union engaged Voting and improving aimed at making voting more accessible in 2017, forward key bills in Albany our efforts resulted in the passagevoter turnout. In the end, of eight bills—the first in a forum held We houses and await the governor’s signature. many years to clear both and its impact Civic Engagement Collaborative on voting reform in partnership with the to press training attendees how communities in NYC, on immigrant and new American through phone and social media campaigning. lawmakers to enact reform Spending in the Shadows report, our released another Spending in the Shadows | We York State’s Executive spending in New twice-yearly analysis of nonspecific lump sum FY 2018 showed NY state report or Budget and Enacted Budgets. The budgets Citizens and little accountability. increasingly have few spending criteria, few constraints, criteria for spending and do that lack Union identified nearly $13 billion in opaque funds not specify any official as having authority. Mayor’s office to successfully worked with the | We Mayoral Control of City Schools advancing Citizens Union’s schools, secure two more years of mayoral control of city matters. interest in local control over such community forum entitled co-sponsored a | We Oversight and Accountability Police where New Yorkers “Safety Reduce Violence?” and Justice: How Should Communities met with Judge Ariel communities. We discussed policing policy and its impact on NYC and the practice of “stop City of New York Belen, who oversees the response to Floyd v. police oversight and accountabilityand frisk” and presented our policy positions on to inform Judge Belen’s final report. CUClean Contracting | In partnership with other good government groups, pushed the state enact measures related to public procurement and legislature and the governor to clean contracting contained includes in the Comptroller’s Clean Contracting Bill, which bill passed the Senate but did not receive The many reforms we have been championing. a vote in the Assembly. Members Meeting | Citizens Union hosted the Annual Members Meeting on Annual May 3 at the CUNY civic Graduate Center with close to 100 people in attendance. The Gianaris, conversation Senator Michael featured Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte, live- City Council Member Cory Johnson, and Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis. We streamed the event for the first time.

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 3 An overview of the 2017 elections, including voting and registration information and including voting and registration information elections, An overview of the 2017 City on York for all races that will be on the ballot in New listings of every contest September 12, 2017. in several key districts, and A roster of Citizens Union’s preferred candidates and assessments of candidates. information about the rigorous evaluation process ACKNOWLEDGMENTS members of the Directory would not be possible without the hard work of Voters This staffCitizens Union Board, and our summer interns. Local Candidates Committee (LCC), 4 staff members, 6 interns, and 34 members formed nonpartisan volunteer LCC interview City Council and Brooklyn York races for New teams and evaluated 51 candidates in 17 expertise and for contributing their time, energy, thank them We District Attorney. candidates. commitment this summer to interviewing and evaluating thank you for your support, and hope you enjoy the latest edition of the Voters We Directory. About the Voters Directory Directory the Voters About PURPOSE with a political party will vote in the registered 12, New Yorkers September On Tuesday, City Mayor and Public Advocate, party candidates for New York primary election to select and Bronx District Attorney, City Council, candidates for Brooklyn as well as New York . to vote in the upcoming primary help our supportive Citizens Union members prepare To Directory Voters The Directory. Primary Election Voters 2017 election, we bring you our provides: • • there may be last minute elimination or reinstatement caution voters that of We candidates on the ballot, so the list contained since in this directory may have changed this document was printed. Please also note that this directory does not contain Leader, candidates for District obtain this information, visit To Delegate to Judicial Convention, or County Committee. or call (866) Board of Elections website at http://vote.nyc.ny.us VOTE-NYC. the NYC

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 4 Primary Election Snapshot Election Primary election that will take lists races in the primary section This and place on September 12, are unopposed. where candidates running for municipal office does not include elections of the Council’s 51 seats City Council, a third York primary elections for New In the 2017 list of the Council who are running uncontested for reelection. A are held by incumbents on page 7. primary candidates begins City Public Mayor, running for New York section also lists candidates This Bronx Borough Queens Borough President, Attorney, Advocate, Brooklyn District 6th Municipal and Civil Court Judge for the for Kings County, President, Civil Court Judge Court District. incumbents face no primary election opposition, information about the races in which For please turn to page 10. † Incumbent Union questionnaire. Responses ^ Denotes that the candidate submitted the Citizens 18. Questionnaire responses for from Council candidates can be found on page be found at www.CitizensUnion.org. candidates running in other municipal races can Bold Union in the primary election. denotes that the candidate is preferred by Citizens races are repeated in each Note: These * Denotes that the district overlaps boroughs. borough that they fall into.

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 5 CIVIL COURT JUDGES of Office: 4 years (Mandatory Term old) years retirement at 70 Salary: $179,500 for 5) Kings County (Vote C. Arriaga Frederick Ellen E. Edwards Patria Frias-Colon J. Hayes Patrick J. Kennedy Thomas Connie M. Melendez John K. O’Hara David C. Pepper Sandra Elena Roper Robin K. Sheares 6th Municipal Court District Derefim B. Neckles Barry Rupert V. Hemalee J. Patel Elena Baron Isiris Isela Isaac Bronx Borough Borough Bronx President 4 years (2-term limit) of Office: Term Salary: $179,200 Primary Democratic Ruben Diaz, Jr.† Camella D. Price^ Selkridge Avery Brooklyn District Attorney District Brooklyn of Office: 4 years (No term limit) Term Salary: $198,000 Democratic Primary Ama Dwimoh^ Marc Fliedner^ Patricia L. Gatling^ J. Gentile^ Vincent Eric Gonzalez^† Anne J. Swern^ BOROUGHWIDE OFFICES Term of Office: 4 years (2-term limit) Term Salary: $165,000 Democratic Primary David Eisenbach^ ^† Sal F. Albanese^ Sal F. Ricahrd S. Bashner ^† Robert Gangi Tolkin^ Michael City Public New York Advocate New York City Mayor New York 4 years (2-term limit) of Office: Term Salary: $225,000 Democratic Primary CITYWIDE OFFICES

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 6 BROOKLYN BROOKLYN Primary Democratic District 34* ^† Torres Tommy District 35 Laurie A. Cumbo ^† ^ Ede S. Fox District 38 Sara M. Gonzalez^ ^† Chris Q. Miao Ortiz W. Felix Delvis Valdes District 40 Jennifer M. Berkley Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham^ † Pia Raymond District 41 Royston Antoine Henry L. Butler^ Leopold Cox Jordan Victor Moreen A. King David R. Miller Deidre Olivera^ Cory Provost^ Samuel^ Ampry Alicka District 42 Inez D. Barron† Mawuli K. Hormeku^ District 43 Justin L. Brannan^ Carroll^ P. Kevin Chirico Vincent Khader El-Yateem^ Nancy Tong^ Term of Office: : 4 years (2-term limit) : 4 years (2-term limit) of Office: Term Salary: $148,500 BRONX Democratic Primary District 8* ^ Mapp^ Tamika Israel Martinez Robert J. Rodriguez District 12 R. Gordon Karree-Lyn Pamela A. Hamilton-Johnson Andy L. King† District 13 John C. Doyle ^ R. Ortiz Victor Egidio Sementilli ^ Marjorie Velazquez District 14 Randy D. Abreu^ Cabrera† Fernando A. Perdomo Felix District 17 Helen Hines † , Jr. District 18 Beltzer ^ Michael Ruben Diaz, Sr. ^ C. Farias Amanda Elvin Garcia^ Russell Moore William NEW CITY YORK COUNCIL

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 7 District 4 District Aronson^ Vanessa Maria Castro Alec Hartman Honig^ Rachel Jeffery S. Mailman^ ^ Powers Keith Bessie R. Schachter^ Barry Shapiro^ Marti Speranza^ District 5 A. Bobilin^Patrick Gwen Goodwin ^† District 6 Cary M. Goodman^ Helen K. Rosenthal^† Mel Wymore^ District 7 Mark D. Levine^† Lopez – Pierre Thomas District 8* Diana Ayala^ Mapp^ Tamika Israel Martinez Robert J. Rodriguez District 9 Cordell Cleare Gray^ Tyson-Lord Marvin Holland Bill Perkins^† Marvin Spruill Julius Tajiddin District 10 Francesca M. Castellanos Josue Perez^ Rodriguez † Ydanis District 45District Lou Cespedes Williams^† Jumaane D. District 48 Chaim M. Deutsch† Marat Filler Green Primary District 35 Scott Hutchins Republican Primary District 43 Capano^ Robert P. Liam A. McCabe^ Quaglione^ John F. Lucretia Regina-Potter MANHATTAN Democratic Primary District 1 Margret Chin^† Aaron Foldenauer Dashia Imperiale Christopher Marte^ District 2 Ronnie Sung Cho^ Erin Hussein^ ^ Jasmin Sanchez Mary Silver^ Jorge L. Vasquez

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 8 STATEN ISLANDSTATEN Primary Democratic District 49 Kamillah Hanks^ Rose† Deborah L. QUEENS Primary Democratic District 19 Paul D. Granziano^ Paul A. Vallone^† District 20 A. Koo^† Peter Alison Tan^ District 21 ^ Moya^ P. Francisco District 23 Barry S. Grodenchik† Benny Itteera District 24 Rory I. Lancman† Rahman Mohammad T. District 27 I. ^† Anthony Rivers District 28 David^ Richard Powell Hettie V. Adrienne E. Adams District 30 Elizabeth S. Crowley^† Holden^ Robert F. District 32 Ruiz William G. Scala^ Michael Helal A. Sheikh District 34* Antonio Reynoso^† Torres Tommy

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 9 BROOKLYN - UNCONTESTEDBROOKLYN Borough President (D) Council District 33 Stephen Levin (D) Council District 36 (D) Jr. Robert E. Cornegy, Council District 37 Raphael Espinal (D) Council District 39 Brad S. Lander (D) Council District 46 Alan N. Maisel (D) Council District 47 (D) Of the 51 seats in the , 18 incumbents are uncontested for their 18 incumbents are uncontested City Council, in the New York Of the 51 seats candidate running even one non-incumbent there is Surprisingly, party’s nomination. CD for the open seat in in the Democratic Primary unopposed 44 below). (not listed who do is held by incumbents city’s legislative body more than a third of the means That Democratic Party their parties. In a city where the winner of the not face competition in competition amounts to a of to win the Council seat, this lack primary is almost assured serious erosion of representative democracy. only 1 is facing competition City, Of the 5 incumbent Borough Presidents in New York City uncontested in the primaries. In addition, the while all for 4 others are in his party, Comptroller and the Manhattan uncontested in their party District Attorney are both election will not of candidates who are uncontested in the primary names primaries. The ballot. appear on the primary election following incumbents are running uncontested in their primary elections for New York The and Comptroller: City Council, Borough President, District Attorney, CITYWIDE - UNCOTESTED City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer (D) BRONX - UNCONTESTED Council District 11 Andrew Cohen (D) Council District 15 (D) Torres Ritchie Council District 16 Gibson (D) L Vanessa INDEX OF UNCONTESTED INCUMBENTS

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 10 UNCONTESTED - STATEN Borough President (R) James S. Oddo Council District 50 (R) Council 51 District Joseph C. Borelli (R) MANHATTAN - UNCONTESTEDMANHATTAN Borough President (D) Gale A. Brewer Council District 3 Corey D. Johnson (D) District Attorney (D) Jr. Cyrus Vance, QUEENS - UNCONTESTED Borough President (D) Council 22 District (D) Council District 25 (D) Council District 26 (D) Bramer James G. Van Council District 29 (D) Council District 31 (D) Donovan J. Richards Council District 32 (R) A. Ulrich Erich

