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2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 1 the highest ethical standards. years, we at Citizens Union the past 120 For to holding our local governments accountablehave devoted ourselves to do all New and we remain committed to enfranchising better in all of these areas, advancing include ethics many initiatives that we are currently The Yorkers. participation and civic engagement, greater police reform, increased voter efforts, we have and a truly accurate 2020 census. In all of these accountability, — nonpartisan.been — and will remain About Citizens Union Citizens About MISSION City and State Citizens Union (CU) is committed to reforming New York and honesty, transparency, accessibility, government to foster accountability,

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Charles Fall (D) (R) Glenn Yost (D) Blake Morris (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Robert Jackson (D) Melissa (D) Sklarz Catalina (D) Cruz (D) Zephyr Teachout Citizens Union Union Citizens – Candidates Preferred Elections Primary 2018 STATEN ISLAND STATEN Assembly District 61 Assembly District 62 QUEENS Senate District 13 Assembly District 30 Assembly District 39 Senate District 20 Assembly District 46 MANHATTAN Senate District 31 BRONX Senate District 34 BROOKLYN Senate District 17 Senate District 18 NEW STATE YORK Attorney General

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PROCESS AND Evidence of ability to wage an effective and competitive campaign shall be Evidence of ability to wage an effective and competitive considered, but shall not be determinative. but not determinative. goals, if elected, shall be considered, Ability to advance CU’s Incumbents will be held accountable for their record of reform in office and shall be issues. judged accordingly on the basis of their demonstrated support for CU’s jurisdiction shall be State, local, or community issues specific to the race’s 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. Support for Citizens Union’s reform agenda shall be the primary criteria used in Support for Citizens Union’s deciding its support for a candidate. • • • • Interview teams made up of Local Candidates Committee members assess the of Local Candidates Committee members assess Interview teams made up for questionnaire (a pre-requisite responses to CU’s candidates based on their and interviews with the first-hand knowledge of the candidates, interviews), research, interview teams then make The 30 minutes each. are approximately 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 not only qualified for a candidate that Citizens Union deems A “Preferred” rating reflects 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 generally reflected in the commentary. elections, and an “Endorsed” Citizens Union issues a “Preferred” rating in primary rating may result when there is rating for General Election contests. A “No Preference” that the candidates are of equal merit, or insufficient information available, it is believed is believed to be effective or capable of if no candidate interviewed by Citizens Union representing the district. OUR CRITERIA following guidelines are used by the Local Candidates Committee and Citizens Union The Boardof candidates: of Directors in the evaluation • CANDIDATE EVALUATION CANDIDATE PRINCIPLES OVERVIEW in 17 races for evaluated 34 candidates Citizens Union has election cycle, In this packed state state Attorney General, Governor, strongly to determine who Senate, and Assembly the obligations of advance a reform agenda, and can best fulfill supports our issues, can the position.

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 5 candidates. An overview of the 2018 elections, including voting and registration information and elections, including voting and registration information An overview of the 2018 City on York for all races that will be on the ballot in New listings of every contest September 13th, 2018. in several key races, and preferred candidates A roster of Citizens Union’s and assessments of information about the rigorous evaluation process We thank you for your support, and hope you enjoy the latest edition of the Voters your support, and hope you enjoy the latest edition of the Voters thank you for We Directory. Citizens Union Board, Local Candidates Committee (LCC), staffCitizens Union Board, and interns. Local Candidates Committee (LCC), members, 5 interns, and staff members formed nonpartisan27 volunteer LCC interview state Attorney General, for Governor, teams and evaluated 34 candidates in 17 races and thank them for contributing their time, energy, We state Senate, and Assembly. candidates. expertise this summer to interviewing and evaluating For more information, visit the NYC Board of Elections website at http://vote.nyc.ny.us or Board of Elections website at http://vote.nyc.ny.us more information, visit the NYC For call (866) VOTE-NYC. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS hard work of members of the Directory would not be possible without the Voters This We caution voters that there may be last minute elimination or reinstatement caution voters of We candidates on the ballot, so the list contained since in this directory may have changed this document was printed. provides: • • On Thursday, September 13th, New Yorkers will vote in primary elections to choose party elections to choose will vote in primary Yorkers September 13th, New On Thursday, State and the state Attorney General, as legislature, New York Governor, nominees for and judicial positions. well as Lieutenant Governor, prepare to vote in the upcoming primary help our supportive Citizens Union members To Directory Voters The Directory. 2018 Primary Election Voters election, we bring you our About the Voters Directory Directory Voters the About PURPOSE

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Empower the attorney general to investigate and prosecute election law Empower the attorney general to investigate and Repeal Civil Rights Law, Sec. 50-a, which shields from public view the disciplinary Sec. 50-a, which Repeal Civil Rights Law, Restructure the state Board of Elections to abolish the strict two-party division Oppose: 4 Conditionally Oppose: 0 malfeasance and cases of public corruption. Support: 42 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 2 Conditionally Oppose: 0 and democratic participation. parent engagement, transparency, for accountability, Support: 33 Conditionally Support: 2 Undecided or No Answer: 0 Oppose: 10 Conditionally Oppose: 0 registered lobbyists and those who do business with the state.registered lobbyists and Support: 42 Conditionally Support: or No Answer: 1 0 Undecided Oppose: 2 Conditionally 0 Oppose: on the results of each the spending is made and reporting budget lines from which certaingrant or contract over a amount. Support: 45 Conditionally Support: or No Answer: 0 0 Undecided Oppose: 0 Conditionally Oppose: 0 on potential conflicts of officials’ lump sum appropriations, including reporting interest and how the funds are spent. Support: 45 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 0 Oppose: 0 Conditionally Oppose: 0 and firefighters. records of police officers, correction officers, Support: 36 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 8 Conditionally Oppose: 0 professional, nonpartisanof governance and operation and putting in place administration. Support: 40 Conditionally Support: 1 Undecided or No Answer: 0 using a method similar to ’s Campaign Finance Law. Finance Campaign City’s similar to New York using a method Support: 39 Conditionally Support:Answer: 0 0 Undecided or No Oppose: 6 Conditionally Oppose: 0 limit for individuals. rather than the higher limits as corporations, contribution Support: 44 Conditionally Support:Answer: 0 0 Undecided or No Oppose: 1 Conditionally 0 Oppose: Drastically reduce campaign contribution limits and reduce them even further from contribution limits and reduce them even Drastically reduce campaign of grants and contracts issued by the state,Require full disclosure including the Establish statecampaigns for of public financing and statewide legislative offices the sameliability companies have to ensure that limited loophole Close the LLC Make mayoral control of city schools permanent, with a governance system that provides permanent, Make mayoral control of city schools of spending from elected Provide for adequate online disclosure and itemization

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Support: 44 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 0 Oppose: 1 Conditionally Oppose: 0 state legislative seats and eliminate delays in filling vacancies. Support: 43 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 1 Conditionally Oppose: 0 e. Automatic voter registration, unless the potential voter opts out e. Automatic voter registration, unless the potential Support: 41 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 3 Conditionally Oppose: 0 f. Consolidated state and federal primaries Support: 42 Conditionally Support: 1 Undecided or No Answer: 0 Oppose: 2 Conditionally Oppose: 0 g. Electronic poll books Support: 41 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 3 Conditionally Oppose: 0 automatically through legislation, of people on parole d. Re-enfranchisement or Relief without requiring a Certificate of Good Conduct Support: 38 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 1 Oppose: 5 Conditionally Oppose: 1 a. Early voting Support: 42 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 0 Oppose: 3 Conditionally Oppose: 0 b. No-excuse absentee voting Support: 41 Conditionally Support: 0 Undecided or No Answer: 0 Oppose: 4 Conditionally Oppose: 0 c. Election Day voter registration to veto an investigation and to increase disclosure of its decision-making. to veto an investigation Support: 45 Conditionally Support: or No Answer: 0 0 Undecided Oppose: 0 Conditionally 0 Oppose: and voting system? 25% of their salaries, while enacting a salary increase and eliminating stipends. Support: 41 Conditionally Support: or No Answer: 0 1 Undecided Oppose: 3 Conditionally 0 Oppose: Reform the special election process, utilizing a nonpartisan for special election Do you support or oppose the following changes to the state’s current registration current to the state’s the following changes Do you support or oppose Limit outside compensation earned by state legislators and statewide to officials of one party on Public Ethics to eliminate the ability Reform the Joint Commission

