Your Guide to Your Ballot

Judicial Delegates - District 41 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Rosie M. Steele
Mariya Yudkevich

Yudkevich is affiliated with the 46 Assembly District Democratic Club, and the Brooklyn Young Democrats.

Sharon Wacholder
Alisa Ziff
Alan S. Fintz
Debra Nehmad
Jeffrey A. Wacholder

WNYC was not able to find information about this slate of delegates.

Judicial Delegates - District 42 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Ed Powell
Ernest Skinner
Emmanuel VamBran
Lawrence B. Morris
Clarence Robertson
Robert Newman

Powell is a Democratic state committee member. Skinner works in the office of councilmember Jumaane Williams.

Gloria E. Morancie

Morancie is the wife of late community activist Horace Morancie.

Judicial Delegates - District 43 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Una S.T. Clarke
Diana Richardson
Samuel Clarke
Dexter Roberts
Jim St. Germain
Kenya Handy-Hilliard
Joyce Jervis-Henry

Members of this slate are part of the Democratic Party establishment. Richardson is a member of the New York State Assembly. Una Clarke is a former city councilmember. Handy-Hilliard worked in the office of Congresswoman Yvette Clarke. St. Germain is a community activist.

Reuven Lipkin
Deborah Cook
Evelyn R. Williams
Denise Mann
Geoffrey A. Davis
F. Davis Cunningham
Thelma Davis

Geoffrey Davis is a state committee member, and the brother of former city councilmember James Davis, who was killed in by a political rival in 2003. Mann is a member of Community Board 9.

Judicial Delegates - District 50 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

William H. Smith
Thomas F. Smith
Martha M. Holstein
Gerald A. Esposito

Esposito is the District Manager for Community Board 1.

Esther Onuoha
Nick Rizzo
Genevieve Marcy
Marcos Masri

This is a reform Democrat slate. Rizzo is a state committee member and a member of the Brooklyn Young Democrats. Marcy is a community liaison at the New York State Assembly. Masri is a county committee member. All are prolific on twitter.

Judicial Delegates - District 53 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Aaron A. Jones Sr.
Sonia A. Velazquez
L. Shipman-Goodwin
E. L. Rowe-Barnett
Adela Rivera

WNYC was not able to find information about this slate of delegates.

Brigette M. Blood
Shirley Marshall
Edgar Ortiz
Ollie B. Ross
David Sun

Blood is a housing activist with the North West Bushwick Community Group.

Judicial Delegates - District 64 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Stephen A. Harrison
Scott G. Klein

Harrison is former chairman of Brooklyn's Community Board 10. He also ran against Republican Vito Fosella for Congress in 2006.

William J. Morton
Anisa Khatari

WNYC was not able to find information about this slate of delegates.

Judicial Delegates - District 66 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Maureen Remacle
Jeanne Kazel Wilcke
Jennifer Hoppe
Norma Ramirez
David J. Karlin
Cormac Flynn

Wilcke is affiliated with the Downtown Independent Democrats political club.

Jean B. Grillo
John R. Scott
Tiffany Scott
June Grancio

Grillo and Scott are former district leaders for the area, members of the Downtown Progressive Democrats, a political club affiliated with Councilwoman Margaret Chin.

Judicial Delegates - District 72 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Evelyn Linares
John Brian Murtaugh
Fernando Batista
Martha L. Pepin
Alsacia Jimenez
Joan Serrano Laufer

Murtaugh is a former New York State Assemblyman; Linares is the spouse of Assemblyman Guillermo Linares.

Anina Young
George Espinal
Argentina Cruz
Isaiah Bing
Michael Ortiz

Espinal was ousted in 2013 as the head of the 34th Precinct Community Council; lost a bid for District Leader.

Rolando Cespedes
Micaela Lugo
Brunilda Rodriguez
Rosario Capellan
Martha Rodriguez
Kiana Diaz

WNYC was not able to find information about this slate of delegates.

