New York State Focus: Roundup of Endorsements for September 14 Primary
I hope all my NY State readers remember that Tuesday Sept. 14 is Primary election day. VOTE!!! In most districts the primary is the day that determines who wins and what direction politics will go.
I try to do a round up of the most progressive and reform-oriented organizations I can find. Here is my roundup for the September 14th primary. I put my endorsements first and follow with other organizations (we aren't all in complete agreement). I have added a couple more organizations since my last post.
MOLE333 ENDORSEMENTS: For what they are worth. (not meant to be comlpete list...just the ones of particular importance where there is a real competition)
State Attorney General: Sean Coffey or Eric Schneiderman (I haven't decided)
12th Congressional District: Nydia Velasquez (one of my top picks of the year)
State Senate: (some of the most important races this year!)
SD 10 (Queens) – Lynn Nunes (D), Challenger
SD 11 (Queens) – Tony Avella (D), Challenger
SD 18 (Brooklyn) – Velmanette Montgomery (D), Incumbent (another of my top picks this year)
SD 22 (Brooklyn) - Michael DiSanto (D), Challenger
SD 32 (Bronx) – Carlos Ramos (D), Challenger
State Assembly:
AD 26 (Queens) – Steve Behar (D), Challenger
Brooklyn District Leaders:
50th AD Female District Leader: Kate Zidar
50th AD Male District Leader: Lincoln Restler
52nd AD Female District Leader: Jo Anne Simon
52nd AD Male District Leader: Chris Owens
CENTRAL BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS: This is probably THE most liberal, idealistic and reform-minded club in NYC and their endorsements are very carefully thought out and debated. I highly recommend taking their endorsements into account and checking out their candidate questionnaires.
Attorney General: Sean Coffey [NOTE: Sean Coffey has also been endorsed by Al Franken and Nydia Velasquez among others]
12th Congressional District
Nydia Velazquez
10th Congressional District
Kevin Powell
18th State Senate District
Velmanette Montgomery
20th State Senate District
Eric Adams
25th State Senate District
Daniel Squadron
44th Assembly District
James Brennan
52nd Assembly District
Joan Millman
44th AD Male District Leader
Jacob Gold
44th AD Female District Leader
Lori Knipel
52nd AD Male District Leader
Chris Owens
52nd AD Female District Leader
Jo Anne Simon
Civil Court Judge
Harriet Thompson
LAMBDA INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS: one of NYC's strongest and most active LGBT clubs.
United States Senate:
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY State Comptroller:
Thomas DiNapoli
NY State Attorney General:
Eric Schneiderman
U.S. House (8th Congressional Dist.):
Jerrold Nadler
U.S. House (10th Congressional Dist.):
Kevin Powell
U.S. House (11th Congressional Dist.):
Yvette Clarke
U.S. House (12th Congressional Dist.):
Nydia Velazquez
Civil Court, County-wide:
Harriet Thompson
Civil Court, 7th District:
Betty Joyce Williams
NY State Senate:
18 – Velmanette Montgomery
20 – Eric Adams
21 – Kevin Parker
22 – Michael DiSanto
23 – Diane Savino
25 – Daniel Squadron
27 – Igor Oberman
NY State Assembly:
44 – Jim Brennan
46 – Alec Brook-Krasny
52 – Joan Millman
55 – William Boyland
57 – Hakeem Jeffries
District Leader/State Committee:
41 Male – Lew Fidler
44 Female – Lori Citron Knipel
44 Male – Jacob Gold
50 Male – Lincoln Restler
52 Female – Jo Anne Simon
52 Male – Chris Owens
57 Female – Olanike Alabi
57 Male – Walter Moseley
60 Male – Ralph Perfetto
DEMOCRACY FOR NYC: (The Local Branch of Howard Dean's Democracy for America)
Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman
Congress, District 10: Kevin Powell
Congress, District 14: Carolyn Maloney
Congress, District 15: Jonathan Tasini
State Senate, District 10: Lynn Nunez
State Senate, District 27: Igor Oberman
State Senate, District 30: Bill Perkins
State Senate, District 32: Charlie Ramos Jr.