4. 3. 1. 2. ELECTIONS AND VOTING ETHICS REFORM QUESTIONNAIRE: LEGISLATURE STATE find a question, please Below each from all 45 Senate and tabulation of answers those (not only from responded to the questionnaire candidates who Assembly primary . who Citizens Union interviewed). candidates

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Incumbent legislator Support Oppose No answer or undecided Nuanced answer 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 Q10 KEY candidates in bold.Citizens Union preferred † S O N/A * S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q9 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 Q8 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 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 O Q6 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 Q5 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 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 O Q3g 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* Q3f S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S Q3e S S 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 Q3d 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 Q3c 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 Q3b 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 Q3a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q2 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* Q1

R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D G G Party Affiliation Salazar Myrie Morris Biaggi Frontus SD27/Holyman† SD28/Krueger† AD46/Lustig-Elgrably AD46/ † AD59/Williams AD64/Baumel Manhattan SD22/Golden† SD22/Gounardes SD23/Robinson SD23/Savino† AD42/Beckford SD18/ SD20/Hamilton† SD20/ SD21/Parker† SD22/Barkan SD34/Lundgren AD79/Blake† AD84/Septimo Brooklyn SD17/ Governor/Nixon Bronx SD33/Rivera† SD34/ SD34/Klein† District/Name † Governor/Cuomo QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES QUESTIONNAIRE

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Incumbent legislator Support Oppose No answer or undecided Nuanced answer 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 Q10 KEY candidates in bold.Citizens Union preferred † S O N/A * S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q9 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q8 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 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 Q6 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 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 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 Q3g 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 Q3f S S S S S S NA S S O S S S S S S S S S S O S Q3e 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 Q3d 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 Q3c 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 Q3b 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 Q3a continued S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q2 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* Q1

R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D G Party Affiliation Ramos Jackson Fall Yost Sklarz Cruz AD64/Baumel AD61/ AD62/Reilly AD62/ AD62/Zanatta AD63/Dennie AD39/Espinal† Staten Island SD23/Robinson SD23/Savino† AD61/Digi Olisa SD13/Peralta† SD13/ AD30/Barnwell† AD30/ AD39/ Queens SD11/Avella† SD11/Liu SD11/Minching SD11/Paladino SD31/ AD65/Niou† AD68/Rodriguez† AD71/Taylor† AD74/Epstein† District/Name SD31/Alcantara† QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES - - RESPONSES QUESTIONNAIRE

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 10 dedicated public servant whose reform goals largely align with Citizens Union’s. However, However, align with Citizens Union’s. dedicated public servant whose reform goals largely suited to to the role of Attorney General is better the organization feels that her approach could be advanced. a legislative position, where many of her priorities James – Dem Letitia Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response at www.CitizensUnion.org. Advocate City Public 59 Occupation:Age: New York M.P.A. J.D.; Columbia University, College, University, B.A.; Howard Education: Lehman of color to City Public Advocate, and the first woman is the New York characterized by frequent hold citywide office. Her tenure as Public Advocate has been managerial experience, Citizens Union feels, is offset by her career-long commitment Citizens Union feels, is offset by her career-long managerial experience, and special her demonstrated independence from political to democratic reform and in the Democratic reasons, Citizens Union prefers Zephyr Teachout these interests. For State Attorney General. Primary for New York Eve – Dem Leecia a questionnaire, response at www.CitizensUnion.org. Candidate has returned 54 Occupation:Age: VP Affairs at Verizon of State Government at Harvard School of Government Kennedy Education: Smith College, B.A.; John F. , J.D. M.P.A.; University, New President of State York, Government Affairs for New Vice is Verizon’s & York Authority of New and Connecticut. She is also a commissioner of the Port Jersey, began her legal career as a law clerk to After receiving her law degree, Eve New Jersey. Alexander II. State as She has since worked of Appeals Judge Fritz W. Court New York to Senator in the 1990s, a top aide for several prominent officials, including and later as an advisor on her 2008 as the Senate Counsel to Senator , was the Deputy Secretarypresidential campaign. From 2013 to 2015, Eve of Economic top priorities for the Attorney Eve’s Development under Governor Cuomo. Leecia Yorkers from the consequences of the interests of New office are to protect General’s rights, curtail housing protect women’s reform the criminal justice system, federal policy, discrimination, and safeguard environmental protections. She has stated that she will also reforms in elections, campaign finance, and use the office as a bully pulpit to advocate for as the public financing Eve supports good government reforms such this end, ethics. To of state contribution limits, and implementing election elections, reducing campaign voting. Leecia Eve is a competent and day registration and “no excuse” absentee ballot Teachout’s priorities include pursuing cases of corruption and sexual harassment in and sexual harassment corruption cases of pursuing include priorities Teachout’s Donald President vis-à-vis Constitution Clause of the the Emoluments invoking Albany, in litigation on this (she is already involved his business interests and investigating Trump of mass incarceration. and ameliorating the injustices corporate abuse, issue), preventing in favor of reforms she also spoke knowledgably with Citizens Union, In an interview not to in the race to pledge is the only candidate campaign finance, and to voting and most enthusiastic to be the candidate She appeared from LLCs. accept contributions the as the candidate with reform, as well about good government and knowledgeable in she may lack What plan to fight corruption in Albany. most thorough and thoughtful

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred (CREW), which challenges constitutional breaches from the White House. If elected, (CREW), from the White constitutional breaches challenges which Teachout worked as a clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and later as a clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third worked Teachout co-founded Litigation. In 2008, Teachout as an attorney at the Center for Death Penalty advocated for criminal prosecution which Forward, an organization called A New Way of financial crimes. In 2014, she became the first National Director of the Sunlight Organization, a non-partisan group dedicated to increasing transparency in Congress. PAC, In 2015, she became the CEO for the campaign finance reform coalition MayDay and in 2016, joined the board of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Education: , B.A.; Fordham Law School, J.D. University, Education: Yale She is nationally recognized and political activist. is an academic, author, Zephyr Teachout and has written extensively on the law, as an expert in constitutional and anti-corruption and previously University, is currently a professor of law at Fordham subject. Teachout in 1999, her law degree from Duke Law School After receiving taught at . NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY NEW STATE YORK PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ – Dem Zephyr Teachout at www.CitizensUnion.org. Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response 46 Occupation:Age: Professor of Law at Fordham Law School Education: Barnard College, B.A. in this race at the time the Voters *Citizens Union had not made a preference decision for information on the Directory was printed. Please visit www.CitizensUnion.org candidates and to find out our preference. Age: 60 Occupation:Age: Governor B.A.; Albany Law School, J.D. Education: , – Dem a questionnaire, response at www.CitizensUnion.org. Candidate has returned 52 Occupation:Age: Actor NEW STATE YORK GOVERNOR PRIMARY*DEMOCRATIC PARTY Cuomo – Dem Andrew a questionnaire, response at www.CitizensUnion.org. Candidate has returned Candidate Evaluations Candidate