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 11 MANHATTAN – OPEN SEATS MANHATTAN Council District 2 Limit (D) – Term Council District 4 Limit (D) – Term Dan Garodnick QUEENS– OPEN SEATS Council District 21 Julissa (D) – Personal Ferreras-Copeland Reasons Council District 28 of fraud (D) – Convicted Wills Ruben W. and grand larceny related to the misuse of public funds This year marks the first municipal elections in which the three-term limit, enacted in a the three-term limit, elections in which the first municipal year marks This the New of the 10 open seats in of vacancies: 7 is resulting in a number 2008 local law, dynamics of the Because of the political due to term limits. City Council are vacant York city and state, than competitors less competition in elections face significantly incumbents far more the 7 vacancies due to term limits have yielded for vacant seats; this year At the time of incumbents were challenged. contests in which competitive primaries than attracted twice on average, seats open due to term limits the publication of this booklet, there (3). While as contested primaries with incumbents running as many candidates (6) elections of in the municipal term limits this year, reaching are only 7 Council Members seats will be vacated as a result. 2021 a majority of Council where no vacancies, there are 3 other open seats In addition to the 7 term-limited Member in the case of Council to either personal reasons or, incumbent is running due conviction related to the misuse of public funds. (District 28), criminal Ruben Wills one open seat – that of Council Member David Greenfield (District Notably, 44), who after the petition-filing deadline for announced plans not to seek reelection this year a Democratic Party primary candidate candidates to get on the ballot had passed – has with no other challengers. BRONX – OPEN SEATS Council District 8 Limit (D) – Term Melissa Mark-Viverito Council District 13 Limit (D) – Term Council District 18 Limit Anabel Palma (D) – Term – OPENBROOKLYN SEATS Council District 41 Limit Darlene Mealy (D) – Term Council District 43 Limit Gentile (D) – Term Vincente Council District 44 David Greenfield (D) – New Job Opportunity OPEN IN SEATS THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 12 Support for Citizens Union’s reform agenda shall be the primary criteria used in Support for Citizens Union’s reform agenda shall deciding its support for a candidate. campaign shall be Evidence of ability to wage an effective and competitive considered, but not be determinative. shall be considered, but not Ability to advance Citizens Union’s goals, if elected, determinative. Incumbents will be held accountable in for their record of reform office and shall be judged accordingly on the basis of their demonstrated support for Citizens Union’s issues. State, local, or community issues specific to the race’s jurisdiction shall be considered as will candidates’ ability to grasp these issues and propose thoughtful solutions to represent their constituents’ interests. Evaluation of the candidates and the decision to support a particular candidate shall be made without regard to political party and in a nonpartisan manner. Candidate Evaluations Candidate PRINCIPLESEVALUATION AND PROCESS 51 candidates races and Citizens Union has evaluated 17 election cycle, In this packed Attorney races to determine York City Council and Brooklyn District for office in the New can best fulfill the our issues, can advance a reform agenda, and who strongly supports obligations of the position. the candidates Candidates Committee volunteers assess Interview teams of the Local (a pre-requisite to the following: Citizens Union’s questionnaire based on their responses and interviews with the first-hand knowledge of the candidates, for interviews), research, interview teams then make 30 The approximately are minutes each. candidates, which deliberates and to the full Local Candidates Committee, which advisory recommendations to the Citizens Union Board,makes recommendations makes the final decision. which Citizens Union deems not only qualified for A “Preferred” rating reflects a candidate that to an agenda of positive reform. but also committed the office with a viable candidacy, is nevertheless be highly regarded, which Please note that candidates not preferred may Citizens Union issues a “Preferred” rating during generally reflected in the commentary. applies only to General Election contests. the Primary Election, and an “Endorsed” rating is insufficient information available, it is A “No Preference” rating may result when there or if no candidate interviewed by Citizens believed that the candidates are of equal merit, representing the district. Union is believed to be effective or capable of OUR CRITERIA following guidelines are used by the Local Candidates Committee and Citizens Union The Boardof candidates: of Directors in the evaluation • • • • •

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 13 MANHATTAN Council District 1 (D) Council 2 District Carlina Rivera (D) Council 4 District (D) Powers Keith Council 6 District (D) Council District 7 Mark Levine (D) Council District 8 No Preference Council District 9 No Preference QUEENS Council District 21 (D) Council District 30 (D) BRONX Council District 13 (D) Marjorie Velázquez Council 18 District Amanda Farias (D) BROOKLYN District Attorney Eric Gonzalez (D) Council 35 District (D) Ede Fox Council District 38 (D) Carlos Menchaca Council District 41 Alicka Ampry Samuel (D) Council District 43 (Dem.) (D) Council District 43 (Rep.) John Quaglione (R) CITIZENS UNION PREFERRED CANDIDATES PREFERRED UNION CITIZENS

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Should committee hearings and votes be scheduled at the direction of the chairs? Should committee hearings and votes be scheduled Should committee chairs have the ability to hire at least one committee staffer?Should committee chairs Support: Conditional 78 Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 2 Conditional Oppose: 0 b. Support: Conditional 76 Support: 1 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 3 Conditional Oppose: 0 grants from a partial match of 55% to a full match of funds raised (Int. 1130-A)?match of 55% to a full grants from a partial match is going under the enacted How do you feel the reformed bill drafting process we need a more independent 2014 Council Rules Reforms and do you think State Legislature’s bill drafting commission? process similar to New York Responses available online at www.citizensunion.org function more effectively and independently of the speaker: a. Support: 69 Conditional Support: or No Answer: 4 Oppose: 7 Conditional 1 Undecided Oppose: 0 Support: Conditional 67 Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 6 Oppose: 8 Conditional Oppose: 0 Support: 68 Conditional Support: or No Answer: 6 Oppose: 6 Conditional 1 Undecided Oppose: 0 strategic campaign purchase funds to program from using public matching lobbying services? consulting services from firms that also provide Support: Conditional 72 Support: Undecided or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 5 Conditional 0 Oppose: 1 ConditionalSupport: Support: 77 Answer: 2 Oppose: 2 Conditional 0 Undecided or No Oppose: 0 Support: Conditional 75 Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 5 Oppose: 1 Conditional Oppose: 0 Support: 54 Conditional Support: 23 Conditional 1 Undecided or No Answer: 2 Oppose: Oppose: 1 What is your position on modifying the City Charter to require that laws enacted by is your What through approval by the voters? referendum only be changed What is your position on creating a voluntary is your position on creating a to municipal poll worker program What supplement poll worker recruitment by district leaders? position on requiring the Board is your of Elections to report performance What Management Report? metrics to the City Council that conform to the Mayor’s What is your position with respect to eliminating party primaries and establishing is your position with respect a What non-partisan participate in the all candidates and all voters election system in which two candidates advance to the second round? first round and the top for all citywide offices and for Instant is your position on instituting Runoff Voting What offices? all special elections for city is your position on the following proposals enabling Council committees to What What is your position on prohibiting participants in the city’s campaign finance is your What

What is your position on increasing the Campaign Finance Board’s is your public matching What 8. 9. 7. 5. 6. 3. 4. 1. 2. CITY COUNCIL REFORM CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM Below each question, please find a question, Below each candidates who from all 81 primary tabulation of answers Union whom Citizens not only from those candidates the questionnaire – and responded to and Borough Public Advocate, District Attorney, Questionnaires for Brooklyn interviewed. be found at www.citizensunion.org. Presidents can ANDVOTING ELECTIONS REFORM QUESTIONNAIRE: COUNCIL CITY CANDIDATES

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members? vote of their by a issue subpoenas be able to committees Should Now that committee chair stipends have been eliminated what is your position what is your position have been eliminated stipends chair Now that committee What is your position on reinstating tolerance penalty for false official the zero What What is your position on granting the Civilian Complaint Review Board is your (CCRB)What What is your position on establishing is your Corruption the Commission to Combat Police What What is your position on extending term limits from two four-year terms to three is your What position on making all actions designed to influence any City Council is your What What is your position on increasing transparency of discretionary funding by is your position on increasing What When the Quadrennial Compensation what is your Commission is reconvened, When a more equitable is your position on ensuring distribution of and needs-based What of council members’ outside income? is your position on greater disclosure What Support: Conditional 70 Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 4 Oppose: 7 Conditional Oppose: 0 statements by public officers? Support: Conditional 76 Support: 1 Undecided or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 1 Conditional Oppose: 0 Support: 65 Conditional Support: or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 13 0 Undecided Conditional 0 Oppose: with the authority to prosecute officers found guilty of lying during CCRB investigations? (CCPC) commission in the City Charter while empowering the as a permanent CCPC subpoenas? to issue Support: 63 Conditional Support: or No Answer: 6 Oppose: 12 0 Undecided Conditional 0 Oppose: or known incidents of police authority to initiate an investigation into reported misconduct without receipt of a formal complaint? four-year terms? Support: Conditional 23 Support: 3 Oppose: 53 Conditional 0 Undecided or No Answer: Oppose: 2 reportable as a lobbying expense? of Speaker, outcome, including the choice Support: Conditional 67 Support: 3 Undecided or No Answer: 5 Oppose: 6 Conditional Oppose: 0 Support: Conditional 75 Support: Undecided or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 0 Conditional 3 Oppose: 0 requiring the list of capital sponsors be provided to and expense funds and their advance of any vote, and expanding council members and the public three days in databasethe online searchable expense funds to include all capital of fund recipients and applicants? Support: 80 Conditional Support: or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 0 Conditional 0 Undecided Oppose: 0 position on requiring that any future increase in councilmember compensationposition on requiring that only following term? apply prospectively to the Support: Conditional 76 Support: Undecided or No Answer: 2 Oppose: 2 Conditional 1 Oppose: 0 discretionary funding? Support: 63 Conditional Support: 3 Oppose: 13 2 Undecided or No Answer: Conditional Oppose: 0 Support: Conditional 76 Support: Undecided or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 2 Conditional 0 Oppose: 0 c. ConditionalSupport: Support: 77 3 Conditional or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 0 Undecided Oppose: 0 d. can participate more so members the overall number of committees on reducing in fewer issues? meaningfully What is your position on enhancing the Civilian Complaint Review Board’s is your (CCRB)What 19. 18. 16. 17. 14. 15. 13. 11. 12. 10. PUBLIC SAFETY AND OVERSIGHT OF POLICE MISCONDUCT

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the Public Advocate? community boards? the borough presidents? Conflicts of Interest Board? What is your position on establishing is your a formal standardizedWhat and transparent What is your position on release of revenue projections (other than property taxes) is your What position on designating urban planners for use by community boards is your What What is your position on making the budget process more transparent by clearly is your What What is your position on establishing independent budgeting for: What What is your position on requiring the NYPD is your position on of a regular report of use to publish What What is your position on requiring the Police Commissioner to explain divergence divergence to explain Commissioner the Police on requiring is your position What Responses available online at www.citizensunion.org Responses available online at www.citizensunion.org In November, voters in New York will be asked whether they wish to hold a voters in New York In November, is your State Constitution. What York Constitutional Convention to amend the New a convention? position on holding such Support: 20 Conditional Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 8 Oppose: 53 Conditional Oppose: 0 Support: 73 ConditionalSupport: Support: 73 Answer: 3 Oppose: 3 Conditional 1 Undecided or No Oppose: 1 written applications, process for community board appointments including within interviews of candidates, and filling vacancies 30 days? ConditionalSupport: Support: 77 Answer: 2 Oppose: 1 Conditional 1 Undecided or No Oppose: 0 prior to Council hearings on the Executive budget? Support: Conditional 81 Support: 0 Oppose: 0 Conditional 0 Undecided or No Answer: Oppose: 0 they Council the manner in which and requiring borough president’s report to the advertise and make community board appointments? c. Support: 71 Conditional Support: Undecided or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 7 Conditional 0 Oppose: 0 d. Support: 69 Conditional Support: 1 Undecided or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 8 Conditional Oppose: 0 defining and limiting units of appropriation? Support: Conditional 81 Support: 0 Oppose: 0 Conditional 0 Undecided or No Answer: Oppose: 0 a. Support: Conditional 72 Support:Undecided or No Answer: 2 Oppose: 7 Conditional 0 Oppose: 0 b. Support: Conditional 72 Support:Undecided or No Answer: 3 Oppose: 6 Conditional 0 Oppose: 0 Support: 74 Conditional Support: 2 Oppose: 4 Conditional 1 Undecided or No Answer: Support: 0 Oppose: 74 with dataforce incidents disaggregated by race? Support: Conditional 67 Support: Undecided or No Answer: 2 Oppose: 10 1 Conditional Oppose: 1 from NYPD CCRB trial judge and to make the recommendations and disciplinary public? explanation that it takes place? If you oppose the convention, what will you do to defeat it? If you support a Constitutional Convention, what actions, if any, will you take to ensure If you support a Constitutional Convention, what actions, if any,