State Senate, District 33: Desiree Hunter
State Assembly, District 26: Steve Behar
EMPIRE STATE PRIDE AGENDA: Another LGBT organization, this time statewide.
New York State Senate
Primary Election -
SD 10 (Queens) – Lynn Nunes (D), Challenger
SD 16 (Queens) – Toby Ann Stavisky (D), Incumbent
SD 32 (Bronx) – Carlos Ramos (D), Challenger
SD 46 (Albany) – Neil Breslin (D), Incumbent
SD 58 (Buffalo) – Tim Kennedy (D), Challenger
General Election –
SD 1 (North & South Fork of Long Island) – Regina Calcaterra (D), Challenger
SD 3 (Brookhaven) – Brian Foley (D), Incumbent
SD 6 (Nassau County) – Dave Mejias (D), Challenger
SD 7 (Nassau County) – Craig Johnson (D), Incumbent
SD 11 (Queens) – Tony Avella (D), Challenger
SD 12 (Queens) – Michael Gianaris (D), Open
SD 23 (Staten Island) – Diane Savino (D), Incumbent
SD 26 (Manhattan) – Liz Krueger (D), Incumbent
SD 29 (Manhattan) – Thomas Duane (D), Incumbent
SD 34 (Bronx, Westchester) – Jeffrey Klein (D), Incumbent
SD 37 (Westchester) – Suzi Oppenheimer (D), Incumbent
SD 40 (Northern Westchester/Putnam) – Michael Kaplowitz (D), Open
SD 41 (Columbia/Dutchess counties) – DiDi Barrett (D), Challenger
SD 44 (Schenectady) – Susan Savage (D), Challenger
SD 49 (Onondaga/Oneida/Madison counties) – David Valesky (D), Incumbent
SD 50 (Syracuse) – Kathleen Joy (D), Challenger
SD 56 (Rochester) – Robin Wilt (D), Challenger
SD 60 (Buffalo) – Antoine Thompson (D), Incumbent
New York State Assembly
Primary & General Election –
AD 39 (Queens) – Francisco Moya (D), Open
AD 114 (Plattsburgh/North Country) – Janet Duprey (R), Incumbent
AD 119 (Syracuse) – Phillip LaTessa (D), Open
AD 131 (Rochester) – Harry Bronson (D), Open
General Election –
AD 1 (Suffolk) – Mark Alessi (D), Incumbent
AD 4 (Suffolk) – Steven Englebright (D), Incumbent
AD 11 (Suffolk) – Robert Sweeney (D), Incumbent
AD 13 (Nassau) – Charles Lavine (D), Incumbent
AD 16 (Nassau) – Michelle Schimel (D), Incumbent
AD 25 (Queens) – Rory Lancman (D), Incumbent
AD 36 (Queens) – Aravella Simotas (D), Open
AD 52 (Brooklyn) – Joan Millman (D), Incumbent
AD 60 (Staten Island/Brooklyn) – Janele Hyer-Spencer (D), Incumbent
AD 61 (Staten Island) – Matthew Titone (D), Incumbent
AD 65 (Manhattan) – Micah Kellner (D), Incumbent
AD 66 (Manhattan) – Deborah Glick (D), Incumbent
AD 67 (Manhattan) – Linda Rosenthal (D), Incumbent
AD 69 (Manhattan) – Daniel O’Donnell (D), Incumbent
AD 73 (Manhattan) – Jonathan Bing (D), Incumbent
AD 81 (Bronx) – Jeffrey Dinowitz (D), Incumbent
AD 95 (Rockland County) – Ellen Jaffee (D), Incumbent
AD 101 (Ulster/Columbia counties) – Kevin Cahill (D), Incumbent
AD 102 (Ulster/Dutchess counties) – Joel Miller (R), Incumbent
AD 104 (Albany) – John McEneny (D), Incumbent
AD 106 (Albany, Rensselaer) – Ronald Canestrari (D), Incumbent
AD 120 (Syracuse) – William Magnarelli (D), Incumbent
AD 122 (North Country) – Brian McGrath (D), Open
AD 126 (Binghamton) – Donna Lupardo (D), Incumbent
AD 135 (Monroe County) – David Koon (D), Incumbent
AD 144 (Buffalo) – Sam Hoyt (D), Incumbent
NEW KINGS DEMOCRATS: A new reform club that grew out of the local 2008 Obama Campaign
U.S. Congress- District 12: Nydia Velazquez
New York State Senate- District 25: Daniel Squadron