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 12 as the director of the Animal Protection Division of Angels and is running for as the director of the Animal Protection Division priorities include establishing of Sliwa’s Attorney General on an animal rights platform. Most and a statewide creating an animal abuse registry, “no-kill” animal shelter system, prosecuting sex offenders. She has also stated her support for limiting corporate campaign recently brought by the statecontributions. Sliwa is critical of many of the lawsuits Attorney Citizens Union takes a position of no preference in this race General against federal policy. and does vision for the office is largely limited to promoting animal rights, because Sliwa’s not capture its potential to protect democratic rights and fight corruption and fraud. Christopher Garvey – Reform Candidate has not returned a questionnaire. Age: 64 Occupation: Attorney at The Law Offices Of Michael Diederich 64 Occupation: Offices Of Michael Law Age: Attorney at The J.D.; Pace University B.S.; NorthwesternUniversity, Vermont, Education: University of School, Command Staff College & General General’s (LL.M); Army Judge Advocate discrimination. He is a civil rights lawyer specializing in employment Jr. Diederich, Michael as a Military U.S. Army Reserve where he served for 29 years recently retired from the While Commissioner. Claims Advocate, and Foreign Command Judge Legal Adviser, Assistant the U.S. Army Reserve he also worked as the serving as an adviser to County priorities If elected, Diederich’s County. County and Westchester Attorney in Rockland quality secular education statewide,are to pursue violations of antitrust laws, ensure action. civil rights violations that result from federal prosecute corruption, and challenge is currently running for the Diederich Having failed to get on the Democratic Party ballot, he believes are importantReform Party nomination to highlight issues that to safeguarding supports expanding the role of the Attorney General to Diederich democracy in New York. law violations, and increasing oversight prosecute public corruption and campaign finance that he plans to wage a more serious bid He told Citizens Union of the financial industry. Citizens Union does not prefer him in this for the office in 2022 on the Democratic line. race because he has not undertaken a viable campaign. Nancy Sliwa – Reform at www.CitizensUnion.org. Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response Occupation: Broker Attorney and Real Estate B.A.; Brooklyn Law School, J.D. Education: Stonybrook University, in real estate She currently serves Nancy Sliwa is an attorney with a background and taxlaw. is concerned about his running for two offices at once, and the possible use of campaign of campaign possible use and the at once, for two offices his running about is concerned state his run for race to fund from his congressional funds General. Attorney GENERAL ATTORNEY NEW STATE YORK REFORM PRIMARY PARTY No Preference – Reform Jr. Diederich, Michael a questionnaire, response at www.CitizensUnion.org. Candidate has returned

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 15 JCOPE. with an array of Maloney is an experienced and capable lawmaker, Sean Patrick Citizens Union political and legal experience on both a state and national level. However, to implement a public campaign financing system like New York City’s, even if it means York City’s, like New to implement a public campaign financing system electronic York’s losing the incumbent advantage he has benefited from. He believes New campaign finance reporting system should be updated to be made accessible to the public in real time. Maloney also supports reducing campaign contribution limits and closing the he is accepting contributions from loophole but, like all candidates except Teachout, LLC interest in submitting program bills to reform this election cycle. He also expressed LLC’s House under President Bill Clinton, as both a senior advisor to the President and a press House under President Bill Clinton, as both a senior as well as a Outside of politics, Maloney has experience as a corporate lawyer, secretary. In an interview with Citizens Union, Maloney focused business executive and entrepreneur. largely on the importance to stand of the office and less so on up to federal overreach, Maloney plans to create a bureau if elected however, its other responsibilities. Notably, and abuse. Maloney aligns with within the office to address cases of sexual harassment citing the need reform, specifically, Citizens Union in his support of campaign finance politics for over a two decades. He is a three-term incumbent U.S. Representativepolitics for over a two decades. He is a three-term from with his bid who is running for re-election to that office concurrently the Hudson Valley, for the Democratic nomination for state Attorney General (he said he would withdraw for Attorney General). Prior to his time from the congressional race if he wins the primary Secretaryin Congress, Maloney served as the First Deputy to Governors of the White Wing worked in the West and . In the late 1990s, Maloney – Dem Maloney Sean Patrick at www.CitizensUnion.org. Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response 51 Occupation:Age: U.S. Representative B.A. and J.D. Education: University of Virginia, State and national on various levels of New York Maloney has been active Sean Patrick eliminating housekeeping accounts, and overturning Citizens United v. FECv. accounts, and overturning Citizens United eliminating housekeeping with the help of other state with extensive government experience, James is a seasoned candidate AGs. Citizens Union is concerned However, office. General’s and knowledge of the Attorney leaders when a major independent from the Governor and party about her ability to remain be on corruption in Albany. focus of the office should platform for the Attorney General’s office includes challenging federal policies that harm challenging federal office includes the Attorney General’s platform for ensuring robust rights and the environment, in the area of civil – especially New Yorkers to utilizing a James is also committed and enforcing pay equity. consumer protections, joint task to root out abuses in state between the Attorney General and Comptroller force civilly prosecuting and to end pay-to-play schemes, loophole LLC government, closing the favors. In the realm of campaign to win political and kickbacks businesses that use bribes favors the creation of a statewidefinance reform, James public financing system, litigation, having initiated more lawsuits than any of her predecessors. James has used has used James predecessors. any of her lawsuits than more having initiated litigation, and tenants’ housing affordable criminal justice, issues of attention to to bring the office families. James and to underserved children provide greater resources rights, and to Brooklyn Regional headed the Member, City Council as a New York has also served and Spitzer, office under Eliot the Attorney General’s Civil Rights Bureau of Office and James’s Similar to her opponents, Legal Aid Society. public defender for the worked as a

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★ ★ Preferred Candidate Preferred Preferred Candidate Preferred Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response on p. 8 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response 27 Occupation:Age: Organizer at Jews for Racial and Economic Justice B.A. Education: Columbia University, Julia Salazar is a staff and is a partner organizer at Jews for Racial and Economic Justice Reform Coalition, where she played a role in with the Communities United for Police Salazar told Citizens Union that she is City. Act in New York passing the Right to Know running for office to combat inequality in Brooklyn – one manifested in the displacement that of access to healthcare, and disenfranchisement of long-term residents, the lack priorities include fighting for excludes people from participating in local politics. Salazar’s real affordable housing in northern Brooklyn, installing a public campaign financing system Education: University of , B.A.; Brooklyn Law School,Education: University of J.D. for the past 25 of Ditmas Park and has worked as an attorney Morris is a 20-year resident Boarda member of the Ditmas Park Neighborhood Association years. Morris has been Democratic and has served several terms on the Kings County of Directors since 2000 for Progress, a community the steering committee of NYSD17 Committee. He is also on to advocate for importantgroup created in 2016 in District 17 and especially to issues the state policy decisions. In 2016, he sued Felder’s Simcha respond to incumbent Sen. them to disclose their rules on taxpayer-fundedSenate and won, forcing mailers to the measures in the realm of electoral and public. Morris plans to support good government to allow early-voting, election day campaign finance reform by supporting legislation finance disclosure portal.voter registration, and an ethical, automatic campaign Morris demonstrated an understanding of the diverse needs of the people in Senate District there. Due to his support for good 17, as well as the reality of social service provision poor record on these issues, Citizens government reform, and given the incumbent’s Union prefers Blake Morris in this race. – Dem Felder Simcha Candidate has not returned a questionnaire. SENATE DISTRICT 18 PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ Julia Salazar – Dem BROOKLYN SENATE DISTRICT 17 STATE PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ – Dem Blake Morris a questionnaire, response on p. 8 Candidate has returned 57 Occupation:Age: Attorney