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2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 17 S S S S S S O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O NA NA NA NA Q27 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA NA Q26 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S* NA NA Q25 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q24 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q23 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O Q22D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O NA Q22C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O Q22B S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O Q22A S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O S* Q21 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O S* Q20 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA NA Q19 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O Q18 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O Q17 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O O NA NA Q16 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O S* NA NA Q15 S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O* Q14 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA Q13 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S* NA NA NA Q12 NA S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q11 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA Q10 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O O O O S* Q9D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA Q9C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O Q9B S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O Q9A S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O NA NA NA Q7 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O S* NA NA NA Q6 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O NA NA Q5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA Q4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA Q3 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O NA Q2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O O O O O O NA Q1 R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Party Major Green D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, REF D, WF, WEP D, WF, Affiliation CD45/Williams† CD44/Yeger CD43/El-Yateem CD43/Tong CD43/Carroll CD43/Brannan CD43/Quaglione CD43/McCabe CD43/Capano CD42/Hormeku CD41/Henderson CD41/Samuel CD41/Butler CD41/Provost CD41/Olivera CD40/Cunningham CD39/Lander† CD38/Ortiz CD38/Menchaca† CD38/Gonzalez CD36/Joyner CD35/Fox CD35/Cumbo† CD35/Brisport BROOKLYN CD34/Reynoso† CD18/Garcia CD18/Farias CD18/Beltzer CD17/Delices CD17/Santana CD15/Cancel CD15/Torres† CD14/Sanchez CD14/Abreu CD13/Velázquez CD13/Gjonaj CD13/Doyle CD8/Mapp BRONX CD8/Ayala District/Name QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: RESPONSES: QUESTIONNAIRE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 18 QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: *Questionnaires for Brooklyn District Attorney, Public Advocate, and Borough Presidents can be CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES found at www.citizensunion.org.”

District/Name Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q9A Q9B Q9C Q9D Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20 Q21 Q22A Q22B Q22C Q22D Q23 Q24 Q25 Q26 Q27

BRONX

CD8/Ayala D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD8/Mapp D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD13/Doyle D O S S S S S S S S S S S S NA S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD13/Gjonaj D S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S O* S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD13/Velázquez S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD14/Abreu D, WF O S S S O S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD14/Sanchez D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD15/Torres† D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD15/Cancel R S S S S S S S O O S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S

CD17/Santana D O O S S O O S S S S O NA S S S O O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD17/Delices D O O S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O S S S S S

CD18/Beltzer D S S S S S S NA S S S S S S S S O NA S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD18/Farias D S S S S S S S S S O O S S S S O O O S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD18/Garcia D S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

BROOKLYN

CD34/Reynoso† D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD35/Brisport Green O S S S S S S S S S O S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA NA S

CD35/Cumbo† D O S S S S NA S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD35/Fox D O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD36/Joyner D NA NA NA NA NA NA NA S S NA O S S S S O O NA S S S S S S S S S S S NA S NA

CD38/Gonzalez D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD38/Menchaca† D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD38/Ortiz D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD39/Lander† D, WF O S S S O S S S S S S S S NA S S S* NA S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA

CD40/Cunningham D S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S O S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD41/Olivera D S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S O S S O S NA S S S S S S S S S S O

CD41/Provost D S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S O S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD41/Butler D O S O S S S S S S S O S S S S O S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD41/Samuel D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD41/Henderson D S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S O O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD42/Hormeku D, REF O S S S S O S S S S S S S S NA O S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD43/Capano R S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S O S O O S S S O S S S S S S S S S

CD43/McCabe R S S S S S S O S O S O O S S S O O O O O O O O O O O O S S O NA O

CD43/Quaglione R S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S O S O O S S O O O O O O S S S S O

CD43/Brannan D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD43/Carroll D O S S S S S S S S S S S S NA S O S S O S S S S O O O O S S S S O

CD43/Tong D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S* S S S S S S S S O

CD43/El-Yateem D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S NA O S S S S O

CD44/Yeger D O O S S S S* O S S S S* S S S* S O S O O O S S* S S O S S S S S* O NA

CD45/Williams† D, WF S S S S NA NA NA S S S S S NA S S S NA S S S NA S S S S S S S S S S NA

KEY Citizens Union preferred candidates in bold. ^ Incumbent legislator S Support O Oppose NA No answer or undecided Nuanced answer * S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O NA NA NA NA Q27 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S* Q26 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O* NA Q25 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q24 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q23 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O S* NA NA NA Q22D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O NA NA Q22C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA NA NA Q22B S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O NA NA Q22A S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O* NA NA Q21 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O NA NA Q20 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S* NA Q19 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O NA NA NA NA Q18 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O NA NA NA Q17 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O NA NA NA NA Q16 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S* S* NA NA NA Q15 S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O* NA NA NA Q14 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q13 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S* S* Q12 S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA S* S S S S S S Q11 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA NA Q10 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O S* NA NA NA Q9D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O Q9C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S* Q9B S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA Q9A S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O NA NA NA Q7 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O NA Q6 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O S* NA NA NA NA Q5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA NA NA NA Q4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O NA Q3 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O* NA NA Q2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O O O O O O O O O S* O* NA Q1 R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Party Major D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, WF D, REF D, REF Affiliation CD51/Schwartz CD49/Marius STATEN ISLAND STATEN CD49/Hanks CD32/Scala CD30/Holden CD30/Crowley† CD28/David CD27/Miller† CD21/Moya CD21/Monserrate CD21/Furlong CD20/Tan CD20/Koo† CD19/Vallone† QUEENS CD19/Graziano CD10/Pérez CD9/Gray CD9/Perkins† CD9/Gooding CD7/Levine† CD6/Raudenbush CD6/Wymore CD6/Rosenthal† CD6/Goodman CD5/Kallos† CD5/Bobilin CD4/Shapiro CD4/Speranza CD4/Aronson CD4/Honig CD4/Schachter CD4/Powers CD4/Mailman CD4/Harary CD3/Johnson† CD2/Silver CD2/Rivera CD2/Hussein CD2/Cho CD1/Marte MANHATTAN CD1/Chin† CD47/Treyger† District/Name

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 20 District/Name Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q9A Q9B Q9C Q9D Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20 Q21 Q22A Q22B Q22C Q22D Q23 Q24 Q25 Q26 Q27

CD47/Treyger† D O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S O O S S S S S S S S S S S O

MANHATTAN

CD1/Chin† D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD1/Marte D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD2/Cho D S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S O S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD2/Hussein D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S O S S O S S S S S

CD2/Rivera D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD2/Silver D S S S S S S S S S S S S S* S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD3/Johnson† D, WF O S S S S S S S S S S S NA S* S S S* S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD4/Harary R S S S S S* S O S S* S S S S S S O S* NA O O S S O S S S S S S O* S S

CD4/Mailman D S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA S S S S S S S S O

CD4/Powers D O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD4/Schachter D O S S NA NA S S NA S O S NA S S* S NA S O S S S S O* O NA O O S S O S O

CD4/Honig D S S S S S S NA S S S NA NA S S S NA NA S S S S S NA S S S S S S S S S

CD4/Aronson D O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD4/Speranza D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD4/Shapiro D O* O* S NA S S O S O S S* S S S S S S S S O S S S NA NA NA NA S S S S S

CD5/Bobilin D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD5/Kallos† D, WF O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O* S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD6/Goodman D S NA S S S S S S S O S S S S S O S O O O S S O S S S NA S S S S S

CD6/Rosenthal† D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD6/Wymore D S S S S NA S S S S S S S S S S O S S NA S S S S O O O O S S S S NA

CD6/Raudenbush D S S S S S S NA S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD7/Levine† D, WF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA NA S NA S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD9/Gooding D, REF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD9/Perkins† D O O S NA S S S S S S NA S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD9/Gray D S S S S NA S S S S S NA O S S S O O S S S S S S NA NA NA NA S S S S S

CD10/Pérez D O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S O S S S S S S NA S O

QUEENS

CD19/Graziano D, REF S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD19/Vallone† D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S O O S S S S S S S S NA

CD20/Koo† D S* S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S O O S S S O S S S S S S S S O

CD20/Tan D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD21/Furlong D S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA

CD21/Monserrate D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NA NA S NA S S S S S S S S S S

CD21/Moya D O S S S O S S S S S O S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD27/Miller† D NA NA NA NA NA NA NA S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD28/David D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD30/Crowley† D, WF O S O S O O O S S S S S S S S O S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

CD30/Holden D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD32/Scala D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

STATEN ISLAND

CD49/Hanks D O O S O S O S S S S O S S S S O S NA O NA S* O O S S O S* S S O S* NA

CD49/Marius D S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

CD51/Schwartz D, WF S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O

KEY Citizens Union preferred candidates in bold. ^ Incumbent legislator S Support O Oppose NA No answer or undecided Nuanced answer * ★ Preferred Candidate - Marjorie Velázquez - Dem - Marjorie Velázquez Candidate Preferred

John C. Doyle - Dem Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 18 31, Occupation:Age: of Public Relations at NYC Associate Director + Hospitals. Health College, Moyne B.A. Education: Le Health + Hospitals. John C. Doyle is the Associate Director of Public Relations at NYC Prior to this role, he was the District and Community Affairs Director for state Senator Jeff BayKlein. His priorities are to transform the appearance of Pelham Station and improve public transportation in the district, improve the accessibility and affordability of public hospitals, and implement resiliency measures to preserve the district’s coastal residential communities. Doyle is a strong proponent of Citizens Union’s campaign finance reform Doyle opposes a nonpartisan, a top-two primary system, and holding priorities. However, NYC COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 13 Democratic Primary ★ responses p. 18Has returned questionnaire, 31 Occupation:Age: Full-time Candidate B.A. University, Education: Stern School of Business York at New is a former senior accountant at DIRECTVMarjorie Velázquez Latin America, treasurer of campaign, and currently serves as treasurer first election Torres’s Council Member Ritchie and executive board member of Community Board 10 and as a Democratic District wants to improve quality of life in her district by removing inefficiencies Velázquez Leader. services. Her priorities include increasing in government spending and expanding public closures, and expanding on school securing a moratorium funding for public schools, Metro-North stationstransit options by expediting construction of new in Morris Park she aims to fight for women’s rights by strengthening Nest. Lastly, and Parkchester/Van work, and enabling women to make paid family leave laws, ensuring equal pay for equal wishes to improve access to healthcare In this line, she their own healthcare choices. In terms of Citizens Union reform and preemptive treatments, especially for seniors. increasing the Campaign Finance Board’s supports public matching issues, Velázquez to sound government processes funds program and she emphasized her commitment of public resources. She deviates from and the responsible and transparent allocation Citizens Union position most notably on the issue of holding a Constitutional Convention, because she opposes. Citizens Union has decided to prefer Marjorie Velázquez which understandingshe demonstrated significant knowledge and facing her of the issues that she argues will allow her to champion in accounting district, has a strong background and is in line with a vast majority of transparency and fairness in budget negotiations, Citizens Union reform priorities. Municipal Candidate Candidate Municipal Evaluations BRONX

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 22 ★ Preferred Candidate - Amanda Farias - Dem Candidate - Amanda Farias Preferred

★ Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 18 Occupation: 27 Full-time Candidate Age: B.A., M.A. Education: St. John’s University, Elizabeth Crowley in District 30Amanda Farias is former aide to Council Member at the New American Leaders Project. On (Queens), and is a New American Fellow Council Member Crowley’s staff she served a number of roles, including Legislative Aide, Caucus Liaison, Participatory Budget Liaison, Director of Special Projects, Women’s and Councilmanic Aide. Farias’s top priorities are improving public transportation in the district, expanding green markets, establishing job readiness programs and training for youth and adults, and empowering small businesses. In terms of Citizens Union reform issues, Farias expressed especially strong support for improving police accountability. she opposes a number of Citizens Union’s other reform goals including However, enabling Council committees to issue subpoenas by a vote of their members, making all choice of Speaker, actions designed to influence any city Council outcome, including the she reportable as a lobbying expense, and holding a Constitutional Convention. While Victor Ortiz - Dem Victor Has not returned questionnaire Egidio Sementelli - Dem Has not returned questionnaire COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 18 Democratic Primary Mark Gjonaj - Dem Mark Gjonaj p. 18 questionnaire, responses Has returned 48,Age: Occupation: NY State Assemblyman B.A. Education: St. John’s University, District 80 representing Assembly Mark Gjonaj is a state since 2013. Assembly Member, and had served he was a small business owner in , Prior to holding that office, Commission. Gjonaj seeks and Limousine Taxi of the NYC as the Bronx Commissioner in his district by improving transportationto improve quality of life options, public school to reduce water services for opioid addiction. He also wants resources, and treatment as property taxand sewer rates, as well In terms of Citizens Union issues, assessments. However, in the budget and was a supporter of redistricting. Gjonaj supports transparency increasing the Campaign Finance Board’sGjonaj does not support public matching a Constitutional Convention. Citizens of funds raised, nor holding grants to a full match while his presence in Albany has Union has decided not to prefer Mark Gjonaj because, been noted, he has not made a reputation for himself as a reformer and Citizens Union is his campaign fundraising. concerned about outside interests dominating Constitutional Convention, two issues that Citizens Union supports. Citizens Union has Union has Citizens Union supports. Citizens issues that two Convention, Constitutional his but commends competitor, of the strength of his to prefer Doyle because decided not to the needs of his district. commitment

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 23 Ruben Diaz, Sr. - Dem Ruben Diaz, Sr. Has not returned questionnaire Elvin Garcia - Dem Elvin Garcia Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 18 30Age: Occupation: Full-time Candidate Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.A. Bronx Prior to running for office, Elvin Garcia was the for Mayor de Borough Director Leaders Council, the Community Affairs at the New Blasio. He has also been a Fellow Representative for State Senator Gustavo Rivera, and Regional Field Director for city Council Speaker ’s 2013 Mayoral Campaign, and then for Former Garcia’s top priorities are improving public Mayor de Blasio’s Campaign that same year. and other resources, ensuring that the Soundview Ferry expanding public school safety, transportation small improvements are carried out with community input, empowering of public housing. Garcia supports businesses, and create support programs for residents not Garcia does all of Citizens Union’s police accountability reform measures. However, support Citizens Union’s stance on prohibiting candidates from using public matching strategic campaign consulting services from firms that also provide funds to purchase lobbying services, nor holding a Constitutional Convention. Citizens Union has decided not to support Garcia because of the strength and appeal of his competitors. Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 18Has returned questionnaire, 31 Occupation:Age: Full-time Candidate B.A.; Zicklins School of Business at , University, Education: Stony Brook M.B.A. analyst for Beltzer has been a compliance Michael Prior to running for office, JPMorgan Chase, a Bond for Israel, and a Director of Servicer for the Development Corporation Beltzer’s top Services at the Bronx Chamber of Commerce. Financial and Merchant plan for Council comprehensive community-based development priorities are passing a plan to avoid spot re-zonings; improving public safety and police- District 18 and a 197-a community relations, and modernizing transportation. participatory He also wants to bring Citizens Union’s police accountabilitybudgeting to the district. Beltzer supports all of the Civilian Complaint Review Boardreform priorities and believes that members of should holding a Constitutional Convention. be elected, not appointed. He does not support aligned with many Citizens Union reform goals, Citizens Union believes that he is While reforms. such his opponent will be more effective in achieving Michael Beltzer - Dem Michael is currently opposed to a Constitutional Convention, she saidConvention, to a Constitutional opposed is currently would take she an active following the referendum, Convention in the steps for reform through the role in pushing from Citizens Union’s Despite deviating in November. be called for by voters should one she Farias because Union prefers Amanda a number of issues, Citizens positions on in the issues that she supports to advance the reform the candidate most able presents as Crowley. under Councilmember to her experience serving Council thanks

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 24 ★ Preferred Candidate – Eric Gonzalez – Dem – Eric Gonzalez – Dem Candidate Preferred

Ama Dwimoh is the Special Counsel to the Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Ama Dwimoh – Dem online at www.CitizensUnion.org Has returned questionnaire, responses available Occupation: Special Counsel to Brooklyn BoroughPresident Education: Barnard College, B.A.; Columbia Law School, J.D. ★ responses available online at www.CitizensUnion.org Has returned questionnaire, Kings County 48Age: Occupation: District Attorney, Acting Law School, J.D. B.A.; University of Michigan Education: Cornell University, D.A. Kenneth the acting District Attorney since the death of Eric Gonzalez has been Under after serving as his deputy for several years. in October 2016, Thompson of a number of the administration’s Gonzalez was involved in the launch Thompson, Conviction Review Unit and the policy signature initiatives, including the creation of the possession. As acting District Attorney, not to seek prosecution for low-level marijuana a fairer and more equitable work creating Gonzalez has continued Thompson’s criminal of wrongful convictions and avoiding justice system in Brooklyn by scrutinizing allegations led to disproportionate levels of prosecution for low-level crimes that have historically Gonzalez told Citizens Union that he views the incarceration among communities of color. to fulfill its responsibilities independently position as a nonpolitical office and would strive bail reform and will reduce the of other interests or personal aspirations. He supports minimizing immigration-related collateral A.D.A.s request bail; number of cases in which consequences; videotaping to public police interrogations; and will pursue cases related In line with his belief that the District Attorney’s corruption and “pay-to-play” impropriety. office should avoid overtly political stances, he has not a position on holding a taken that he does not believe it is the only Constitutional Convention but told Citizens Union meaningful criminal justice reform. Citizen’s Union prefers Gonzalez strategy to achieve office, his commitment to ameliorating in this race because of his experience in the D.A.’s inaugurated by greater conviction integrity, inequality in the criminal justice system through and to pursue cases of public corruption. his predecessor, Has not returned questionnaire Has not returned BROOKLYN DISTRICTBROOKLYN ATTORNEY Democratic Primary William Russell Moore - Dem Russell Moore William and had previously worked in the Brooklyn D.A.’s office for twenty years as a senior trial and had previously worked in the Brooklyn D.A.’s attorney and head of the Crimes against Children Bureau. If elected, Dwimoh will focus on stronger punishment of police misconduct, especially in instancesuse of of excessive cases; takeforce, and would appoint a special prosecutor to handle such a hard stance against the practice of Stop, Question, and Frisk; and create units to support vulnerable She supports police body cameras populations like seniors, workers, tenants, and children.

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 25 Vincent Gentile - Dem Vincent Has returned questionnaire, responses available online at www.CitizensUnion.org District 43 Council Member, Age: 58 Occupation: NYC J.D. University, B.A.; Fordham Education: Cornell University, Patricia Gatling – Dem online at www.CitizensUnion.org Has returned questionnaire, responses available Occupation: Marx Lane & Mittendorf Attorney at Windels King Carey B.A.; University of Maryland Francis Education: Johns Hopkins University, J.D. School of Law, Marx Lane & Mittendorf, specializing Patricia Gatling is currently an attorney at Windels rights issues. She began her legal career employment, and civil in transportation equity, office, and has since served as as an Assistant District Attorney in the Brooklyn D.A.’s and City Commission on Human Rights the Commissioner and Chair of the New York the Deputy SecretaryGatling’s for Civil Rights under Governor . One of workers and investigators primary goals is to create a unit composed of attorneys, social to educate and protect seniors from exploitation. implement If elected, she would also a Prosecutor’s Integrity Bureau (PIB) that will audit cases and complaints concerning members of the District Attorney’s staff Her views in order to increase accountability. on transparency and police accountability are in line with those of Citizens Union, but she opposes holding the Constitutional Convention. Citizens Union was impressed by Gatling’s record but felt that she may be motivated by loftier political aspirations and that the incumbent would serve as a more balanced District Attorney. Marc Fliedner – Dem Fliedner Marc responses available online at www.CitizensUnion.org Has returned questionnaire, 55Age: Occupation: Civil Rights Attorney Law School, J.D. B.A.; George Washington Education: American University, Assistant attorney who began his legal career as an Marc Fliedner is a civil rights District If elected, Fliedner District Attorney’s office in the late eighties. Attorney in the Brooklyn says move away from a statistics-driven he would criminal justice model of arrest and gun focus more resources on investigating and preventing prosecution and would crimes and the Public Integrity Bureau; prosecute hate expand and drug trafficking; determines which improve the Early Case Assessment Bureau, domestic terrorism; and a Constitutional appropriate after arrest. He supports holding whether prosecution is his opponents supports videotapingConvention and closing , and like police Fliedner in this race because, while interrogations. Citizens Union does not support on police accountabilitysupportive of many of the organization’s positions and criminal not develop a relationship with police that justice reform, there is concern that he would would be conducive to the work of District Attorney. and videotaping holding she opposes Island, and Rikers closing police interrogations, her in the race for District Union does not prefer Convention. Citizens a Constitutional of office based on allegations her ability to lead the of concerns about Attorney because of her competitors. of the relative appeal subordinates, and because friction with

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 26 ★ Occupation: Full-time Candidate Preferred Candidate - Ede Fox - Dem Candidate - Ede Fox Preferred

★ Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 46 Age: Angeles, M.A. University of California, Los B.A.; Education: University of Michigan, is a co-founder of Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform and has been a Ede Fox as the Environmental/Sanitation She currently serves longtime activist in her community. Chair for Brooklyn Community Board 8, and has served as a top aide and the Legislative Her top priority Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverto. and Budget Director for NYC issues include creating affordable housing based on the district’s median income, creating have clean, lead-free new local jobs, and ensuring that District 35 residents and schools has emphasized the importance of openness and transparency in Fox drinking water. She City. government, especially as a means of curbing “pay-to-play” politics in New York COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 35 Democratic Primary Anne Swern is a former Assistant Attorney in Brooklyn, serving for over thirty years, District as deputy to District Attorney Charlies Hynes, and is an adjunct professor many of which Her priorities for the District Attorney’s office are to address the at . disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system through comprehensive of minorities statistical of when prosecution is appropriate, with analysis; implement better assessment the sources of drugs; and address public an eye toward avoiding penalizing poverty; curb videotapingcorruption and police oversight. Swern also supports police interrogations, improving police accountability comprehensive data through collection, and mitigating a finance rules and regulations. Despite “pay-to-play” culture by stringently enforcing campaign align closely with Citizens Union’s, Citizens Union does not prefer Swern her priorities, which Hynes’s tenure in office, and questions in this race because of her close association with to wrongful convictions, especially during his about her role in the ongoing controversy related time for Brooklyn to affirmatively end thisfinal years in office. Citizens Union believes it is sad in the city’s history. chapter Anne Swern – Dem Anne Swern – responses available online at www.CitizensUnion.org Has returned questionnaire, School Professor at Brooklyn Law Adjunct 61 Occupation:Age: Attorney, Buffalo,Education: University of School, B.A.; Brooklyn Law J.D. Vincent Gentile has served as a New York lawmaker for the last two decades, first as first last two decades, for the lawmaker a New York served as Gentile has Vincent a state a position as a member of the Council, to 2002, and then Senator from 1997 his to term limits. Prior to due the end of this year, 2003 but will leave at he held since Attorney’s County District for 11 years in the Queens Gentile worked political involvement, Conviction are to expand the His priorities for the office prosecutor and A.D.A. office as a establishReview Unit, gun-possession bureau, seriously pursue a narcotics investigations prosecutions, and establish Citizens financial fraud schemes. a unit to protect seniors from him in this race but does not prefer service as a legislator, Union commends Gentile’s from a political view the responsibilities of the District Attorney because he appears to criminal justice lens it were a legislative office, rather than from a perspective, as though justice through the law. concerned with pursuing