Judicial Delegates - District 75 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Mickey Spillane
Mary D'elia
Amy Kalm
Thomas McManus
Maria Castro
Tracy Westmoreland
Lucille Ognibene

This slate is backed by the McManus Midtown Democratic Club.

Judy L. Richheimer
Evelyn Suarez
Thomas K. Duane
Lisa A. Padilla
Mindy Rosier
Roberta C. Gelb
Carol Demech

This slate is backed by the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club. Duane is a former New York State senator.

Judicial Delegates - District 76 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Steven S. Goldberg
Arlene S. Kayatt
Abraham H. Salcedo
Lynne C. Feibelmann
Esther Bernhard Yang
Frank Wilkinson
Abbye L. Lawrence

This slate is backed by the Four Freedoms Democratic Club.

Jill Eisner
Ruth C. Halberg
Edward S. Hochman
Irma Godlin
Karl Seidenwurm
Joshua S. Kravitz
Madelaine D. Piel

This slate is backed by the Lenox Hill Democratic Club.

Judicial Delegates - District 77 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Aurelia Greene
Latoya Joyner
Vanessa L. Gibson
Gregory A. Delts
Benny Catala
Evelyn Rivera

This is a Democratic Party establishment slate. Greene is a former state Assemblywoman and current deputy Bronx Borough President. Joyner is a state Assemblywoman. Gibson is a city councilmember.

Cassandra Moreno
Selva Mason
Abou Jallah
Sharon Boatwright
Shaniqua Turner
Grace Purrier

WNYC was not able to find information about this slate of delegates.

Judicial Delegates - District 84 RACE

You will see these "slates" or groups of names, they are delegates that will elect your judges above the civil court level. You can pick five and can mix/match from different groups:

Francis Sosa
Carmen Checo
Carlton A. Curry
Maria Gonzalez
Hector Cruz

Curry ran for the New York State Assembly in 2014, and for city council in 2016.

Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
Carmen E. Arroyo
Carmen Aquino
Carlos Sierra
Ralina M. Cardona

The members of this slate are part of the Democratic Party establishment. Arroyo is a New York State Assemblywoman. Del Carmen Arroyo is a former city councilmember. Sierra is a state committee member.

Brooklyn Civil Court - Countywide RACE

Odessa Kennedy

About this candidate: "Odessa was the recipient of the Attorney of the Year Award from Bay Democrats in 2015." -Campaign Website
More on this candidate: Website

Consuelo Melendez

About this candidate: Currently Principal Law Clerk for State Supreme Court Justice Marsha L. Steinhardt.
More on this candidate: Website

Brooklyn Civil Court - District 3 RACE

Edward Irizarry

About this candidate: Lawyer in private practice.

Susan Quirk

About this candidate: Former Assistant District Attorney of Kings County, and currently a New York State Court Attorney Referee. Daughter of Dennis Quirk, powerful head of the court officers union.
More on this candidate: Facebook

Brooklyn Civil Court - District 5 RACE

Morton Avigdor

About this candidate: Lawyer, former staffer for Congressman Anthony Weiner. "Failed to pay back" $500,000 from an estate for which he was the executor, according to news reports.
Currently: Private practice attorney

Jill Epstein

About this candidate: Law clerk to Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes. Endorsed by the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats.
Currently: Court attorney

Rachel Freier

About this candidate: Lawyer specializing in real estate and commercial law. Founder of an all-woman ambulance company in Boro Park's Orthodox community.
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

Manhattan Civil Court - District 6 RACE

Susan Avery

Currently: Brooklyn Housing Court Judge
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Sabrina Kraus

About this candidate: Endorsed by many Democratic officials, including Congressmembers Carolyn Maloney and Jerold Nadler, state Assemblyman Keith Wright, and several local Democratic clubs. Found "Most Highly Qualified” by the Independent Judicial Screening Panel.
Currently: Manhattan Housing Court Judge
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Leonard Silverman

About this candidate: Silverman is currently an attorney.
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

City Council - District 17 RACE

Helen Hines

About this candidate: A retired union leader.
Previously: 1199 Service Employee International Union-United Healthcare Workers East
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter

INCUMBENT Rafael Salamanca

About this candidate: Elected in April special election
Currently: Councilmember
Previously: District Manager of Bronx Community Board 2
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter

State Senate - District 3 RACE

John De Vito

About this candidate: Lifelong resident of Mastic Beach and recent law school graduate. Received the endorsement of the Fighting for Children PAC which advocates for victims of childhood sexual assault.
Currently: Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Previously: Organizer on political campaigns
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Joseph Fritz

About this candidate: An activist who tried to run for this seat in 2014 but coudn't because too many of the signatures were considered invalid.