New York State Assembly- District 52: Joan Millman
Female State Committee District Leader- District 50: Kate Zidar
Male State Committee District Leader- District 50: Lincoln Restler
Female State Committee District Leader- District 52: Jo Anne Simon
Female State Committee District Leader- District 53: Barbara Medina
Male State Committee District Leader- District 53: Esteban Duran
504 DEMOCRATIC CLUB: Fighting for disabled rights
U.S. Senate: Charles Schumer
U.S. Senate: Kirsten Gillibrand
N.Y.S. Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman
N.Y.C. Comptroller: Tom DiNapoli
U.S. Representative, 7th Congressional District: Joseph Crowley
U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District: Jerrold Nadler
U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District: No endorsement
U.S. Representative, 12th Congressional District: Nydia Velazquez
U.S. Representative, 14th Congressional District: Carolyn Maloney
U.S. Representative, 15th Congressional District: Charles Rangel
U.S. Representative, 17th Congressional District: Eliot Engel
N.Y.S. Senate, 10th Senate District: Lynn Nunes
N.Y.S. Senate, 11th Senate District: Tony Avella
N.Y.S. Senate, 16th Senate District: John Messer
N.Y.S. Senate, 22nd Senate District: Mike DiSanto
N.Y.S. Senate, 26th Senate District: Liz Krueger
N.Y.S. Senate, 29th Senate District: Tom Duane
N.Y.S. Senate, 30th Senate District: Bill Perkins
N.Y.S. Senate, 31st Senate District: Anna Lewis
N.Y.S. Senate, 33rd Senate District: Gustavo Rivera
N.Y.S. Assembly, 23rd District: Audrey I. Pheffer
N.Y.S. Assembly, 26th District: John Duane
N.Y.S. Assembly, 36th District: Aravella Simotas
N.Y.S. Assembly, 44th District: James Brennan
N.Y.S. Assembly, 52nd District: Joan Millman
N.Y.S. Assembly, 65th District: Micah Kellner
N.Y.S. Assembly, 67th District: Linda Rosenthal
N.Y.S. Assembly, 68th District: Evette Zayas
N.Y.S. Assembly, 71st District: Herman ""Denny"" Farrell
N.Y.S. Assembly, 72nd District: Guillermo Linares
N.Y.S. Assembly, 73rd District: Jonathan Bing
N.Y.S. Assembly, 75th District: Richard Gottfried
N.Y.S. Assembly, 76th District: No endorsement
N.Y.S. Assembly, 78th District: No endorsement
N.Y.S. Assembly, 80th District: Robert Giuffre
N.Y.S. Assembly, 81st District: Jeffrey Dinowitz
N.Y.S. Assembly, 83rd District: Carl Heastie
Supreme Court Justice, New York County: Ellen Gesmer
Civil Court Justice, District 9, New York County: Gerald Lebovits
Human Rights Campaign New York PAC: fighting for Marriage Equality (focused on State Senate)
Challengers in a primary election:
* Charlie Ramos: SD-32
* Tim Kennedy: SD-58
Challengers in the general election:
* Regina Calcaterra: SD-1
* David Mejias: SD-6
* Tony Avella: SD-11
Incumbents:
* State Senator Brian Foley: SD-3
* State Senator Craig Johnson: SD-7
* State Senator Tom Duane: SD-29
* State Senator David Valesky: SD-49
I try to do a round up of the most progressive and reform-oriented organizations I can find. Here is my roundup for the September 14th primary. I put my endorsements first and follow with other organizations (we aren't all in complete agreement). I have added a couple more organizations since my last post.