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 27 ★ Preferred Candidate - Carlos Menchaca - Dem Preferred Carlos Menchaca was elected to the New York City Council in 2013 and was the only was elected to the New York Carlos Menchaca Menchaca candidate to defeat an incumbent, in a Democratic Primary upset, that year. of the City Council Committee on Immigration and is a member of serves as the chair Caucus and the Progressive Caucus. Latino, and Asian Caucus, the L.G.B.T. the Black, has prioritized, Menchaca Representing a district with a large Asian and Latino community, among others, immigration issues: he co-sponsored and was heavily involved in IDNYC ★ Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 36Age: Occupation: District 38 NYC Council Member, B.A. Education: University of San Francisco, Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18Has returned questionnaire, 42 Occupation: District 35Age: NYC Councilmember, M.A. University, Education: Spelman College, B.A.; New York 35 in City Council to represent District was elected to the New York of Council, she has been a champion 2013, and is currently seeking reelection. In the for services to address domestic violence women’s issues including expanding the budget and a promoter of public art and and sex education, an advocate against gun violence, and include improving housing stock landmarking. Her top priorities for a second term protecting social services, protecting creating affordable housing, improving schools, Cumbo expressed support for most of women’s rights, and preventing gun violence. like her opponent, she opposes establishing Citizens Union’s reform goals, however, non-partisan,is also top-two primaries, and holding a Constitutional Convention. She in the Council so that members opposed to reducing the overall number of committees Union supports. She provoked a measure that Citizens can participate more meaningfully, made about the racial dynamics of the controversy in her first term after comments she in the Council, but the strength of her district. Laurie Cumbo has a good record of service to improve the district and city government ideas Fox’s and the specificity of challenger lead us to prefer Cumbo’s challenger. COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 38 Democratic Primary Laurie CumboDem - is a strong proponent of civic engagement on the local level and will promote participatory participatory will promote level and on the local engagement of civic proponent is a strong Union’s incumbent. On Citizens was introduced by the the district, which budgeting in opposed to establishing is a nonpartisan,issues, Fox and holding top-two primary system, demonstrated because she has Union prefers Fox Convention. Citizens a Constitutional and district, has the legislative to the issues in her of and commitment a deep knowledge reformer and representative to be an effective political experience is in the Council, and Her interest in and Union’s municipal level advocacy goals. supportive of many of Citizens the incumbent unlike entire district is another factor in her favor, ability to represent the who created unnecessary related to the racial dynamics controversy during her first term as such some of the good work of the incumbent, acknowledges of the district. Fox improvements in the issues, senior centers, and NYCHA allocating funding for women’s to continuing those efforts. district, and has committed

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st District st Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 51 State Assembly Member, Occupation: 57 New York Age: representing the 51 State Assembly, Félix Ortiz is a Member of the New York Félix Ortiz - Dem Sara Gonzalez - Dem Sara Gonzalez response p. 18Has returned questionnaire, Occupation: 67 ConsultantAge: Education: CUNY College of Staten Island, B.A. Sara Gonzalez is a political consultant who previously represented District 38 from the in the 2013 Democratic Primary by the 2002 special election and until she was defeated after coming under scrutiny for her poor current incumbent. She was defeated in 2013 she of legislative accomplishments, which attendance record in the Council and lack disputes. Gonzalez is running for the same seat because, she claims, she was asked to on immigration issues by members of the community who feel their concerns—especially If elected, she would focus on supporting and senior services—are not being addressed. and preserving affordable housing, local immigrant communities, addressing displacement seats. Gonzalez did not school expanding senior services, and funding more public or questionnaire, but when asked in mention any reform issues on her websites, literature, the interview she stated Citizens she would like to serve on the ethics committee if elected. to her previous record in the Council, and Union does not prefer Gonzalez’s candidacy due of a clear vision for reform and how she would improve as a Councilmember. her lack legislation, and has secured funds for public defenders of undocumented immigrants immigrants of undocumented defenders for public secured funds and has legislation, the number of public first term he also increased literacy services. In his and for adult would If re-elected he participatory budgeting. in his district and introduced seats school Act, public housing to Know passing the Right justice reform, including prioritize criminal engagement of immigrant to Counsel initiative, civic the Right issues like implementing to legal and expanding access the working waterfront, protecting and youth communities, representation, supports almost all of education, and healthcare for immigrants. Menchaca and saidpoints, but for holding a Constitutional Convention, Citizens Union agenda that he as reducing such to reforming city government processes would seek novel approaches Speaker. choice of Council strong influence on the the county political committees’ and an ambitious to be an independent actor in the Council has proven himself Menchaca support Union prefers him in this race because of his Citizens advocate for his community. his mind. and reform goals and for his courage in speaking for the organization’s values Education: Boricua College, B.A.; , M.P.A. University, Education: Boricua College, B.A.; New York District for the last 23 years. He serves on a number of committees and in 2015 was He began his long tenure by addressing named Assistant Speaker of the Assembly. sweatshops in Sunset Park and harmful labor practices in manufacturing jobs; he later obesity, focused on public health issues, initiating programs and legislations on childhood eating disorder centers, menu labeling, and nutrition standards He was for schools. instrumentaldriving in instituting the nation’s first ban on hand-held cell phone use while in early 2000’s. Other issues Ortiz supported are single-payer healthcare, criminal justice reform, environmental rights. Ortiz is seeking to leave the Assembly protection, and LGBT for a Council seat following, he says, are requests from local community members who

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★ Preferred Candidate - Alicka Candidate Samuel - Dem Ampry Preferred

Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 Occupation: Full-time Candidate B.A.; City of New University, State Education: North and Technical Carolina Agricultural School at Queens College, of Law J.D. York of staffAlicka Ampry Samuel after serving as the chief a Senior Advisor at NYCHA, was protective specialist She has also worked as a child for Assembly Member . for ACS, a human rights coordinator for the U.S. State Department, and a legislative aide City Council. members of the New York and constituent services manager to two different through homeowner protections Her top priority is to improve housing in the district housing development, and improving against predatory speculation, new affordable the quality of shelters in the district. Samuel every reform expressed support for almost a strong supporter of oversight reforms goal on the Citizens Union questionnaire and is support holding a Constitutional to curb “pay-to-play” politics. She does not, however, Convention. Samuel likely is the preferred candidate in this race because as she will given her experience in local be among the most effective reformers in the Council reform agenda. government and her alignment with Citizens Union’s Henry Butler - Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 50 CommunityAge: Occupation: Board District Manager, 3 Education: , B.A. Henry Butler is the District Manager for Community Board 3 in Brooklyn. He previously worked as a train conductor for 15 years and was a union representative at TWU Local His top priorities are to 100, and Chairman of the Labor Committee of the Brooklyn NAACP. and college readiness programs, improve preventativesecure resources for public schools introduce participatory budgeting to the district, and work with the care in the community, Small Business Administration to bring jobs and career training to the district. Butler is opposed to establishing a nonpartisan, top-two election system, reducing the number of ★ Candidate did not receive questionnaire. Candidate did not receive - Dem Delvis Valdes Has not returned questionnaire. COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 41 Democratic Party Chris Q. Miao - Dem Chris Q. Miao - dissatisfied with the incumbent. While his platform does not highlight specific Citizens specific not highlight platform does While his dissatisfied incumbent. with the items and Union questionnaire to almost all of Citizens he expressed support Union issues, Rule. and using the Home campaign finance rules to proposed changes in his interview in the state Ortiz’s work Citizens Union commends him Assembly and has preferred While his incumbent opponent’s prefer him because of the organization does not in the past, goals. Citizens Union’s reform Council and support for record in the

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 30 Assembly District. His priorities Assembly District. His th Precinct, and is the editor-in-chief of the Brownsville Collective Community Newspaper. of the Brownsville Collective Community Newspaper. Precinct, and is the editor-in-chief rd Her priority issues are affordable housing, preventative healthcare, women’s rights such to enhancing the Civilian Olivera is opposed and affordable childcare. as pay equality, Complaint Review Board’sto initiate investigations without receipt of a formal authority On her questionnaire, she did not complaint, and holding a Constitutional Convention. indicate whether or not she supports reinstating the zero tolerance penalty for false official statements Union does not prefer Olivera because of doubts that by public officers. Citizens reform. she will be an effective and strong supporter of Victor Jordan - Dem Jordan Victor Candidate did not receive questionnaire. David R. Miller - Dem Candidate did not receive questionnaire. Moreen King - Dem King - Moreen Has not returned questionnaire. - Dem Cox Leopold Has not returned questionnaire. Royston Antoine - Dem Candidate did not receive questionnaire. Deidre Olivera is a member of Community Board 16 and a Council Executive Member of the 73 Deidre Olivera - Dem Olivera Deidre Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 46Age: Occupation: Small business employee College B.A. Education: The of New Rochelle, Cory Provost - Dem Cory Provost p. 18 questionnaire, response Has returned 31 Occupation:Age: CommunityOrganizer Education: CUNY , B.A., M.A. District Leader of the 58Cory Provost is the Democratic Council committees, and holding a Constitutional Convention. Citizens Union does not prefer does not prefer Union Citizens Convention. a Constitutional and holding committees, Council Union’s reform priorities. of alignment with Citizens race because of a lack Butler in this are to require greater affordability standardsare to require greater affordability of new housing in the district, in the creation housing and transportation,allocate funding for senior closing Rikers Island, introducing school-to-prison and ameliorating police issues like ending the participatory budgeting, Union’s reform policing. Provost supports most of Citizen pipeline and broken windows reducing overall area of voting and elections, but he opposed issues, especially in the Citizens Council and holding a Constitutional Convention. number committees in the local government, because of his relative inexperience in Union does not prefer Provost of the issues facing his district. but appreciates his knowledge

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th ★ Assembly District and aide to Council th Preferred Candidate - Justin Brannan - Dem Justin Brannan Candidate - Preferred

Kevin Peter Carroll - Dem Carroll Peter Kevin Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 18 Occupation: of the 64 Democratic District Leader Khader El-Yateem - Dem Khader El-Yateem Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 18 48Age: Occupation: and Clergy Liaison for Founder of Salam Arabic Lutheran Church the NYPD M.Div Seminary, B.A.; Lutheran Theological Seminary, Evangelical Theological Education: is currently the Clergy Liaison for the NYPD and is the founder of the Khader El-Yateem of the Arab American Association Salam the Treasurer He is also Arabic Lutheran Church. the opioid epidemic in District 43, is focused on addressing El-Yateem of New York. fully funding to public schools, creating more affordable housing, increasing funding supports electoral El-Yateem Of Citizens Union’s issues, and improving the MTA. CUNY, He is a strong supporter of the latter, reform, independent budgeting, and police reform. Act and end broken windows policing. He does not, advocating to pass the Right to Know establishing support independent budgeting for community boards, nor holding a however, because of the appeal not prefer El-Yateem Constitutional Convention. Citizens Union does efforts to improve his district. his commitment and but does acknowledge of his competitor, Justin Brannan is currently a full-time candidate and has previously served as Chief of Staff a full-time candidate and has previously served Justin Brannan is currently and is the founder of Bay Gentile, Cares, a nonprofit Ridge for Council Member Vincent issues in Bayto address quality of life top priorities in the district are Ridge. Brannan’s to improve public transportation in classrooms, support options, address overcrowding funding for senior services, and increase community-police small businesses, increase and is especially almost all of Citizens Union’s reform priorities interaction. He supports efficient, more fair, reforms to make the process of policymaking supportive of Council rules dynamics of the Council. Brannan splits notablyand external to the political with Citizens he opposes. which subject of holding a Constitutional Convention, Union’s agenda on the to his knowledge of the issues facing Citizens Union prefers Brannan because, in addition reform issues and presents as the candidate his district, he is the candidate most versed in the dynamics of the Council. with the greatest ability to successfully negotiate ★ p. 18 questionnaire, responses Has returned 38Age: Occupation: Full-time Candidate and CollegeEducation: Fordham University Island, B.A. of Staten NYC COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 43 Primary Democratic Assembly District and is a staffer of Councilmember Stephen Levin. His priorities include accessibility of public the wheelchair improving addressing overcrowding in schools, transportation in the district, protecting the waterfront environment, and preserving housing for seniors. In terms of Citizens Union’s issues, Carroll most supports reforming Member Stephen Levin Education: College of Staten Island, B.A. Carroll currently serves as the Democratic District Leader of the 64 Peter Kevin