Ricardo Montano

About this candidate: Montano ran unsuccessfully for State Senate in the district directly west of this one in 2012.
Previously: Suffolk County Legislator

State Senate - District 10 RACE

Adrienne Adams

About this candidate: Elected chair of the Community Board 12 where she has focused on education equity and on preventing additional homeless shelters in the district.
Currently: Chair, Community Board 12; corporate training professional; independent educator
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT James Sanders

About this candidate: Elected to this seat in 2012. Was first African-American chairman of the Economic Development Committee in New York City in the City Council.
Currently: Senator, New York's 10th District
Previously: Councilmember, New York City's 31st District
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 16 RACE

S.J. Jung

About this candidate: Recently revealed that he is against same-sex marriage and against abortion unless it threatens the health of the mother. He took 42% of the vote when he ran for this seat in 2014.
Currently: International Trade Businessowner
Previously: President of the MinKwon Center for Community Action
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Toby Ann Stavisky

About this candidate: Was the frist Queens woman to serve in the State Senate when she was elected in 1999. Has focused on education, immigration, woman's rights and ethics reform. Endorsed by Congressmember Grace Meng.
Currently: Senator, 16th District
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 18 RACE

INCUMBENT Martin Dilan

About this candidate: Elected in 2002. Focuses include tenants rigths and transportation. Sponsored Leandra's Law, which makes it a felony to drive a child while intoxicated.
Currently: Senator, New York's 18th District
Previously: Councilmember, New York City's 37th District
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Debbie Medina

About this candidate: Has organized tenants against their landlords, and pushed for NYCHA reform. First Democratic Socialist candidate to run for State Senate in New York.
Currently: Director of Housing Resources, Los Sures/Southside United
Previously: Community Organizer, Los Sures/Southside United
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 19 RACE

Mercedes Narcisse

About this candidate: Community leader in Canarsie who previously ran for City Council. Endorsed by Councilmemeber Inez Barron.
Currently: RE-Entry Nurse, clinic based
Previously: CEO of Statewide Medical Supplies
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Roxanne Persaud

About this candidate: Elected in 2015 to fill seat vacated by John Sampson. Was a higher education adminstrator before being elected to public office.
Currently: Senator, New York's 19th District
Previously: Assemblymember, New York's 59th District
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 25 RACE

Michael Cox

About this candidate: He has served in the Obama Administration and was a policy advisor to Congressmember Gregory Meeks.
Currently: Assistant Director of Government & Community Affairs, NYU
Previously: Advisor, U.S. Department of Commerce
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Velmanette Montgomery

About this candidate: Elected to the New York State Senate in 1984. Montgomery is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Children and Families.
Currently: Senator, New York's 25th District
Previously: Teacher
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 31 RACE

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Marisol Alcantara

About this candidate: Has the support of former seatholder Adriano Espaillat and the Hotel and Motel Trades Council. Is also backed by the Senate Independent Democratic Conference but has not committed to a particular Democratic faction.
Currently: Organizer, New York State Nurses Assocation; Member, Community Board 9
Previously: Latino outreach, SEIU; Organizer, SEIU 32 BJ
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Robert Jackson

About this candidate: Endorsed by New York's teacher unions. Was Chair of the Education Committee and Co-Chair the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus on the City Council.
Currently: District Leader
Previously: Councilmember, New York City's 7th District
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Micah Lasher

About this candidate: Has also served as Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York, and an aide to Congressmember Jerry Nadler. Endorsed by Schneiderman, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Currently: Chief of Staff to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
Previously: Director, Office of State Legislative Affairs for Bloomberg's office
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Luis Tejada

