Wednesday, May 28, 2008
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Boat Bar
175 Smith Street (between Wycoff & Warren)
Brooklyn, NY

(Take the F train to Bergen Street, and walk one block south on Smith.  Even if you're coming from Manhattan, it's a quick trip.)

Invited Candidates, in alphabetical order:  Kevin Powell (invited & confirmed), Edolphus Towns (invited, not confirmed)

Democracy for NYC is hosting a candidate forum this Wednesday in Congressional District 10, where Kevin Powell is challenging incumbent Congressman Edolphus Towns in the Democratic primary.  Join us to ask questions and learn about important urban issues and how they are influenced by acts of Congress.

This is a safe Democratic seat, so the winner of this primary is virtually guaranteed to win in November and represent Brooklyn in Congress.  In our fight to take back Congress, many have expressed concerns about getting involved in primaries. I certainly respect every one's right to make their own decisions as to how they volunteer and contribute money.  But if we ignore primaries in safe Democratic seats, we're basically ignoring the 40 or 50 seats across the country in urban areas, representing mainly African-American and Latino voters.  The progressive community should be taking part in these races to ensure that urban issues are on the agenda of Congress.  It is a mistake to believe that representation in these districts is satisfactory, as long as it is big-D Democratic.  Forums and primaries provide a great opportunity to make sure we have a strong, progressive Democratic majority in Congress.

DFNYC Endorsement & Candidates' websites:

Democracy for NYC is holding an endorsement vote in this race as well as for Senate District 25 (Lower Manhattan & Brooklyn) and AD-64 (Lower Manhattan). The mail-in ballot can be downloaded HERE (pdf).

DFNYC members who have been to three events within the past year are eligible to vote. If you are not sure, you should vote, and we will determine your voting member status before counting your ballot.  For more on endorsement rules, visit this page at our website:  http://dfnyc.org/content/view/24/107/

Candidates' Website are in Alphabetical Order

10th Congressional District:

Kevin Powell: http://www.kevinpowellforcongress.org

Edolphus Towns: http://www.house.gov/towns/

25th Senate District:

Martin Connor: http://www.nyssenate25.com (This is Senator Connor's Senate office website.) 

Daniel Squadron:  http://www.danielsquadron.org/

64th Assembly District:

Luke Henry - http://www.lukehenry.org/

Paul Newell - http://www.newellnyc.org

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver:  http://assembly.state.ny.us/ (This is Speaker Silver's Assembly office website.)