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 32 ★ Assembly District and th Assembly District and the Assembly District and th Preferred Candidate - John Quaglione - Rep Preferred Public Relation Director for Assembly Member for Assembly Member William Public Relation Director Education: High School of the 47 is currently the Democratic District Leader Nancy Tong the Public Relations Director for Assembly Member William Colton. Her top priorities Colton. Her for Assembly Member William the Public Relations Director support services, and expand extra-curricular in schools are to address overcrowding the Southwest Brooklyn garbage transfer station, the construction of block create more office. As for Citizens Union’s issues, affordable housing, and having a responsive district she does not Council rules reforms. However, she is a proponent of campaign finance and requiring the NYPD also believes that support holding a Constitutional Convention. Tong with datato publish a regular report of use of force incidents disaggregated by race Citizens Union does not prefer Tong would be “divisive” and would oppose the measure. reformer in the Council and because because of concerns that she will not be an effective police accountabilityof her opposition to parts of the organization’s reform agenda, and the Constitutional Convention. Age: 38Age: Occupation: Deputy Chief of Staff and Press Secretary for Senator Martin Golden B.A. Education: American University, StaffJohn Quaglione is currently the Deputy Chief of and Press Secretary for state of the BoardSenator Martin Golden, and serves as the Chairman of Saint of Directors Qualgione’s top priorities are creating a city-wide database of Anselm Catholic Academy. cellphone videos and pictures taken by civilians to assist NYPD investigations, increasing the presence of police in District 43, introducing participatory budgeting, improving public transportation, and increasing funding for senior services like the SCRIE and EPIC programs. Quaglione supports a number of Citizens Union’s reform goals, but deviates on a Constitutional Convention, and independent holding the subject of police accountability, believe that the budgeting for certain public offices and agencies. He does, however, should be Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent police oversight agency, empowered to prosecute officers found lying during their investigation. Citizens Union ★ Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 Vincent Chirico - Dem Chirico Vincent Has not returned questionnaire. COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 43 Republican Primary Has returned questionnaire, responses p. Has returned questionnaire, 62Age: Occupation: of the 47 Democratic Leader District Nancy Tong - Dem Nancy Tong the city’s campaign finance system. On the other hand, he opposes establishing he opposes the other hand, system. On finance campaign the city’s a of the Civil enhancing the authority City, nonpartisan in New York election system BoardComplaint Review establishing without a formal complaint, to initiate investigations agencies, and holding of public offices and budgeting for a number independent Carroll because of his Union does not prefer Convention. Citizens a Constitutional the organization. by reform measures championed a number of democratic opposition to

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 33 Lucretia Regina-Potter - Rep Regina-Potter Lucretia Candidate did not receive questionnaire. Robert Capano - Rep Has returned questionnaire, response p. 18 42 Occupation: Professor at John Age: Grestides Supermarket’s Store Manager; Adjunct Jay College of Criminal Justice Education: SUNY New Paltz, B.A.; Brooklyn College, M.A. professor at John Jay College of Robert Capano is a store manager and an adjunct reduce regulations on small businesses, Criminal Justice. Capano’s top priorities are to keeping Riker’s Island open, and introduce legislation to curb illegal home conversions, 43. Capano finds voting and election creating more youth recreational programs in District accessibility to be the most important Citizens Union issue, but opposes other Citizens fund program (his campaign participates Union reforms like expanding the public matching to publish a regular report on use of in the program), and requiring the police department force incidents with data on race. He is also opposed to granting the Civilian Complaint Review Board police the authority to initiate an investigation into reported incidents of Citizens Union supports. Citizens which misconduct without receipt of a formal complaint, that he will be an effective reformer and Union does not prefer Capano because of doubts representative of his district in the Council. Liam McCabe - Rep Liam McCabe p. 18 questionnaire, response Has returned 38Age: Occupation: Full-time Candidate College,Education: St. Francis B.S. as an aide to a full-time candidate, but has previously served Liam McCabe is currently U.S. Representativeif elected are to stop illegal home Dan Donovan. McCabe’s priorities transportationconversions, improve public educational resources for options, expand district. McCabe and encourage economic development in his special needs students, including adopting Union’s voting and election reform objectives, supports all of Citizens other Citizens Union he opposes numerous a nonpartisan election system. However, Council in the areas of public oversight of police misconduct, democratic reform goals Union does not and holding a Constitutional Convention. Citizens reform, budget reform, many Citizens Union reform priorities. prefer McCabe because of his opposition to so prefers Quaglione because he presents as the primary candidate best able to represent to represent best able candidate as the primary presents because he Quaglione prefers with and for his alignment ideologies of the district, communities and political the diverse and Council reform. especially elections Union’s reform priorities, many of Citizens

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 34 ★ Preferred Candidate - Margaret Chin – Dem - Margaret Candidate Preferred Aaron Foldenauer Aaron Has not returned questionnaire Dashia Imperiale Has not returned questionnaire Christopher Marte – Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 28Age: Occupation: Full-time Candidate Island University Global, B.A. Education: Long and is a founding member of researcher, Christopher Marte is a financial analyst and legal LES Infill 1 and 2. His top priorities are to the Residential Green Committee of NYCHA’s the Council Member through regular town improve communication between residents and policies to prevent overdevelopment; hall meetings; create “community-based” zoning to empower small businesses in lease implement participatory budgeting; enact policy measures. Like the incumbent, Marte negotiations; and implement waterfront resiliency reform goals, except for holding a expressed support for almost all of Citizen Union’s Marte to be an intelligent, involved, and Constitutional Convention. Citizens Union found of prefer him because of his relative lack committed community advocate, but does not experience working with city government when compared to the able incumbent. MANHATTAN COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 1 Party Democratic ★ response p. 20Has returned questionnaire, 64Age: Occupation: District 1 NYC Council Member, B.A. Education: City College of New York, in 2010, after a career in City Council to the New York Margaret Chin was elected Her top Equality. executive director of Asian Americans for education and as the deputy tenant protections; preserve affordable housing and strengthen priorities are to create and transparency in the services; increase public notification and increase funding for senior transparency and to increase process; and create mechanisms land use decision-making of capitalensure the timely completion expressed support for nearly all of projects. Chin to holding a Constitutional Convention. Citizen Union’s reform goals, but she is opposed as Chin has worked on numerous issues such During her time as a Council Member, Rent Freeze Program. She is the Chair of the leave and the NYC expanding paid sick Latino, and Asian Causus, Chair of the Black, Council’s Committee on Aging and Co-Vice Union prefers Chin in this race and is a member of the Progressive Caucus. Citizens her demonstrated tenacity in the because of her commitment to government transparency, her district. Council, and her dedication to key issues impacting

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★ Preferred Candidate - Carlina Rivera – Dem Carlina Rivera Candidate - Preferred Erin Hussein is a writer and filmmaker, and has served as President and on the Board of Erin Hussein is a writer and filmmaker, Coop Alliance. Hussein’s priorities Corp and the Central Village Directors for Stewart Tenant’s include passing the Small Business Jobs Survival Act and commercial rent tax reform, desegregation, among promoting housing preservation in her district, and supporting school Erin Hussein - Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 Occupation: 47 Writer/FilmmakerAge: Education: Columbia College, B.A.; Columbia Law School, J.D. Ronnie Cho – Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 34Age: Occupation: President and Head of Public Affairs at MTV Vice Education: Arizona State University and has of Public Affairs at MTV, President and Head Ronnie Cho is currently the Vice Cho’s priorities are Security. previously served at the U.S. Department of Homeland services, advancing a single-payer health care system, supporting improving NYCHA funding transportationpublic schools, He is solutions, and assisting small businesses. but deviates on a few reform measures aligned with a number of Citizens Union issues, by referendum only be changed that Citizens Union supports: requiring laws enacted Civilian Complaint Review Board’sthrough approval by the voters, enhancing the complaint, and holding a Constitutional authority to initiate investigations without a formal because of his relatively limited Convention. Citizens Union does not prefer Cho will be a more effective reformer in experience in the district and a belief that his opponent the Council. ★ p. 20 questionnaire, response Has returned 33 Occupation:Age: Candidate Full-time Education: Marist College, B.A. Mendez, Legislative Director for Council Member Rosie Carlina Rivera is a former where she startedrepresenting District 2, She has served as a Democratic in 2015. Lower East Director of Programs and Services at Good Old District Leader and the Side, Inc. (GOLES), preservation is a community-based and member-led housing which citizen services, priority issues are affordable housing, senior organization. Rivera’s top for youth, programs and job opportunities after-school better-funded public education, and assistances support for a range for small local businesses. Rivera has expressed budget reform as goals, emphasizing community board and of Citizens Union advocacy Rivera most aligned with Citizens Union. On her questionnaire, the areas where she is a Constitutional Convention. Citizens supported every reform measure except holding candidate with the broadest knowledge Union prefers Carlina Rivera because she is the experience relative to her opponents, of issues in the district, has significant legislative of Citizens Union’s reform priorities in the Council. and will be a champion NYC COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 2 Primary Democratic

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 36 ★ Preferred Candidate - Keith Powers - Dem Powers Candidate - Keith Preferred ★ Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 33 Occupation:Age: Full-time Candidate Education: University of Dayton, B.A.; CUNY M.A. Graduate Center, Consulting L.L.C., a President at Constantinople & Vallone is a former Vice Powers Keith State.York City and manager for state He has worked as a campaign lobbying firm in New of staff and a chief for Assembly Member Jonathan Bing. Powers’ Senator top priorities are protecting and creating affordable housing; improving public education and quality; and fixing public transportation’s functionality in terms of funding, diversity, is the only candidate in the race to include a detailed Powers plan and affordability. for reforming city government as part of his platform. His “Sunlight in the City” agenda includes reforms to campaign finance, budget allocations, voting and elections, Council In addressing his own work as a operations, and new restrictions on lobbyist activity. lobbyist, he has pledged to disclose his former client list, refrain from contact with former clients or the firm, and to seek an advisory opinion on the matter from the Conflict of Interest Board, he will make public. Although this primary race features several which Jasmin Sanchez Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 for an interviewCandidate could not be scheduled L. Vasquez Jorge Has not returned a questionnaire COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 4 Democratic Primary Mary Silver - Dem response p. 20Has returned questionnaire, 58Age: Occupation: Attorney Ph.D. J.D., University, B.A.; New York Education: Hofstra University, for six years as and education advocate. Silver has served Mary Silver is an attorney York City for New officer of the Community Education Council an elected member and an appointed member of Community Board. District 2, and is School Silver’s top priorities and promoting class sizes, desegregating public schools, school include reducing public other issues. Silver has statedaffordable housing, among that campaign finance reform She supports are the most importantand improving ballot access reform issues to her. for extending term limits from two to nearly all of Citizens Union’s reform goals except Convention. Despite being impressed three four-year terms and holding a Constitutional Union does not prefer Mary Silver. by her commitment to educational reform, Citizens others. Hussein emphasized campaign finance reform as the most important as the most reform finance campaign Hussein emphasized others. to issue reform accessible for and more elections cheaper continued need to make and spoke about the her, in her community and passionate advocate Hussein is a committed Erin While candidates. in Union supports her opponent agenda, Citizens of Citizens Union’s reform and a champion this race.