About this candidate: Tejada ran for this seat in 2014 and received 7% of the vote.
Previously: Executive Director, Mirabal Sisters Cultural and Community Center
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 32 RACE

INCUMBENT Ruben Diaz

About this candidate: Elected to this seat in 2002 and is the Ranking Member on the Committee on Aging. Founder and President of the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization.
Currently: Senator, New York's 32nd District
Previously: City Councilmember; Executive Director, Christian Community Benevolent Association Inc
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Elliot Quinones

About this candidate: Forrmer candidate for City Council.
Currently: Tax Accountant
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 33 RACE

Fernando Cabrera

About this candidate: Has served on the CIty Council since 2010. Receiving money from a PAC targeting incumbent Rivera that supports an education tax credit for donations to private and parochial schools. Received 40% of the vote in 2014 in his first primary challenge against Rivera.
Currently: Councilmember, New York's 14th District; Senior Pastor of New Life Outreach International
Previously: Program Director, Mental Health and Counseling program at Mercy College
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Gustavo Rivera

About this candidate: Has represented the district in the State Senate since 2010.
Currently: Senator, New York's 33rd District
Previously: US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Director of Outreach
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 36 RACE

Jamaal Bailey

About this candidate: Wants to focus on affordable and senior housing, as well as education. Endorsed by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Councilmember Fernando Cabrera and 32BJ.
Currently: Community Relations Director for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie; District Leader
Previously: Attorney
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Que English

About this candidate: Wants to focus on mental healthcare, education and criminal justice reform. Helped negotiate a community benefits agreement with the developers at the Kingsbridge Armory.
Currently: Reverend at Bronx Christian Fellowship Church
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Pamela Hamilton-Johnson

About this candidate: Her work has focused on education and workforce development. Wants to work on education and ethics reform in the state legislature
Currently: Founder and Executive Director of Urban Neighborhood in Eastchester
Previously: School Board President
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Edward Mulraine

Currently: Pastor, Unity Baptist Tabernacle Church
Previously: President, Williamsbridge NAACP
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Alvin Ponder

About this candidate: Focused on community health and quality of life. Recently voiced concern about a Fire Department emergency medical service pilot that does not bring patients to a hospital. Most of his campaign's money is from a loan from a single individual.
Currently: Doctor; Member, Community Board 10
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 40 RACE

Alison Boak

About this candidate: Works on combatting human trafficking and recently pushed for passage of the Child Victims Act which would remove statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims to report incidents.
Currently: Co-founder, International Organization for Adolescents
Previously: Pound Ridge Town Board (2011-2015)
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Andrew Falk

About this candidate: Prioritizes ethics reform and raising the minimum wage while giving businesses tax cuts. Has the support of the Working Families Party. Has twice run for State Assembly and ran in last year's race for patterson town supervisor.
Currently: Leads a law office in Brewster
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 49 RACE

Christian Klueg

About this candidate: Received the "40 Under 40" Award from the Albany Business Review.
Currently: Fulton County real estate business owner
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

James Tedisco

About this candidate: Elected in 1982 to the Assembly where he has focused on legislative and budget reform. Endorsed by retiring seatholder Senator Hugh Farley.
Currently: Assemblymember, 112th District
Previously: Assembly Minority Leader (2005-2009)
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 51 RACE

Jermaine Bagnall-Graham

About this candidate: Has lived in Sherburne for the the past 12 years and is endorsed by the Women's Equality Party created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Fighting for Children PAC which aims to remove statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse victims.
Currently: IT Clinical Systems Analyst; Army veteran
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Audrey Dunning

About this candidate: She is a law firm partner, and her campaign focuses on education and the need for change in New York State.
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 54 RACE

Kenan Baldridge

About this candidate: Wants to focus on education and ethics reform. Endorsed by Democratic county chairs in Cayuga, Monroe, Ontairo, Seneca, Tompkins and Wayne County.
Currently: Town of Rose Supervisor
Previously: Member, North Rose-Wolcott Board of Education; Independent Management Consultant
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Charles Evangelista