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred While Citizens Union has preferred Senator Klein in the past and appreciates his support of Citizens Union has preferred Senator Klein in While of many reform issues, the organization does not prefer him in this race because of the lack progress on these issues in the Senate under his leadership. the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) and held a leadership role during the group’s the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) role during the group’s and held a leadership tenure. His top priorities for the next legislative session include election and voting reform, to the taxcombating changes plan, expanding universal the Comprehensive pre-K, passing Contraceptive Care Act and ending cash bail. Klein supports almost all of Citizens Union’s reform agenda but has not taken a firm position on the repeal of state Civil Rights Law, Section 50-a, citing concerns about balancing officer accountabilityprivacy. with personal Affairs, M.P.A.; CUNYAffairs, M.P.A.; Law School, J.D. Jeff Klein has been a state 14 years and is seeking re-election in District 34. If Senator for Klein would serve as the Deputy Majority Leader and re-elected to a Democratic majority, on his legislative re-election campaign centers of the Senate Rules Committee. Klein’s chair staterecord, including his support for increasing the and paid family leave, and sponsoring the NY Safe strengthened gun control. Klein is a co-founder of Act, which Union issues, experience in Albany, and fresh perspective on a number of issues. Union issues, experience in Albany, D. Klein – Dem Jeffrey on p. 8 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response State Senator 57 Occupation:Age: New York Education: Queens College, B.A.; Columbia University School of International and Public Biaggi supports all of Citizens Union’s reform agenda. She is an especially strong supporter Biaggi supports all of Citizens Union’s of the public financing of elections and has detailed how the current system makes it difficult campaign. She has also emphasized her for working class candidates to run a successful as early voting, no-excuse such desire to increase voter turnout by supporting reforms voter registration. Citizens Union prefers absentee voting, and election day and automatic Alessandra because of her passionate support of Citizens Biaggi in the upcoming primary Office and the Office of Storm Recovery, and was the Deputy National Operations Director and was the Deputy National Operations of Storm Recovery, Office and the Office in organizations campaign. Biaggi has also been involved for the 2016 Clinton Presidential Council and New Leaders Council, Leadership Women’s Young as the New Agenda such diverse, young candidates to run for office. rights and urge women’s advocate for which for rights, providing adequate funding top priorities include protecting women’s Biaggi’s costs for New Yorkers securing more affordable housing, lowering healthcare public schools, and transparency in campaign finance. and passing legislation to increase voter turnout Alessandra Biaggi – Dem Alessandra a questionnaire, response on p. 8 Candidate has returned 32 Occupation:Age: Attorney Law School, B.A.; Fordham J.D. University, Education: New York Alessandra in the Counsel’s has worked as an attorney in the Cuomo administration Biaggi BRONX SENATE DISTRICT 34 PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred Ethan Lustig-Elgrably – Dem on p. 8 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response 28 Occupation:Age: Chief of Staff to Council Treyger Member Mark B.A. Education: Brandeis University, Ethan Lustig-Elgrably served as the Legislative Director and Chief of Staff to City Council for four years after graduating college. His top priorities are to Member Mark Treyger improve mass transit throughout the district, fight to maintain the existing affordable and address funding to public schools, fight to increase education housing stock, environmental and quality-of-life issues. Lustig-Elgrably supports all of Citizens Union’s he is in favor of establishing public financing of statereform agenda. In particular, elections, prefer him in this race due to the strength of his competitor. to the strength of his competitor. prefer him in this race due 46 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ – Dem Mathylde Frontus a questionnaire, response on p. 8 Candidate has returned 40 Occupation:Age: Owner Consulting Behavioral of Avant-Garde & Avant-Garde Health Resources Harvard Divinity School, M.T.S.; and M.S.W.; B.S.W. University, Education: New York Ph.D. Columbia University, and is an adjunct assistantMathylde Frontus operates a consulting firm professor of social a community advocate for nearly 20 years work at Columbia and NYU. She has served as housing, and health services in at organizations dedicated to providing legal, employment, forum for community inclusion and the district. Her top priorities are to create a regional civic engagement, promote transparency in state spending, put more mental health and affordable housing options. Frontus supports and improving social workers in schools, permanent. issues except making mayoral control of city schools all of Citizens Union’s decisively about the importanceIn an interview with Citizens Union, she spoke of making limiting the outside compensationpolice disciplinary records publicly available and of state Mathylde Frontus in this race because of her deep legislators. Citizens Union prefers services in her district, as well as her ties to the community and experience providing alignment with good government priorities. supporting collective bargaining rights. Hamilton supports many important many supports rights. Hamilton bargaining collective supporting reforms Citizens In line with permanent. schools control of city mayoral making but opposed to expand ballot access supports reforms and voting agenda, Hamilton elections Union’s for 16 and 17-year-olds. like pre-registration voters through measures and engage and end the use of cash bail reform that would supports criminal justice he Additionally, about the Union, Hamilton spoke interview with Citizens discovery rules. In an change reforms and nonpartisan,need for ethics He also sees independent ethics oversight. outside compensation and seeks to for conflicts of interest for legislators as a potential contributions to the district, but does not many Hamilton’s ban it. Citizens Union applauds

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred expanding affordable housing, protecting DREAMers and immigrants, increasing access justice reform, and fighting for criminal to education and prioritizing funding for SUNY, Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response on p. 8 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response State Senator 54 Occupation:Age: New York M.B.A.; Seton Hall University Island University, Education: Ithaca College, B.S.; Long J.D. School of Law, has represented Senate District 20 since 2015. His top priorities are with this priority, he seeks to ban outside compensation for legislators, thoroughly reform with this priority, JCOPE, campaign finance laws. Citizens Union prefers Myrie because of his and change belief that he would be a productive and clarity and conviction on reform issues and the collaborative legislator. Jesse Hamilton – Dem and turnout. Myrie supports Citizens Union’s entire reform agenda. He has pledged to entire reform agenda. and turnout. Myrie supports Citizens Union’s strongly support the passage would of a legislative package on voting rights, which absentee voting, and the establishmentinclude a seven-day early voting period, no-excuse In an interview with Citizens Union, of an online, streamlined voter registration process. reforms to prevent corruption and Myrie spoke knowledgably about a host of ethics those supported by Citizens Union. In line remove opportunities for misconduct, including Education: Fordham University, B.A.; Fordham University, M.A.; Cornell Law School, J.D. B.A.; Fordham University, Education: Fordham University, City Council Member Fernando New York Zellnor Myrie is a former legislative director for Advisory Board. of his Neighborhood Cabrera, and was chair His top priorities are rights by passing the Liberty and expanding affordable housing, protecting immigrant DREAM funding public education, advancing criminal justice reform including Acts, fully ending cash bail and reforming speedy trial statutes, and increasing election transparency DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ Dem Zellnor Myrie – a questionnaire, response on p. 8 Candidate has returned 31 Occupation: LLP Age: Attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell the perception that she would serve as an active and ambitious member of the state as an active and ambitious that she would serve the perception Senate. Dilan – Dem Martin Malavé a questionnaire. Candidate has not returned SENATE DISTRICT 20 in New York State, closing the LLC loophole for campaign contributions, ending cash bail, ending contributions, campaign loophole for State, the LLC closing York in New She is especially federal overreach. from immigrants and protecting Rikers Island, closing reform, and enacting reform, criminal justice about voting and election passionate to provide comprehensive articulated her desire measures. She also anti-corruption services and remain accountableconstituent district. Citizens Union to the people of her prefers Salazar for reform and ability to galvanize support of her demonstrated because

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 18 He supports a public campaign finance system at the stateHe supports a public campaign finance system transparency level and greater in the state in this race budget process. Citizens Union does not support Sen. Avella reforms. because of his opposition to several good government – Dem Has returned a questionnaire, response on p. 10 Comptroller City 51 Occupation:Age: York Former New B.S. Education: Binghamton University, the New York City Comptroller from 2010-2013, served in John Liu was the prior to that, and is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University. Reproductive priorities are to pursue educational equity and fair funding, pass the Liu’s thoughtful than her challenger. thoughtful than her challenger. – Dem A. Leon Thomas aware of this candidacy at the time of the evaluation. Citizens Union was not Santiago Piña – Dem Tirso aware of this candidacy at the time of the evaluation. Citizens Union was not QUEENS SENATE DISTRICT 11 PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY No Preference – Dem Avella Tony 10 Has returned a questionnaire, response on p. State Senator 66 Occupation:Age: New York Education: Hunter College, B.A. City elected to the state was Avella Senate in 2010, after serving in the New York Tony pass legislation to protect the environment, Council for nine years. His top priorities are to reform the tax code, ethics and election laws, and reestablishing zone speed a school issues, but he supports most of Citizens Union’s Avella City. camera program in New York automatic and election of city schools, has reservations about permanent mayoral control disciplinary records publicly accessible. day voter registration, and opposes making police from federal overreach, safeguarding overreach, from federal and Dream Act, through the young immigrants Alcantara for farmworkers. conditions better working providing of CU’s all supports the repeal of statevocal support being for items, with her most questionnaire Rights Civil records fire officers’ disciplinary police, correction, and shields which Section 50-a, Law, Citizens Union, Alcantara In an interview with from the public. defended her legislative – citing instancesindependence by her measures supported she voted against in which strength lies greatest political Alcantara’s Senator, leadership. As a one-term conference’s good government Alcantara with CU’s is in alignment While advocacy. in her community to be less thorough and to these issues her approach agenda, her interview revealed