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 37 Jeffery Mailman - Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 35 Director to CouncilAge: Occupation: Crowley Member Elizabeth Legislative Education: SUNY J.D. Binghamton, B.A; Cardozo School of Law, Jeffrey Mailman has worked in City Hall for the last five years as counsel and Legislative Director to Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (Queens), and was previously an adjunct assistant Mailman’s top priorities are pedestrian professor of law at Cardozo Law School. safety as excessive noise, traffic, and rodent infestation; and quality of life issues such agreeing with most and senior programs and accessible transit, among others. Though of Citizens Union agenda, he was hesitant to support several police oversight reforms, saying entities. he would first like to review the specific roles of numerous police oversight Rachel Honig - Dem Honig - Rachel Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 45Age: Occupation: Public Relations and Communications Consultant Education: Smith College, B.A. Honig has been working in marketing and public relations for the past twenty years Rachel and fiscally responsible” candidate, in various capacities. A self-defined “socially liberal she is running for office to bring “non-partisan and points to competency” to City Hall, as her top priority issue. Honig the city’s shortcomings in supporting small businesses parks, pressuring Albany to create is also concerned with preserving waterways and significant transportation improvements, addressing overdevelopment in the district, She is the only candidate interviewed in the race and lead-contaminated drinking water. Union does not prefer Honig in this who supports a Constitutional Convention. Citizens election because of appeal of one of her opponents. Vanessa Aronson has worked as a math and science teacher in sixth and seventh grade in sixth and seventh grade math and science teacher Aronson has worked as a Vanessa she spent ten years working as a which Heights, prior to in Washington at a public school diplomat for the U.S. State are affordability in housing Department. Aronson’s priority issues and transparent budgeting, public transportationand small businesses, efficient accessibility, has emphasized programs for students with special needs. Aronson and improving education the importance on lobbyists, exposing conflicts of ethics reforms, including more restrictions and saidthe Council Finance she will seek to be on transparency, of interest, and increased Citizens Union was Committee because of the importance of budget oversight. While policy and her support for democratic impressed by her professional experience in public to the appeal of her opponent. reform, the organization does not prefer her due Vanessa Aronson - Dem Aronson Vanessa p. 20 questionnaire, response Has returned 32 Occupation:Age: Full-time Candidate M.P.P.; Chicago, B.A.; HarvardEducation: University of School of Government, Kennedy Relay Graduate School of Education, M.A. highly qualified candidates, Citizens Union prefers Powers due to his ambitious and his ambitious due to Powers prefers Citizens Union qualified candidates, highly deep of city government and his knowledge reform agenda, and believes wide-ranging representative make him an excellent the constituency will familiarity with 4. of District

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 38 Maria Castro - Dem Maria Castro Has not returned questionnaire Alec Hartman - Dem Has not returned questionnaire Marti Speranza - Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 Occupation: Full-time Candidate M.B.A. Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.A.; Harvard University, a public-private Entrepreneurs NYC, Marti Speranza was the director of Women Business Services that promotes Department of Small partnership based out of the NYC top priorities include expanding and assists female business owners. Speranza’s small businesses, and increasing early affordable housing, protecting and preserving addresses police oversight education programs, among others. Her platform also S.T.E.M. importanceand criminal justice reform, including issues of such for Citizens Union Boardas empowering the Civilian Complaint Review and passing the Right to Know questionnaire were almost completely Act, and her answers through the interview and Union was impressed by Speranza’s aligned with Citizens Union agenda points. Citizens strong message in this and wide field-based support campaign. She is not preferred race because Citizens Union felt that, while she is an advocate for reform, one of her opponents would be a stronger reform advocate. Bessie Schachter - Dem Schachter Bessie p. 20 questionnaire, response Has returned 35Age: Occupation: Full-time Candidate M.A. University, New York at Austin, B.A.; Texas Education: University of at Senator Liz Krueger’s director of community outreach is a former Bessie Schachter Manhattanhas been working with position she left to join the race—and office—a since 2009. She is a board member and past in New York Democratic candidates signature proposal if elected would Action. Schachter’s program director of Immigrant of affordable housing units and tax-breakbe to promote a full audit programs to find services for units. She would also work to preserve essential unaccounted rent-regulated transportationresidents like education, She promises to promote and local businesses. increase reporting rules, like closing the L.L.C. loophole and in campaign finance changes power to clubs, and proposed limiting the council Speaker’s requirements for political Citizens Union agenda proposals,control bills and debate. She opposed various among them establishing for Borough independent budgeting Presidents, the Public Advocate, is an eloquent speaker with good knowledge on the and community boards. Schachter and has promised to advocate generally, issues facing the district and local government candidacy but prefers by Schachter’s for political reform. Citizens Union was impressed government reform. her opponent because of his prioritization of good Mailman has legislative experience in the Council, but he could be stronger on police be stronger he could Council, but in the experience has legislative Mailman by Citizens Union. as a result, is not preferred reform and,

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 39 ★ Street Business Improvement Street Business District Improvement st st Preferred Candidate - Helen Rosenthal - Dem - Helen Rosenthal - Dem Candidate Preferred District, and previously taught in New York public schools. Goodman’s top priority issue is Goodman’s public schools. District, and previously taught in New York Roosevelt Park. History into Theodore preventing the expansion of the Museum of Natural and seeking out community input Goodman favors increasing transparency in government expansion. Goodman opposes a in more direct ways, especially regarding the museum number of Citizens Union’s reform policies, including giving Council committees the ability to issue subpoenas by a vote of their members, and a number of police accountability reforms. Citizens Union prefers one of his opponents because Goodman has too narrow a of sensitivity to other reform areas. focus on the museum expansion issue and lack Mel Wymore - Dem Mel Wymore Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 Executive Director of TransPAC 55Age: Occupation: Writer, Cary Goodman - Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 66Age: Occupation: Director of the 161 Executive College M.A.; of , B.A.; Teacher’s Education: Colgate University, Ph.D. Union Institute and University, 161 Cary Goodman is the Executive Director of the Has returned questionnaire, response p. Has returned questionnaire, 56Age: Occupation: District 6 NYC Council Member, M.P.H. University, B.A.; , State Education: Michigan in 2013 and is currently City Council to the New York Helen Rosenthal was elected on Community her election to the Council, Rosenthal served seeking reelection. Before Board as the Assistant years, including as Chair and she served 7 for several of Director Dinkins, and Koch, Mayors City Office of Management and Budget under the New York the Stand priorities are protecting affordable housing through Giuliani. Rosenthal’s top for Safety legislative package, underfunding of human service workers, addressing the Tenant to increase sustainable and reforming energy codes integrating schools, energy in New supports filling community board Regarding Citizens Union’s issues, Rosenthal City. York vacancies within 30 days and establishing a formal standardized and transparent process Citizen Union’s voting and election for community board appointments. She also supports reform measures and wants to offer same-day voter registration and early voting options a Rosenthal does not support extending Council term limits or holding for New Yorkers. Rosenthal, finding her to be an effective Constitutional Convention. Citizens Union prefers wide range of issues in City Hall, and who council member who advocates strongly on a platforms. supports many of Citizens Union’s key reform Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 questionnaire, response Has returned for an interview. not be scheduled Candidate could COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 6 Primary Democratic ★ Barry Shapiro - Dem Barry Shapiro

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 40 ★ Preferred Candidate - Mark Levine – DEM Candidate - Mark Levine Preferred Thomas Lopez-Pierre - Dem Lopez-Pierre Thomas Has not returned questionnaire. ★ Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 District 7 Council Member, Age: 48 Occupation: NYC M.A. Education: Haverford College, B.A.; Harvard University, as the Chair of City Council in 2013, and serves Mark Levine was elected to the New York a member of Committees on Education, the Committee on Parks and Recreation, and as Finance, Governmental and Operations, Housing and Buildings, and Rules, Privileges to be the most importantElections. Levine considers affordable housing issue the city to developing new projects. He also and his district face, from defending current tenants communities in terms of access to stresses greater equity for low- and moderate-income the importancepublic resources. On reform issues, he stresses of police accountability Act) and campaign finance rules regulating activity (he co-sponsored the Right to Know his position on empowering the surrounding the Speaker’s race. He did not indicate Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) during to prosecute officers found guilty of lying CCRB investigations, and making all actions designed to influence Council outcomes, reportable as a lobbying expense. He is opposed to of Speaker, including the choice holding a Constitutional Convention. Citizens Union prefers Levine in this race because and the contributions to reform that of his positive vision for his district and for the city, he has already made in office. His support for reform issues has been consistent, with disagreements discussed reasonably and adequately. Education: University of Arizona, M.S. of Arizona, University Education: of TransPAC, and the Executive Director community organizer is a long-time Mel Wymore transgender and equal rights for full to achieving committee dedicated a political action for small a consulting firm Director of IOTA, was also recently Executive people. He has served as a two-term Wymore agencies. nonprofits, and government businesses, Cultural and Chair of the Ethical Side Y, Chair at the West Chair of Community Board 7, as-of-right development by priority issues are to restrict Wymore’s PTA. Fieldston School and disclosure of all salesrequiring public review of air rights and lot mergers, supporting desegregation plan. for a comprehensive citywide school small businesses, and pushing matching supports expanding the public priorities, Wymore Regarding Citizens Union funds program and establishing Corruption as a Police the Commission to Combat opposes establishing independent Wymore in the City Charter. permanent commission presidents, the Conflicts of Interest budgeting for the borough Board, Public Advocate Convention. extending term limits, and holding a Constitutional and community boards, long standing and commitment to his community impressed with Wymore’s While 2013 for this seat, and though Citizens Union preferred him in knowledge of city politics, an effective representativewe find his opponent, Helen Rosenthal, to be of her district a thoughtful reformer in the Council. and currently, COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 7 Democratic Primary

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 41 Tyson-Lord Gray - Dem Gray Tyson-Lord Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 Occupation: 37 University Professor at Pace Age: Ph.D.; Pace University University, Vanderbilt S.T.M.; Education: Boston University, J.D.; Morehouse School of Religion, M.Div. Elisabeth Haub School of Law, pro bono Gray is currently a professor at Pace University and provides Tyson-Lord in In addition, Gray is involved City. York services through in New a number of -based social justice and advocacy organizations and is the founder Inc., a nonprofit aimed at increasing awareness about of Green Community Vision, environmental justice in Harlem. Gray’s top priorities include mitigating rising rent and cost and addressing food of living in Harlem, pushing for greater funding of public schools, Gray is especially supportive of it comes to reform issues, insecurity in the district. When election reform including measures to make it easier to vote and get on the ballot. Gray also opposes some of Citizens Union’s issues, including greater disclosure of council members’ outside income and making all actions designed to influence any City Council Has not returned questionnaire. Robert J. Rodriguez - Dem Has not returned questionnaire. COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 9 Democratic Primary PREFERENCENO Diana Ayala - Dem Diana Ayala Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 20 interview. for an Candidate declined to be scheduled Isabel Martinez – Dem Tamika Mapp - Dem Mapp Tamika p. 20 questionnaire, response Has returned Service, Self-Employed Occupation:Age:41 Harlem Tax East B.A. Education: Kaplan University, Service. Mapp’s of Tax Mapp is an entrepreneur and president Tamika services for equality and raising the minimum wage, expanding priority issues are wage is a proponent reform. As for Citizens Union issues, Mapp immigrants, and family court of police accountability funds to be used to pay reforms and is against allowing public Convention. The support a Constitutional political consultants. She does not, however, as a result, has to interview other candidates in this race and, organization was not able for Council District 8. not issued any preference NYC COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 8 Primary Democratic