MOLE333 ENDORSEMENTS: For what they are worth. (not meant to be comlpete list...just the ones of particular importance where there is a real competition)
State Attorney General: Sean Coffey or Eric Schneiderman (I haven't decided)
12th Congressional District: Nydia Velasquez (one of my top picks of the year)
State Senate: (some of the most important races this year!)
SD 10 (Queens) – Lynn Nunes (D), Challenger
SD 11 (Queens) – Tony Avella (D), Challenger
SD 18 (Brooklyn) – Velmanette Montgomery (D), Incumbent (another of my top picks this year)
SD 22 (Brooklyn) - Michael DiSanto (D), Challenger
SD 32 (Bronx) – Carlos Ramos (D), Challenger
State Assembly:
AD 26 (Queens) – Steve Behar (D), Challenger
Brooklyn District Leaders:
50th AD Female District Leader: Kate Zidar
50th AD Male District Leader: Lincoln Restler
52nd AD Female District Leader: Jo Anne Simon
52nd AD Male District Leader: Chris Owens
CENTRAL BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS: This is probably THE most liberal, idealistic and reform-minded club in NYC and their endorsements are very carefully thought out and debated. I highly recommend taking their endorsements into account and checking out their candidate questionnaires.
Attorney General: Sean Coffey [NOTE: Sean Coffey has also been endorsed by Al Franken and Nydia Velasquez among others]
12th Congressional District
Nydia Velazquez
10th Congressional District
Kevin Powell
18th State Senate District
Velmanette Montgomery
20th State Senate District
Eric Adams
25th State Senate District
Daniel Squadron
44th Assembly District
James Brennan
52nd Assembly District
Joan Millman
44th AD Male District Leader
Jacob Gold
44th AD Female District Leader
Lori Knipel
52nd AD Male District Leader
Chris Owens
52nd AD Female District Leader
Jo Anne Simon
Civil Court Judge
Harriet Thompson
LAMBDA INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS: one of NYC's strongest and most active LGBT clubs.
United States Senate:
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY State Comptroller:
Thomas DiNapoli
NY State Attorney General:
Eric Schneiderman
U.S. House (8th Congressional Dist.):
Jerrold Nadler
U.S. House (10th Congressional Dist.):
Kevin Powell
U.S. House (11th Congressional Dist.):
Yvette Clarke
U.S. House (12th Congressional Dist.):
Nydia Velazquez
Civil Court, County-wide:
Harriet Thompson
Civil Court, 7th District:
Betty Joyce Williams
NY State Senate:
18 – Velmanette Montgomery
20 – Eric Adams
21 – Kevin Parker
22 – Michael DiSanto
23 – Diane Savino
25 – Daniel Squadron
27 – Igor Oberman
NY State Assembly:
44 – Jim Brennan
46 – Alec Brook-Krasny
52 – Joan Millman
55 – William Boyland
57 – Hakeem Jeffries
District Leader/State Committee:
41 Male – Lew Fidler
44 Female – Lori Citron Knipel
44 Male – Jacob Gold
50 Male – Lincoln Restler
52 Female – Jo Anne Simon
52 Male – Chris Owens
57 Female – Olanike Alabi
57 Male – Walter Moseley
60 Male – Ralph Perfetto
DEMOCRACY FOR NYC: (The Local Branch of Howard Dean's Democracy for America)
Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman
Congress, District 10: Kevin Powell
Congress, District 14: Carolyn Maloney
Congress, District 15: Jonathan Tasini
State Senate, District 10: Lynn Nunez
State Senate, District 27: Igor Oberman
State Senate, District 30: Bill Perkins
State Senate, District 32: Charlie Ramos Jr.
State Senate, District 33: Desiree Hunter
State Assembly, District 26: Steve Behar
EMPIRE STATE PRIDE AGENDA: Another LGBT organization, this time statewide.
