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State Senate District 18: Brooklyn

In the 18th State Senate District in Brooklyn, incumbent Democrat Martin Dilan is being challenged in the Sept. 13th primary by Jason Otaño.

Map:

(The new State Senate District 18 is nearly the same territory as the old District 17 - we're confirming this.)

Candidates:

Incumbent: Martin Dilan

Challenger: Jason Otaño 

Links:

Chris Bragg's article in City & State

Assembly District 72: Manhattan

Guillermo Linares, who is the current Assemblymember in the 72nd district, is challenging Adriano Espaillat for the State Senate. The 72nd AD is now an open seat. It is a safe Democratic seat, meaning the winner of the Democratic primary on September 13th will - in all probability - be the next Assemblymember. The following candidates have made the ballot:

Mayra Linares, Gabriela Rosa, Melanie Hidalgo, and Ruben Vargas.

 
Here are some links about this race: (Please email Richard Wallner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have more)
 
 
 
 
 

Congressional District 11 - Staten Island and Brooklyn

Staten Island

 

Incumbent Republican Michael Grimm currently represents the Congressional seat that includes Staten Island and part of southwest Brooklyn. (The new 11th, the old 13th.) He is being challenged by Democrat Mark Murphy and also a Green party candidate, Hank Bardel.


Click here to vote for DFNYC's endorsement in this race (until Thurs. July 19th).


Background:  This is the seat that was represented by Republican Vito Fossella for many years, until he resigned in 2008 after a scandal in Virginia involving a DWI, an extramarital affair, and a child from that affair. Democrats Steve Harrison and Mike McMahon ran in the primary in 2008; McMahon won the primary and the general election, holding the seat for two years. Notably, McMahon voted against Affordable Care Act.  Republican Michael Grimm beat McMahon in 2010 and currently holds the seat.


Links:


Mark Murphy's website.


Michael Grimm's website.


Hank Bardel's website.

 

Evan Ratliff's article in The New Yorker on Grimm's nightclub gun incident.


http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/235887-dem-murphy-encouraged-after-poll-shows-him-trailing-incumbent-grimm-by-just-15-points


Yafah Sutton's article at the blog Bensenhurst Bean  (scroll about half-way down the page)


2012 New York State Assembly Candidates

Click here to find your Assembly district. You can also find your State Senate district and Congressional district using this link.

Click here to find your City Council District, Community District, and Election District.

Full list of candidates by district coming soon

State Senate District 27: Manhattan

In District 27 (the old 29th), located on the west side of Manhattan, incumbent State Senator Tom Duane announced his retirement in June.  This race will be decided in the Sept. 13th primary, as it is a safe Democratic District.

Candidates: (in alphabetical order)

Tom Greco - grecoforsenate.com

Brad Hoylman - bradhoylman.com

Tanika Inlaw - tanikainlaw.org

Map of the new district: 

Click here for the LATFOR map (pdf).

Forums:

Citizens Union & NYC Community Media will host a forum on Monday Aug. 20th - click here.

Background:

This district includes the neighborhoods of Chelsea, the West Village, Hells Kitchen and parts of the Upper West Side. There are many LBGT voters, activists, and organizations in the district. Outgoing State Senator Tom Duane is openly gay, as is the current City Councilmember, Speaker Christine Quinn. 

Links about this race:

Tom Greco's profile at the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club website

Tom Duane Officially Endorses Brad Hoylman

Straight owner of gay bar challenges Tom Duane's chosen successor (from the left)

Anything we should add? Are you a candidate in this race?  Contact Richard at rwallner-at-dfnyc.org (replace -at- with @)

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