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 42 district, covering much of the same district, covering much area. Perkins’ th Marvin Spruill Has not returned questionnaire. Julius Tajiddin Candidate could not be reached. Cordell Cleare Cleare Cordell Candidate could not be reached. Marvin Holland Has not returned questionnaire. Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20Has returned questionnaire, 68Age: Occupation: District 9 NYC Council Member, B.A. University, Education: Brown in February District 9 in the Council since a special election has represented Bill Perkins state who was elected to the by , to fill the seat vacated Assembly last year. he served in held the samePerkins office from 1998 to 2017 to 2005, and from 2007 the state representing the 30 Senate Bill Perkins outcome, including the choice of Speaker, reportable did He also lobbying expense. as a of Speaker, the choice including outcome, who a minority of candidates of issues, but is among his position on a number not indicate was very impressed Citizens Union While a Constitutional Convention. supports holding toward important of and sensitivity with his knowledge and with his demonstrable issues because not to prefer Gray Citizens Union has decided in a number of fields, competence to his competitors. in the district compared of recognition lack of his relative top priorities are improving public schools, protecting affordable housing, enacting police protecting affordable public schools, top priorities are improving interviewed by Citizens Union, however, and jail reform, and protecting immigrants. When When he failed to provide sufficient detail to a number of these issues. on his approach recognizes the importanceit comes to Citizens Union issues, Perkins of fighting the “pay-to-play” culture in city politics and has said funding program is a big the matching support establishing does not Perkins a nonpartisan, step forward on this issue. However, for all citywide offices and for top-two primary system, instituting Instant Runoff Voting holding a Constitutional Convention. all special elections for city offices, and opposes service in the Council and state public Citizens Union commends Perkins’s Senate, but of specificity on a number of issues lack does not prefer him in this race because of his door of representationand because of what has become a revolving district, in the between City Hall and Albany.

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 43 ★ Preferred Candidate - Francisco Moya - Dem Moya Francisco Candidate - Preferred Hiram Monserrate – Dem Has returned questionnaire, responses p. 20 50Age: Occupation: Full-time Candidate Education: Queens College, B.A. City Council, representing York Hiram Monserrate is a former Member of the New District 21, and state and an experienced Senator representing District 13. Though being convicted of assault he has become a pariah after for politically fluent legislator, for the misuse of public funds related abusing his then-girlfriend and serving prison time around addressing affordable housing, to his campaign. He has built his policy goals and transparency in the spending of public funds. funding, public safety, public school questionnaire items, but did not indicate Monserrate broadly supports Citizens Union’s Review Boardhis position on empowering the Civilian Complaint (CCRB)to investigate Commissioner requiring the Police police misconduct with a formal complaint, and to publically explain divergences from NYPD trial judge and CCRB disciplinary recommendations. Citizens Union does not support Monserrate because of his history of domestic violence and corruption serving in local government. QUEENS ★ p.20 questionnaire, responses Has returned District 39. Member, Assembly NYS Age: 43 Occupation: M.A. Administration, B.A.; Baruch College of Public University, Education: St. John’s State Assembly Member for District 39 since a New York Francisco Moya has been state2010, after defeating former One of his most notable Senator Hiram Monserrate. DREAMpieces of legislation is the for broadens educational opportunities Act, which to the Council, passed the Assembly in 2016. If elected which immigrant students, and the affordability be to strengthen tenant protections and improve Moya’s priorities would and well- that senior centers and programing are operational of homeownership; ensure justice system to programing; reform the criminal afterschool funded; expand pre-K and be tailored immigrants’ and champion the needs and realities of local communities; to and loophole LLC with Citizens Union positions on closing the rights. He closely aligns deviate from Moya does, however, York City. supports fighting “pay-to-play” politics in New including creating a nonpartisanCitizens Union’s positions on several key issues election with all laws enacted by referendum be changed requiring that system in New York, committees, and holding a Constitutional voter approval, reducing the number of Council race to represent District 21 because Convention. Citizens Union prefers Moya in the to advance those reforms that he does of his qualifications as a legislator and his ability history of his opponent. support, and because of the checkered

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★ Preferred Candidate - Elizabeth Crowley - Dem Elizabeth Crowley Candidate - Preferred Robert Holden - Dem Has returned questionnaire, response p. 20 (CUNY) of Technology City College 65Age: Occupation: Professor at New York Education: Hunter College, M.F.A. City College of at the New York Robert Holden is a graphic designer and a professor and Holden also serves as the president of the Juniper Park Civic Association Technology. Berry Magazine. He has been a longtime Managing Editor and Art Director of the Juniper Boardcommunity activist, and has served on Community 5 since 1988. Holden’s top priority issues include creating a satellite police precinct in District 30, protecting the environment, and improving public transportation. for all but Holden expresses support one of Citizens Union’s questionnaire policies; he is opposed to extending Council term limits from two to three four-year terms. Despite being aligned with many Citizens Union priorities, Holden appears to take a narrow view of the community that would make up his his commitment to serving the Citizens Union feels would undermine which constituency, this needs of every resident in his district, including homeless individuals and families. For reason, and in light of her accomplishments during her first term, Citizens Union prefers the incumbent. ★ p. 20 questionnaire, response Has returned 39Age: Occupation: District 30 NYC Council Member, Institute Graduate School B.A.; Pratt Education: SUNY Institute of Technology, Fashion M.S. of Architecture, in a special election in 2008, City Council elected to the New York Elizabeth Crowley was campaign are improving top priority issues of her reelection. The and is currently seeking public transportation, 30, in District building more high schools creating more senior Crowley affordable housing, and encouraging local businesses. centers, building more especially in the number of Citizens Union’s public policy goals, expressed support for a area of police accountability she was the lead sponsor on Council rules reform. In 2016, on nonprofits contribution limits and disclosure requirements a bill that placed political a Citizens closely reflected with, elected officials, which or affiliated that are formed by, Crowley is opposed to establishingUnion proposal a nonpartisan, issued earlier that year. creating a voluntary municipal poll worker program top-two primary system in New York, leaders, modifying the City Charter to to supplement poll worker recruitment by district through approval by the voters, be changed require that laws enacted by referendum only Citizens Union supports. Despite which and holding a Constitutional Convention – all of Crowley is the preferred candidate in these deviations from Citizens Union’s agenda, an effective member of the New York this race because she has proven herself to be City Council with an eye toward important reforms in key areas of city government. In her understandinginterview with Citizens Union, she expressed an council member, that, as a City as a whole, as well as of her district. her role is to represent the interests of New York NYC COUNCILNYC DISTRICT 30 Primary Democratic

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Visit the Board of Elections website at Visit You cannot change your party registration to vote in a primary during that same year. to vote in a primary during that same your party registration cannot change year. You http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/html/voters/voters.shtml Party registration changes must be filed 25 days before the previous year’s General must be filed 25 Party registration changes Election City) on if you live outside of New York county, City (or your absent from New York Election Day; ill or disabled, or serve as primary caregiver for an ill or disabled individual; Administration Hospital; OR a patient or inmate in a Veterans’ detainedaction or are confined in prison for an offense in jail awaiting Grand Jury other than a felony. Mail your Absentee Ballot Application or Letter of Application by Tuesday, September 5. Apply for an Absentee Ballot at your local county board of elections office in Person September 1. by Monday, September 11 – it also Mail in your Absentee Ballot with a postmark by Monday, no later than September 19. must be received by the local board of elections to your local September 12 Drop off your Absentee Ballot in person by Tuesday, board of elections office – a friend or relative can drop it off. Go in person to your local county Board of Elections office; ; OR Call the Board of Elections at 1.866.VOTE-NYC 18 years of age (on the date of the election. You can register at 17 if you will be 18 register at 17 can date of the election. You 18 years of age (on the turn 18 and it your voter registration card in the year you before the election – Send birthday); will be filed on your 18th citizen; AND before the election. Registered to vote 25 days a registered member of that party. must be You • • • FOR AN ABSENTEEAPPLYING FOR THE PRIMARY BALLOT ELECTION may vote by absentee ballot if you are: You • • • • submissions are as follows: Deadlines for absentee ballot applications and • • • • REGISTRATION A VOTER FORM OBTAIN OR ABSENTEETO BALLOT: • • Voting and Registration and Registration Voting Information REGISTERING VOTE TO to vote in municipal, federal and state are eligible elections if you are: You • • • vote in a party primary: To •

2017 GENERAL ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 46 Go to a privacy booth and fill out your ballot with a pen by marking the Go to a privacy booth and fill out your ballot appropriate ovals; or Use a Ballot Marking Device (BMD), is available for those who are in which need of assistance (see below for more information). ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Enter the poll site, sign in, and receive your paper ballot from the poll worker. Enter the poll site, sign in, and receive your paper Mark your ballot through one of two means: proceed to the scanner area, Once done, place your ballot in the privacy sleeve, can be ballot cast your vote. You and insert the marked ballot into the scanner to inserted in any direction. If you make a mistake you can request a new ballot. If you mark your ballot incorrectly for one contest than you are supposed to, the scanner will by marking more choices your vote count, you must obtain have a new ballot To notify you of an “overvote.” correctly before submitting your ballot and mark your choices The process works as follows: The • • • • MARKINGBALLOT DEVICE will be able to use the Election Systems & Software (ES&S) AutoMARKVoters ballot marking device (BMD), polling location. Any is mandated to be available at each which CASTING YOUR BALLOT can be marked using either a pen or Paper ballots will be used for casting votes, which a ballot marking device (BMD) Ballots are counted after they are as described below. be used to count the votes after scanner will then The inserted into an electronic scanner. A bin attached to the scanner Day. the polling place has closed at the end of Election new process began of all votes. This will capture and keep the paper ballots as a record adoption of a new voting system to meet federal accessibility in 2010 with New York’s requirements. Under federal law, if you are disabled than by absentee to vote in person rather and choose Under federal law, on the election employees for help. can rely assistance.ballot, you are entitled to You your registration on the voter registration list, it may be because At the polls, if you are not are eligible If you believe that you time or was filled out incorrectly. form was not received in the by requesting an affidavit ballot. After the election, to vote, you can still vote Board of indeed eligible. and your vote will be counted if you are its records Elections will check VOTING ON ELECTION DAY VOTING will be open from September 12th. Polls Tuesday, Election will be held on Primary The of eligibility or the location general questions regarding 9:00 p.m. If you have 6:00 a.m. to your polling place can also locate You place, please call 1-866-VOTE-NYC. your polling or at https://nyc.pollsitelocator.com/search handicap entrances, online, including . www.whosontheballot.org

2017 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 47 Gotham Gazette (212) 227-0342 www.GothamGazette.com NYPIRG (212) 349-6460 www.nypirg.org of NYS Voters League of Women (518) 465-4162 www.lwvny.org Smart Project Vote (888) VOTE-SMART www.VoteSmart.org voter, including voters with disabilities, including voters the BMD may use voter, to the ballot view or listen to Spanish, may include English, that poll site (which required languages for in any of the BMD may use the Voters or Korean). Chinese – Chinese - Mandarin, to ATM- Day by using its and privately on Election paper ballot independently complete a paddle. device or its rocker keypad, sip and puff Braille-enhanced screen, style touch City Board of Elections York is available at the New on the new process More information website: http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/voters/voters.shtml RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION RESEARCHTO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS Board of Elections NYS (800) 458-3453 www.elections.ny.gov RESEARCHTO CANDIDATES AND ISSUES Citizens Union (212) 227-0342 www.CitizensUnion.org

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