New York State Senate
Primary Election -
SD 10 (Queens) – Lynn Nunes (D), Challenger
SD 16 (Queens) – Toby Ann Stavisky (D), Incumbent
SD 32 (Bronx) – Carlos Ramos (D), Challenger
SD 46 (Albany) – Neil Breslin (D), Incumbent
SD 58 (Buffalo) – Tim Kennedy (D), Challenger
General Election –
SD 1 (North & South Fork of Long Island) – Regina Calcaterra (D), Challenger
SD 3 (Brookhaven) – Brian Foley (D), Incumbent
SD 6 (Nassau County) – Dave Mejias (D), Challenger
SD 7 (Nassau County) – Craig Johnson (D), Incumbent
SD 11 (Queens) – Tony Avella (D), Challenger
SD 12 (Queens) – Michael Gianaris (D), Open
SD 23 (Staten Island) – Diane Savino (D), Incumbent
SD 26 (Manhattan) – Liz Krueger (D), Incumbent
SD 29 (Manhattan) – Thomas Duane (D), Incumbent
SD 34 (Bronx, Westchester) – Jeffrey Klein (D), Incumbent
SD 37 (Westchester) – Suzi Oppenheimer (D), Incumbent
SD 40 (Northern Westchester/Putnam) – Michael Kaplowitz (D), Open
SD 41 (Columbia/Dutchess counties) – DiDi Barrett (D), Challenger
SD 44 (Schenectady) – Susan Savage (D), Challenger
SD 49 (Onondaga/Oneida/Madison counties) – David Valesky (D), Incumbent
SD 50 (Syracuse) – Kathleen Joy (D), Challenger
SD 56 (Rochester) – Robin Wilt (D), Challenger
SD 60 (Buffalo) – Antoine Thompson (D), Incumbent
New York State Assembly
Primary & General Election –
AD 39 (Queens) – Francisco Moya (D), Open
AD 114 (Plattsburgh/North Country) – Janet Duprey (R), Incumbent
AD 119 (Syracuse) – Phillip LaTessa (D), Open
AD 131 (Rochester) – Harry Bronson (D), Open
General Election –
AD 1 (Suffolk) – Mark Alessi (D), Incumbent
AD 4 (Suffolk) – Steven Englebright (D), Incumbent
AD 11 (Suffolk) – Robert Sweeney (D), Incumbent
AD 13 (Nassau) – Charles Lavine (D), Incumbent
AD 16 (Nassau) – Michelle Schimel (D), Incumbent
AD 25 (Queens) – Rory Lancman (D), Incumbent
AD 36 (Queens) – Aravella Simotas (D), Open
AD 52 (Brooklyn) – Joan Millman (D), Incumbent
AD 60 (Staten Island/Brooklyn) – Janele Hyer-Spencer (D), Incumbent
AD 61 (Staten Island) – Matthew Titone (D), Incumbent
AD 65 (Manhattan) – Micah Kellner (D), Incumbent
AD 66 (Manhattan) – Deborah Glick (D), Incumbent
AD 67 (Manhattan) – Linda Rosenthal (D), Incumbent
AD 69 (Manhattan) – Daniel O’Donnell (D), Incumbent
AD 73 (Manhattan) – Jonathan Bing (D), Incumbent
AD 81 (Bronx) – Jeffrey Dinowitz (D), Incumbent
AD 95 (Rockland County) – Ellen Jaffee (D), Incumbent
AD 101 (Ulster/Columbia counties) – Kevin Cahill (D), Incumbent
AD 102 (Ulster/Dutchess counties) – Joel Miller (R), Incumbent
AD 104 (Albany) – John McEneny (D), Incumbent
AD 106 (Albany, Rensselaer) – Ronald Canestrari (D), Incumbent
AD 120 (Syracuse) – William Magnarelli (D), Incumbent
AD 122 (North Country) – Brian McGrath (D), Open
AD 126 (Binghamton) – Donna Lupardo (D), Incumbent
AD 135 (Monroe County) – David Koon (D), Incumbent
AD 144 (Buffalo) – Sam Hoyt (D), Incumbent
NEW KINGS DEMOCRATS: A new reform club that grew out of the local 2008 Obama Campaign
U.S. Congress- District 12: Nydia Velazquez
New York State Senate- District 25: Daniel Squadron
New York State Assembly- District 52: Joan Millman
Female State Committee District Leader- District 50: Kate Zidar
Male State Committee District Leader- District 50: Lincoln Restler