More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 54 RACE

Joseph Geiger

About this candidate: He is a former U.S. Army Officer and the son of a businessman.
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Sean Hanna

About this candidate: Worked on a property tax cap and spending cuts in the Assembly.
Previously: Assemblymember, 130th District (2011-2013)
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Pamela Helming

About this candidate: Previously endorsed by Republican committees throughout the district. Accused by candidates Hanna and Rayburn of being secretly funded by the state GOP committee.
Currently: Canandaigua Town Supervisor
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Brian Manktelow

About this candidate: Largely self-funded campaign. Endorsed by Sodus Town Supervisor and Seneca County administrator.
Currently: Lyons Town Supervisor; Farm operator; Veteran
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Bobby Massarini

About this candidate: He is a longtime business owner who is running on how he is neither a lawyer nor a politician.
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Floyd Rayburn

About this candidate: Recently endorsed by Unshackle Upstate, a pro-business group.
Currently: Hopewell businessman
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Jon Ritter

About this candidate: Focused on the economy and changing the SAFE Act on gun control. Received recognition for responding to a shooting in West Webster in 2012.
Currently: Monroe County Sherriff's Office; Airport Securty Unit, Greater Rochester International Airport
Previously: Greece police officer
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 60 RACE

Alfred Coppola

About this candidate: Coppola ran for the same seat in 2014, albeit unsuccessfully.
More on this candidate: Facebook

Amber Small

About this candidate: Executive Director of the Parkside Communication Association, and previously involved in Planned Parenthood.
Currently: Executive Director of the Parkside Community Association
Previously: Community Engagement Coordinator, Planned Parenthood of Western New York
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Senate - District 60 RACE

Christopher L. Jacobs

About this candidate: Wants to create a bipartisan "Reform Caucus" with members from the Senate and Assembly. Won by large margins in two countywide races for clerk. Charter school advocate. Part of the wealthy Jacobs family in Buffalo.
Currently: Erie County Clerk
Previously: Secretary of State of New York
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Kevin Stocker

About this candidate: Recently sent a letter to state and federal officials alleging that Republican and Conservative party bosses have tried to intimidate him out of running. Narrowly lost in the general election for this seat in 2014.
Currently: Attorney
Previously: Kenmore Deputy Attorney
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Assembly - District 6 RACE

Giovanni Mata

About this candidate: Receiving money from a PAC targeting incumbent Ramos that supports an education tax credit for donations to private and parochial schools. Mata tried to run for office in 2014, but was removed from the ballot.
More on this candidate: Facebook

INCUMBENT Philip Ramos

About this candidate: Ramos serves as a Deputy Majority Leader.
Currently: Assemblymember, New York's 6th District
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Assembly - District 11 RACE

INCUMBENT Kimberly Jean-Pierre

About this candidate: Campaigns on women's issues and economic development.
More on this candidate: Website

Jordan Wilson

State Assembly - District 18 RACE

INCUMBENT Earlene Hooper

About this candidate: As Deputy Speaker, she is the highest-ranking woman in the State Assembly.
More on this candidate: Website

Carmen Pineyro

About this candidate: She was born in the Dominican Republic and came to the States when she was six; it therefore makes sense that she is passionate about new immigrant issues.
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

State Assembly - District 20 RACE

Anthony Eramo

About this candidate: Currently a member of the Long Beach City Council.
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

Jeffrey W. Toback

About this candidate: Touts his experience from his five terms as a legislator in Nassau County.
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

State Assembly - District 29 RACE

Lorraine Bridges

About this candidate: She is in human resources and is an education activist.
Previously: President of the PTA Presidents' Council of District 29
More on this candidate: Twitter, Facebook

Linda Guillebeaux

About this candidate: Was outspoken about voting problems during the primaries in New York, and about how 126,000 voters were taken off the rolls (from the Times-Ledger).
Currently: Rosedale resident
More on this candidate: Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Alicia Hyndman