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred advocate for the Latino community, in her district and statewide. Her platform for re- advocate for the Latino community, election reflects this focus, with an emphasis on protecting undocumented immigrants Marisol Alcantara Senate District running for re-election in is a one-term state Senator, 31. Before running for public office, Alcantara worked as a political organizer for the New State and SEIU Nurses Association in office, Alcantara While York 32BJ in New Jersey. LGBTQManhattan center in Northern and and the first increased funding for local schools provided a $10 million immigration legal defense fund for her district. As a representative from a majority Hispanic district, Alcantara presents herself first and foremost as an Marisol Alcantara – Dem on p. 10 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response State Senator 45 Occupation:Age: New York M.A. Education: Manhattan College, B.A.; Murphy Institution of Labor at CUNY, on campaign contributions, and to close the LLC loophole. He supports early voting, on campaign contributions, and to close the LLC no-excuse absentee voting, consolidated state and federal primaries, and day-of voter however, permanent mayoral control of schools does not support registration. Jackson an independent presented as parent input. Jackson as he believes mayoral control lacks reform. Basedand capable lawmaker with a wealth of ideas for strength of his on this, the Union Citizen’s advocate for city schools, city government experience, and his years as an in this race. prefers Robert Jackson of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), which sued the State of New York for funding of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), sued the State which of New York in the Council in 2013, term limits After reaching City schools. failures in New York ended his Jackson became a lobbyist for a styrofoam containerJackson company. and, in an interview with Citizens relationship with the company during this election Union, committed to maintaining that separation throughout his time in office. Jackson reform agenda. He wants to put sensible limits strongly aligns with Citizens Union’s Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response on p. 10 Candidate has returned City Council Member 67 Occupation:Age: Former New York at New Paltz, B.A. of New York Education: State University City Council member, an education advocate and former New York is Robert Jackson running for office in State elected to the Council in Senate District 31. Before being and founder Public Employees Federation was an organizer for the NYS 2001, Jackson SENATE DISTRICT 31 PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ – Dem Robert Jackson more transparency in the awarding of government contracts, and increasing voter turnout. voter turnout. increasing and contracts, of government in the awarding more transparency he because not prefer Lustig-Elgrably does Citizens Union for reform, his support Despite opponent has. of the district that his the depth of knowledge does not have MANHATTAN

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred about making mayoral control of city schools permanent. In particular, Peralta supports permanent. In particular, about making mayoral control of city schools transparency in the budget process and state fund spending, creating a public matching program for state campaigns, and reforming JCOPE. Citizens Union does not prefer Sen. Peralta on many of because of the strength of his opponent, who offers a new perspective the issues Peralta supports. Jessica Ramos is the former Director of Latino Media for Mayor , with Director of Latino Media for Mayor Bill de Jessica Ramos is the former Her top board and as a Democratic District Leader. experience on her community reform rent control and public schools, statepriorities are to increase funding to the MTA laws around the major capital decontrol, protect LGBTQ improvements and vacancy reform Union’s energy projects. Ramos supports all of Citizens rights, and pursue green she spoke of most strongly include repealing state items goals. The Civil Rights Law, Section 50-a, establishing outside compensation no-excuse absentee voting, limiting for campaign loophole stateand setting term limits for the LLC offices, and closing and supports current campaign finance laws critical of the state’s contributions. Ramos is reducing campaign contributions and establishing funds program for a public matching state Ramos in this race because of her deep support campaigns. Citizens Union prefers speaks about she and energy with which for good government reform, and the knowledge the issues important to her. – Dem on p. 10 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response State Senator 46 Occupation:Age: New York Education: Queens College, B.A. Jose Peralta was elected to the state election and is currently Senate in 2010 in a special stateseeking his fifth term. He was a member of the years prior Assembly for eight pass the DREAMto entering the Senate. His top priorities are to Act, reestablish the Earned Wages pass the Secure City, zone speed camera program in New York school in his district, and support senior Act, secure funding for public schools Against Theft services. Peraltaa large number of Citizens Union reforms but has reservations supports SENATE DISTRICT 13 PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ Jessica – Dem Ramos response on p.10 returned a questionnaire, Candidate has Occupation: 34 Age: Full-time Candidate B.A. Hofstra University, Education:

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 23 Union’s ethics reforms she opposed almost the entire voting, campaign finance, and ethics reforms she Union’s Union, Paladino expressed support for police reform agenda. In an interview with Citizens Paladino term limits and increased transparency in government. Like her opponent, Vickie oppose a large number of important reforms to state government and Citizens Union has no preference in this race. Education: High School of thirty years. She told Citizens Union Paladino is a retired small business owner Vickie from the actions of what she views as that her top priorities are to protect her community policies. She supports lowering taxesa hostile city administration and radical Democratic Paladino supported some of Citizens While and reducing regulations on small businesses. reforms. Citizens Union does not support Minching in this race because of his opposition reforms. Citizens Union does not support Minching to a number of key reforms. Paladino – Rep Vickie on p. 10 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response 63 Occupation:Age: Retired Small Business Owner analytics company. His top priorities are property tax His top priorities are property reform, investing in early childhood analytics company. applications anonymous, clarifying laws on education programs, making higher education is opposed to a number of Citizens public corruption, and enacting term limits. Minching compensation, outside day allowing election legislator’s goals including limiting Union’s parole, repealing Civil on New Yorkers voter registration, automatically reenfranchising Section 50-a, and reforming the state Board supports Rights Law, of Elections. Minching number of other voting loophole for campaign contributions and a closing the LLC Simon Minching – Rep Simon Minching a questionnaire, response on p. 10 Candidate has returned 31 Occupation:Age: Business Development at Palantir Technologies B.A.; University of Chicago, M.P.P. University, Education: St. John’s a big data in business development for Palantir Technologies, works Simon Minching 2013 mayoral campaign. 2013 mayoral SENATE DISTRICT 11 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY PARTY No Preference Health Act, spur job creation and wage growth, and provide high-quality constituent constituent provide high-quality and and wage growth, creation Act, spur job Health Union to Citizens He spoke agenda. entire reform Union’s Citizens Liu supports services. greater Section 50-a, to ensure Civil Rights Law, about the need to repeal emphatically legislators’ reform and restricting as for campaign finance as well police accountability, government, previous good work in John Liu’s Citizens Union commends outside income. of his finance misconduct because of the campaign preference in this race but issues no

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred Espinal supports Citizens Union’s entire reform agenda. In particular, she is enthusiastic entire reform agenda. In particular, Espinal supports Citizens Union’s and election day voter registration. about improving access to polls through automatic system at the stateShe also supports a public campaign finance Citizens Union level. race because of the overall strength of does not prefer Assembly Member Espinal in this and dedication to public service. her opponent, but commends her enthusiasm Sosa – Dem E. Letellier Yonel Citizens Union was not aware of this candidacy at the time of the evaluation. Catalina of Queens County and is the President of the Latino Lawyers Association Cruz former Chief of Staff to Council Member Julissa are Her top priorities Ferreras-Copeland. by restricting debt to facilitate in public schools’ spending on repairs, invest to fix the MTA affordable housing in the secure more use of new technologies, physical expansion and and legal services. Cruz, rights through policy changes district, and protect immigrant entire reform agenda. She is especially Citizens Union’s like her opponent, supports legislators’ outside compensation,committed to restricting requiring greater transparency and thoroughly reforming JCOPE.in government procurement, also supports Cruz process, statereform of the special election finance laws, and police oversight campaign including establishing an independent prosecutor for police abuses. Citizens Union Prefers in this race because her detailed of state knowledge government best positioned to advance and the nuance of her ideas makes her the candidate reform. Ari Espinal – Dem on p. 10 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response Member State Assembly 30 Occupation:Age: New York College,Education: St. Francis B.A. Aridia Espinal was elected to the state Assembly after beating her current opponent, been the she had Catalina April 24th, 2018. Previously, Cruz, in a special election on Member . Her top Director of Constituent Services for then-Assembly and co- overcrowding, improve the quality of life for tenants priorities are to reduce school pricing, protect immigrant repairs through congestion op owners, raise revenue for MTA unfair workplaces. Like her opponent, rights, and protect workers from dangerous and ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 39 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ Catalina – Dem Cruz response on p. 10 returned a questionnaire, Candidate has Occupation: 35 Age: Attorney John Jay College,Education: B.A.; CUNY J.D. School of Law,