Female State Committee District Leader- District 52: Jo Anne Simon
Female State Committee District Leader- District 53: Barbara Medina
Male State Committee District Leader- District 53: Esteban Duran
504 DEMOCRATIC CLUB: Fighting for disabled rights
U.S. Senate: Charles Schumer
U.S. Senate: Kirsten Gillibrand
N.Y.S. Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman
N.Y.C. Comptroller: Tom DiNapoli
U.S. Representative, 7th Congressional District: Joseph Crowley
U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District: Jerrold Nadler
U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District: No endorsement
U.S. Representative, 12th Congressional District: Nydia Velazquez
U.S. Representative, 14th Congressional District: Carolyn Maloney
U.S. Representative, 15th Congressional District: Charles Rangel
U.S. Representative, 17th Congressional District: Eliot Engel
N.Y.S. Senate, 10th Senate District: Lynn Nunes
N.Y.S. Senate, 11th Senate District: Tony Avella
N.Y.S. Senate, 16th Senate District: John Messer
N.Y.S. Senate, 22nd Senate District: Mike DiSanto
N.Y.S. Senate, 26th Senate District: Liz Krueger
N.Y.S. Senate, 29th Senate District: Tom Duane
N.Y.S. Senate, 30th Senate District: Bill Perkins
N.Y.S. Senate, 31st Senate District: Anna Lewis
N.Y.S. Senate, 33rd Senate District: Gustavo Rivera
N.Y.S. Assembly, 23rd District: Audrey I. Pheffer
N.Y.S. Assembly, 26th District: John Duane
N.Y.S. Assembly, 36th District: Aravella Simotas
N.Y.S. Assembly, 44th District: James Brennan
N.Y.S. Assembly, 52nd District: Joan Millman
N.Y.S. Assembly, 65th District: Micah Kellner
N.Y.S. Assembly, 67th District: Linda Rosenthal
N.Y.S. Assembly, 68th District: Evette Zayas
N.Y.S. Assembly, 71st District: Herman ""Denny"" Farrell
N.Y.S. Assembly, 72nd District: Guillermo Linares
N.Y.S. Assembly, 73rd District: Jonathan Bing
N.Y.S. Assembly, 75th District: Richard Gottfried
N.Y.S. Assembly, 76th District: No endorsement
N.Y.S. Assembly, 78th District: No endorsement
N.Y.S. Assembly, 80th District: Robert Giuffre
N.Y.S. Assembly, 81st District: Jeffrey Dinowitz
N.Y.S. Assembly, 83rd District: Carl Heastie
Supreme Court Justice, New York County: Ellen Gesmer
Civil Court Justice, District 9, New York County: Gerald Lebovits
Human Rights Campaign New York PAC: fighting for Marriage Equality (focused on State Senate)
Challengers in a primary election:
* Charlie Ramos: SD-32
* Tim Kennedy: SD-58
Challengers in the general election:
* Regina Calcaterra: SD-1
* David Mejias: SD-6
* Tony Avella: SD-11
Incumbents:
* State Senator Brian Foley: SD-3
* State Senator Craig Johnson: SD-7
* State Senator Tom Duane: SD-29
* State Senator David Valesky: SD-49
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I don't know many "progressives" who gave several thousands of dollars to the Ohio Republican party--in 2008!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/09/05/2010-09-05_dem_hopeful_also_donor_to_republicans.html#ixzz0yfZHBLti
I live in Brooklyn and am voting for Schneiderman because of his commitment to progressive politics (see his recent endorsement in the Nation). Thought I would pass this along as you try to make an informed decision.
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