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred Unlike his opponent, he did not take of a position on codifying the re-enfranchisement people on parole. Citizens Union does not support Assembly Member Barnwell in this of detailedrace due to his lack understanding of certain key reform issues and concerns to sensitive matters like homelessness in his district. over his approach Brian Barnwell30th Assembly District since 2017, when he defeated has represented the include adjusting the top priorities Barnwell’s longtime incumbent Margaret Markey. lowering property taxesaffordability requirements to improve housing options, for seniors, getting rid of major capital he believes landlords are abusing, which improvements, securing more education funding. Barnwellpushing for ethics and election law reform, and he has campaigned on and supported loophole, an issue which supports closing the LLC outside compensation He is in favor of term limits and banning for legislators. legislatively. – Dem on p. 10 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response Member State Assembly 32 Occupation:Age: New York B.A.; Albany Law School, J.D. Education: Arizona State University, stronger conflict of interest rules. When asked about her plans to advance civil rights and stronger conflict of interest rules. for making police disciplinary records criminal justice reform, she articulated her support of people on parole. re-enfranchisement publicly available, and codifying the automatic Citizens Union prefers Melissa Sklarz in this race because of her strong support for would be an energetic advocate for her good government reforms and the belief that she causes. single-payer healthcare system in New York, passing gender equality and reproductive passing system in New York, single-payer healthcare more funding affordable housing more accessible, securing healthcare legislation, making reform transportation.for public education and all of Citizens Union’s Sklarz supports measures to limit outside compensation she supports of legislators, goals. In particular, JCOPE. loophole, and reforming closing the LLC In an interview with Citizens Union, about stateshe spoke knowledgably laws and supported measures campaign finance for state funds program like a public matching limits, and campaigns, lower contribution Age: 67 Occupation: Former Director of Development at the Transgender Legal Defense Legal Occupation: 67 Age: Former Director of Development at the Transgender Education Fund Education: SUNY Buffalo, B.A. Legal Defense MelissaTransgender is the former director of development at the Sklarz are creating a advocate. Her top priorities a life-long LGBTQ Education Fund and is ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 30 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ Sklarz – Dem Melissa response on p. 10 returned a questionnaire, Candidate has

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★ Preferred Candidate Preferred Bobby Digi Olisa – Dem on p. 10 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response 44 Occupation:Age: President of the Staten Island Democratic Association Education: College of Staten Island, B.S. and M.A. Bobby Digi Olisa is President of the Staten Island Democratic Association and the a community youth development nonprofit. Digi has served founder of Island Voice, 2013 and was part of the 2014 Rising Committee since New York on the Governor’s transition committees for Mayor Bill de Blasio and Staten Island Borough President transportation His top priorities include fixing Staten Island’s James Oddo, respectively. loophole for campaign electoral process, closing the LLC system, reforming the state’s DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY ★ – Dem a questionnaire, response on p. 10 Candidate has returned Staten Island City Parks Commissioner, 29 Occupation:Age: Chief of Staff to the New York Education: Southwestern M.P.A. College, University, B.A.; Pace of staffCharles Fall is the chief to the Staten Island commissioner of the city Parks he served as Borough Director and citywide and Recreation Department. Previously, Blasio. Fall seeks to improve and expand Islamic Liaison for the Office of Mayor Bill de transportation options in the North Shore, revisit the public education funding formula, and expand funding for community-based programs for youth, increase after-school DREAM Act and reduce he wants to pass the New York healthcare centers. Additionally, over-incarceration in the state.what he describes as over-criminalization and Fall is like early-voting. He wants to pass a strong supporter of voting and election reform, legislation to prevent outside compensation for legislators and enact stronger campaign corporate interests in elections. Fall finance laws, especially to diminish the role of use of cash bail, speedy trial and discovery supports criminal justice reform like ending the parole. He supports increased police oversight people on reform, and re-enfranchising in cases of police misconduct as a and sees the appointment of a special prosecutor necessary Citizens Union prefers Fall because accountability. first step towards ensuring priorities, and presentationof his government experience, concrete legislative as an ambitious and capable candidate. However, she does not think the state does not she take should However, by passing police reform the lead on oversight. for enhancing be responsible municipalities that and suggests legislation, not support her in to her district but does service commends Sen. Savino’s Citizens Union number of critical reforms. to her opposition to a this race due Dem – Stradford P. Brandon of the evaluation. candidacy at the time was not aware of this Citizens Union 61 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 27 malfeasance and cases of public corruption. Savino the need to promote acknowledged citing the importancepolice accountability, of a special prosecutor for police killings. of voting reforms and capping campaign contributions. However, she does not believe However, of voting reforms and capping campaign contributions. enacting ethics reform would be successful in preventing corruption and would not She also opposes establishing public financing of statepursue it with energy. campaigns, Section 50-a, and making mayoral control of city schools repealing Civil Rights Law, permanent. She abstained from stating her position on reforming the special election process and empowering the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute election law was elected to the state Senate in 2004, and is currently seeking an eighth program, promoting top priorities include expanding the medical cannabis term. Savino’s for the retirement plan, securing funding retirement security by enacting a secure choice district to promote constituent interest, and safeguarding She expressed workers’ rights. good government positions, including a number support for a number of Citizens Union’s advocacy. advocacy. Diane Savino – Dem on p. 10 Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response State Senator 54 Occupation:Age: New York Cornell School and Labor Relations, B.A. of Industrial University, Education: Saint John’s Robinson feels strongly about implementing reforms to promote police accountabilityRobinson feels strongly about implementing reforms and for the public Section 50-a, to allow as repealing stateoversight, such Civil Rights Law, Robinson is in favor of reforming disclosure of police disciplinary records. Additionally, that allow undue corporate influence. campaign finance laws to close the loopholes in of experience race due to her lack Citizens Union does not prefer Robinson in this Citizens Union commends government and with the legislative process. Nevertheless, reform and commitment to community Robinson on her enthusiasm for good government for public office after the death of Eric Garner. She also cites the anti-IDC death of Eric Garner. for public office after the movement as a catalyst Savino. Sen. Diane decision to challenge in her of the Robinson is a member and a co- March, Who Staten Democratic Association and Staten Island Island Women include bail reform, Her top priorities of Color Forum. founder of the Staten Island Women Act, supporting Community Protection Act and NY Healthcare passing the Climate and Reproductive Care Act. Act, and passing the Women’s the Gender Non-Discrimination Jasmine Robinson – Dem Jasmine a questionnaire, response on p. 10 Candidate has returned Secretary 37 Occupation:Age: Legal Education: College of Staten Island, B.A. legal secretaryJasmine Robinson is a activist who was compelled to run and community STATEN ISLAND STATEN SENATE DISTRICT 23 PRIMARYDEMOCRATIC PARTY No Preference

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 26 Rep – supportive of all the candidates of election reform. supportive of all the candidates Ashley Zanatta a questionnaire, response on p. 10 Candidate has returned 27 Occupation:Age: Community Manager at the Jewish Community Engagement Center of Staten Island (in progress) M.P.H. B.A.; University at Albany, University, Education: St. John’s Staten Island at the Ashley Zanatta works as public health advocate for Tobacco-Free Jewish Community Center of Staten Island. She is also secretary County of the Richmond active in local the course of her work she has become Republicans. Through Young and trainings, and advocating for tobacco- health initiatives, having organized health fairs Like her opponents, and NYCHA. free policy with local businesses, property owners, is to fight opioid addiction on Staten top priority to Island. She is also dedicated Zanatta’s as well as holding aging infrastructure and public transit service, improving the borough’s Zanattamonthly town halls to encourage constituent engagement. automatic supports and increasing transparency loophole, LLC and election day voter registration, closing the there are a few Citizens Union in state While spending and government procurement. the race oppose, Zanattaquestionnaire items that all of the candidates in is alone in her opposition to early voting, consolidating staterestructuring the and federal primaries, and passion Union appreciates Zanatta’s two-party division of the board of elections. Citizens general, but does not prefer her in this for public health services, and public service in positions. Citizens Union’s race because of her opposition to a majority of taxes, increasing resources to YMCA counseling and K-12 education programs to combat to combat programs education taxes, YMCA to resources increasing and K-12 counseling agenda, reform Union’s of Citizens supportive particularly Reilly is not addiction. opioid reducing campaign race that supports drastically only candidate in this but he is the does not his opponents, Reilly registered lobbyists. Like limits, especially from contribution police disciplinary on parole, making of people automatic re-enfranchisement support the also opposes public He control of city schools. and permanent mayoral records public, statefinancing of to investigate the Attorney General and empowering campaigns opposes race because he prefer Reilly in this primary Union does not corruption. Citizens is the least positions and, in particular, reform Citizens Union’s a significant number of

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★ Rep – Rep – Preferred Candidate Preferred Community Education Council 31 since 2014. His top priorities include lowering property Michael Reilly Michael Candidate has returned a questionnaire, response on p. 10 45 Occupation:Age: Retired NYPD Lieutenant Education: John Jay College, B.S. City Reilly is a retired NYPDMichael lieutenant and has served as President of New York with Citizens Union, he committed to downsizing his own law practice if elected. Like the with Citizens Union, he committed to downsizing of does not support the automatic re-enfranchisement other candidates in this race, Yost records, and permanent mayoral control of people on parole, publishing police disciplinary is the preferred candidate are important – all of which to Citizens Union. Yost city schools goals and presents reform Citizens Union’s for this seat because he most strongly supports as more politically independent than his opponents. education programs. Yost supports changes to make it easier for candidates qualify for supports changes education programs. Yost on campaign finance, positions agrees with many of Citizens Union’s the ballot. Yost He is the only candidate in this race that the budget, and election administration reform. supports the public financing of state campaigns, and empowering the Attorney General disagrees with limiting Yost However, to prosecute corruption and election law violations. outside compensation earned by state In an interview legislators to 25% of their salary. Age: 54 Occupation: Attorney at The Yost Law Firm 54 Occupation: Yost Age: Attorney at The Law School, J.D. B.S.; New York University, Education: St. John’s is a retired NYPD Staten detective who practices family law on Island, and Glenn Yost priorities top legislative serves as assistant counsel to state Senator . Yost’s improving infrastructure on the South include increasing funding to fight opioid addiction, Shore, reducing property taxes veteran, and special on Staten Island, and funding senior, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 62 DISTRICT ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY PARTY ★ Glenn Yost a questionnaire, response on p. 10 Candidate has returned preferring his opponent, Citizens Union commends Digi on his strong grasp of local issues his strong grasp of local commends Digi on opponent, Citizens Union preferring his of community engagement. and many years Dem Patricia Kane – a questionnaire. Candidate has not returned contributions, and instituting independent redistricting. Additionally, he wants to pass the he wants to Additionally, redistricting. independent instituting and contributions, the DREAM and pass marijuana, Act, legalize Health Citizens In line with Act. New York accountability greater police agenda, Digi hopes to implement reform and ensure Union’s plan to he articulated his During his interview, of big money in elections. the absence and noted the importance of police abuse complaint process for victims simplify the of Despite force that is representativehaving a police their community. of, and responsive to,

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^ ^ ^ † †^ ^ ^ ^ † †^ ^ Democratic Primaries District 17 Felder Simcha Morris Blake District 18 Martin Malavé Dilan Julia Salazar District 20 Jesse Hamilton Zellnor Myrie District 22 Ross Barkan District 23* Jasmine Robinson Diane Savino Brandon Stradford New York State York New Member Assembly Office: 2 YEARS of (no term limit) Term Salary: $79,500 Primaries Democratic District 84 Carmen Arroyo District 87 Farah Despeignes John Perez Brooklyn State Senator New York of Office: 2 YEARS (no term limit) Term Salary: $79,500 ^

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†^ ^ ^ ^ † ^ † ^ ^ Leecia Eve Letitia James Maloney Sean Patrick Zephyr Teachout Reform Primary Bronx State Senator New York of Office: 2 YEARS (no term limit) Term Salary: $79,500 Democratic Primary District 34* Biaggi Alessandra Jeffrey Klein Lieutenant Governor of Office: 4 YEARS term limit) (no Term Salary: $151,500 Democratic Primary Jumaane Williams State New York Attorney General of Office: 4 YEARS (no term limit) Term Salary: $151,500 Democratic Primary Mike Diederich Christopher Garvey Nancy Sliwa LEGISLATURE STATE STATEWIDE OFFICES STATEWIDE Governor Office: 4 YEARS of (no term limit) Term Salary: $179,000 Primary Democratic Cynthia Nixon

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^ †^ New York State New York Assembly Member of Office: 2 YEARS (no term limit) Term Salary: $79,500 Democratic Primary District 61 Bobby Olisa Digi Charles Fall Patricia Kane Republican Primary District 62 Reilly Michael Glenn Yost Ashley Zanatta Reform Primary District 62 Glenn Yost Ashley Zanatta District 39 District Cruz Catalina Ari Espinal Sosa E. Letellier Yonel Reform Primaries District 33 Oster Bryan Lalita Etwaroo Staten Island State Senator New York of Office: 2 YEARS term limit) (no Term Salary: $79,500 Democratic Primary District 23* Jasmine Robinson Diane Savino Brandon Stradford

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†^ † Juan Pagan Akshay Vaishampayan Alfred Taylor Alfred Taylor Luis Tejada District 72 Sosa Jimenez Smith Yomaris District 74 Salary: $79,500 Democratic Primaries District 68 Robert Rodriguez John Ruiz District 69 Daniel O’Donnell Ruben Dario Vargas District 71 Guillermo Perez Term of Office: 2 YEARS of (no term limit) Term Salary: $79,500 Primary Democratic District 31 Marisol Alcantara Robert Jackson Leon Thomas SantiagoTirso Pina State New York Assembly Member of Office: 2 YEARS term limit) (no Term Manhattan State Senator New York

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UNCONTESTED Assembly District 75 N. Gottfried (D) Richard Assembly District 76 Rebecca A. Seawright (D) Queens Senate District 10 (D) James Sanders Jr. Senate District 12 Gianaris (D) Michael Senate District 14 (D) Senate District 15 (D) Jr. Addabbo Joseph P. Senate District 16 Ann Stavisky (D) Toby Assembly District 23 (D) Senate District 28 District 28 Senate (D) 29* Senate District (D) José M. Serrano 30 Senate District (D) Brian A. Benjamin Assembly District 65 Niou (D) Yuh-Line Assembly District 66 (D) Deborah J. Glick Assembly District 67 Linda B. Rosenthal (D) Assembly District 70 (D) Inez E. Dickens Assembly District 73 (D)

UNCONTESTED Assembly District 64* Nicole Malliotakis (R) Manhattan Senate District 26 Brian Kavanagh (D) Senate District 27 (D) Peter J. Abbate, Jr. (D) J. Abbate, Jr. Peter Assembly District 50 Joseph R. Lentol (D) Assembly District 51 Ortiz (D) W. Felix Assembly District 52 (D) Assembly District 54 Erik M. Dilan (D) Assembly District 55 (D) Assembly District 56 (D) Wright Tremaine Assembly District 57 Mosley (D) T. Walter Assembly District 58 (D) Perry N. Nick Assembly District 59 (D) Jaime R. Williams Assembly District 44 District Assembly (D) C. Carroll Robert 45 Assembly District (D) 47 Assembly District Colton (D) William Assembly District 49

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UNCONTESTED Assembly District 41 (D) Helene E. Weinstein Assembly District 43 (D) Diana C. Richardson Roxanne J. Persaud (D) Senate District 21 S. Parker (D) Kevin Senate District 22 Martin J. Golden (R) Senate District 25 (D) Montgomery Velmanette Senate District 26 Brian Kavanagh (D) Assembly District 83 Carl E. Heastie (D) Assembly District 85 Marcos A. Crespo (D) Assembly District 86 (D) M. Pichardo Victor Brooklyn Senate District 19

UNCONTESTED In the Assembly, 49 of NYC’s 65 seats – or 75% – are held by incumbents who are 65 seats – or 75% – are held 49 of NYC’s In the Assembly, primary challengers. running for re-election without 69 incumbents are uncontested in the primaries. That means that 76% of all of in the primaries. That 69 incumbents are uncontested in the state seats by incumbents who do not face any legislature are held NYC’s competition in their parties. – or 77% – are held by incumbents who 26 seats In the state Senate, 20 of NYC’s without primary challengers. are running for re-election (D) Michael Assembly District 80 (D) Assembly District 81 (D) Assembly District 82 Assembly District 78 José Rivera (D) Assembly District 79 Blake (D) Michael Gustavo Rivera (D) Senate District 36 Bailey (D) Jamaal T. Assembly District 77 (D) Senate District 29* José M. Serrano (D) Senate District 32 Luis R. Sepúlveda (D) Senate District 33 • Bronx • • INDEX UNCONTESTED OF INCUMBENTS 2018 Primary Election. uncontested in the of incumbents who are Below is a list (the state Legislature combined) Senate and Assembly in the NYS Of the 91 seats City residents: New York representing

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Vacant Vacant Currently held by Dov Hikind (D) (D) Currently held by (R) Currently held by Ron Castorina, Jr. BRONX Assembly District 87 BROOKLYN Assembly District 46 Assembly District 48 ISLAND STATEN Assembly District 61 Assembly District 62 voters registered in that political party during a primary election. The winners of almost political party during a primary election. The voters registered in that because the are determined prior to the special election all special election contests means This to favor one major political party over another. legislative districts are drawn by the leaders of the dominant elections, the candidate chosen that in almost all special approving the ballots of the voters since they are simply party wins, rendering useless that voters do not have a meaningful result is The choices. the predetermined candidate say them in the state in who represents until they stand legislature as for re-election are not really elections but coronations. incumbents. Special elections who Assembly seats (35%) are held by incumbents 23 out of 65 NYS City, In New York York Of the were first elected to office in special elections. state Senate seats in New 7 out of 26 seats (27%) are held by incumbents first elected in special elections. City, City election, this in mind that incumbency is the strongest factor in a New York Keeping state lawmakers were first elected in a City’s York 33% of New means that approximately by the party leaders and not by the special election where they were essentially chosen primary voters. party’s IN SEATS NEW CITY OPEN YORK AND VACANT incumbents there are 3 open seats in which City, In this primary election cycle in New York official are an additional 2 seats that are vacant with no are not seeking re-election. There incumbents running for re-election, these seats currently representing the district. Without sometimes they are However, the primary. have the potential to be far more competitive in the Democratic incumbent who has not, as in the case of Assembly District 48, where represented the district for 35 years is not standing race, there is for re-election. In that endorsement. only one candidate running, with the incumbent’s REPORT ON SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND OPEN SEATS State through of legislative seats filled having a high number suffers from New York for that at an irregular time is an election that is held A special election special election. of the unexpected departure vacancy caused by the in order to fill a particular office, chosen by the are first the vacant legislative seat Candidates for holder. sitting office rather than by the political parties in a committee meeting, leadership of their respective

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 37 UNCONTESTED Senate District 24 Andrew J. Lanza (R) Assembly District 63 (D) J. Cusick Michael Assembly District 64* Nicole Malliotakis (R) Assembly District 36 Assembly District (D) 37 Assembly District (D) Assembly District 38 Miller (D) Michael Assembly District 40 (D) Staten Island Assembly District 35 District Assembly L. Aubry (D) Jeffrion Assembly District 32 E. Cook (D) Vivian Assembly District 34 G. DenDekker (D) Michael Assembly District 29 (D) Assembly District 31 (D) R. Titus Michele Edward C. Braunstein (D) Edward C. Braunstein Assembly District 27 Daniel Rosenthal (D) Assembly District 28 (D) Assembly District 24 District Assembly (D) I. Weprin David 25 Assembly District (D) 26 Assembly District

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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: ◦ ◦ Once done, place your ballot in the privacy sleeve, proceed to the scanner area, ballot can be and insert the marked ballot into the scanner to cast your vote. Your inserted in any direction. Go in person to your local county BoardGo in person Elections office; of Call the Board at 1-866-VOTE-NYC of Elections the Board website at of Elections Visit http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/html/voters/register.shtml http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/html/voters/absentee.shtml Absentee Voting: The process works as follows: The • • • The Primary Election will be held on Thursday, September 13th. Polls will be open from 13th. Polls September will be held on Thursday, Primary Election The or the location of If you have general questions regarding eligibility 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. can also locate your polling place You call 1-866-VOTE-NYC. your polling place, please entrances, at https://nyc.pollsitelocator.com/search online, including handicap are disabled if you vote in person rather than by to and choose Under federal law, for can rely on the election employees entitled to assistance.absentee ballot, you are You help. list, it may be because your registration At the polls, if you are not on the voter registration If you believe that you are incorrectly. form was not received in time or was filled out an affidavit ballot. After the election, the eligible to vote, you can still vote by requesting its records and your vote will be counted if you are indeed Board of Elections will check eligible. CASTING BALLOT YOUR can be marked using either a pen or Paper ballots will be used for casting votes, which a ballot marking device (BMD) Ballots are are counted after they as described below. scanner will then be used to count the votes after The inserted into an electronic scanner. A bin attached the scanner to Day. the polling place has closed at the end of Election began new process 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. TO OBTAIN A VOTER REGISTRATION OBTAIN TO FORM OR ABSENTEEBALLOT: • • • • VOTING ON ELECTION DAY

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 39 20th. September 13th to your local Drop off your Absentee Ballot in person by Thursday, board of elections office – a friend or relative can drop it off. Mail your Absentee Ballot Application or Letter of Application by Thursday, Mail your Absentee Ballot Application or Letter of Application by Thursday, September 6th. Apply for an Absentee Ballot office at your local county board of elections in Person September 12th. by Wednesday, September 12th – it Mail in your Absentee Ballot with a postmark by Wednesday, no later than September also must be received by the local board of elections 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. Election. City) on if you live outside of New York (or your county, City absent from New York Registered to vote 25 days before the election. Registered to vote 25 days be a registered member of that party. must You in a primary during that same your party registration to vote change cannot You year. General 25 days before the previous year’s must be filed Party registration changes 18 years of age (on the date of the election. You can register at 17 if you will be 18 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 • • • • • • • submissions are as follows: Deadlines for absentee ballot applications and APPLYING FOR AN ABSENTEEAPPLYING FOR THE BALLOT PRIMARY ELECTION may vote by absentee ballot if you are: You • • vote in a party primary: To • • • You are eligible to vote in municipal, federal and state are elections if you are: You • • Voting and Registration Registration and Voting Information VOTE TO REGISTERING

2018 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS DIRECTORY 38 www.elections.ny.gov www.elections.ny.gov www.citizensunion.org www.gothamgazette.com www.nypirg.org www.lwvny.org www.assembly.state.ny.us www.nysenate.gov www.votesmart.org 888) VOTE-SMART (800) 458-3453 (212) 227-0342 (212) 227-0342 (212) 349-6460 (518) 465-4162 ( (518) 455-4218 NYPIRG NYS of Voters League of Women Smart Project Vote Incumbent Records Research To State Assembly New York State Senate New York To Research Campaign Contributions Research To Board of Elections NYS Candidates and Issues Research To Citizens Union Gotham Gazette its ATM-style touch screen, Braille-enhanced keypad, sip and puff device or its rocker or its rocker Braille-enhanced keypad, sip and puff device screen, touch its ATM-style City Board of York on the new process is available at the New paddle. More information Elections website http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/newway_en/using_bmd.shtml RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Voters will be able to use the Election Systems & Software (ES&S) Election Systems & will be able to use the AutoMARKVoters ballot marking device (BMD), polling location. is mandated to be available at each which disabilities, including voters with may use the BMDAny voter, to view or listen to the may include English, languages for that poll site (which ballot in any of the required may use the Voters Chinese – Cantonese or Korean). Spanish, Chinese - Mandarin, BMD by using independently and privately on Election Day to complete a paper ballot If you make a mistakeIf you by incorrectly your ballot If you mark a new ballot. request you can will notify scanner to, the you are supposed than for one contest more choices marking must obtain your vote count, you have mark your a new ballot and To you of an “overvote.” your ballot. correctly before submitting choices MARKINGBALLOT DEVICE

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