About this candidate: Elected in 2015 after former Assemblymember Scarborough plead guilty to corruption and resigned. Helped bring in $30 million in capital funding for school upgrades while serving on the Community District Education Council.
Currently: Assemblymember, New York's 29th Assembly District
Previously: Member, Boards of Education Committees, Community Board 12 and 13
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Assembly - District 30 RACE

Brian Barnwell

About this candidate: His campaign focuses on issues of corruption in Albany.
More on this candidate: Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Margaret Markey

About this candidate: Also Chairwoman of the Tourism, Arts, Parks, and Sports Development Committee.
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

State Assembly - District 31 RACE

Nigel Loncke

About this candidate: Worked for Gregory Meeks and President Obama's 2012 campaign.
Currently: N/A
Previously: Office Manager, Next-Gen
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Michele Titus

About this candidate: Has served as the Assemblymember for this district since 2002 with a focus on education and families. Also the chair of the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators.
Currently: Assemblymember, District 31
Previously: Attorney, New York City's Board of Education
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Assembly - District 32 RACE

INCUMBENT Vivian Cook

About this candidate: Also the Chairwoman of the Queens County Democratic Committee.
More on this candidate: Website

Rodney Reid

About this candidate: A member of his neighborhood advisory board, and is president of the Parent Teacher Association for Intermediate School 8.
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

State Assembly - District 33 RACE

Bryan Block

About this candidate: First black chairperson for Community Board 13, and re-elected to continue serving while running for office.
Currently: Senior Paralegal
Previously: N/A
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Sabine French

About this candidate: Focusing her campaign on education issues.
Currently: Vice President, Haitian American Political Action Committee of NY
More on this candidate: Twitter, Facebook

Roy Paul

About this candidate: Youngest African-American to be elected to a school board in New York State, at 19.
Currently: Youth Commentator
Previously: Board Member/Founder, South East Queens Young Democrats
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Clyde Vanel

About this candidate: Vanel is a lawyer who specializes in business law, and he has also been a small business owner.
Currently: General Manager, WLYH-DT
Previously: Chief of Staff, District Office of Senator James Sanders Jr.
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Nantasha Williams

About this candidate: Cambria Heights native who was featured as one of City and State's 40 under 40 list of rising stars in state government.
Previously: Chief of Staff, Assemblymember Diana Richardson; Interim Executive Director, New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Assembly - District 42 RACE

INCUMBENT Rodneyse Bichotte

About this candidate: Chair of the Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Subcommittee. First Haitian-American elected into office in New York City.
Currently: Assemblymember, District 42
Previously: Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at American Express
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Victor Jordan

About this candidate: Won 5% of the vote in the 2014 primary.
Currently: Member, Community Board 17; Army Volunteer Corps
Previously: High School Teacher

State Assembly - District 44 RACE

Robert Carroll

About this candidate: Wants to serve on the Education, Housing and Election Law committees.
Currently: Lawyer; Development Director for theater non-profit
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

R.M. Curry-Smithson

About this candidate: Wants to prohibit outside income for public officials, reduce standardized testing and end colocation of schools. Smithson's first campaigning experience was in pushing for the re-election of Bernie Sanders in U.S. Congress in 1998.
Currently: High School Teacher; UFT chapter leader
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Troy Odendhal

About this candidate: Wants to focus on affordable housing in the district and criminal justice reform.
Currently: Freelance Radio Producer; Educator
Previously: Board Member, United Puerto Ricans of Sunset Park (UPROSE); Project Director, the Non-Violence Project.
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter

State Assembly - District 46 RACE

Katie Cucco

About this candidate: Receiving money from a PAC targeting incumbent Harris that supports an education tax credit for donations to private and parochial schools.
Previously: Chief of Staff to former Assemblymember Alec Brook-Krasny
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

INCUMBENT Pamela Harris

About this candidate: Won a special election last year, and campaigned on quality-of-life issues such as jobs, public safety, and the assistance of victims from Superstorm Sandy.
More on this candidate: Website, Facebook

State Assembly - District 55 RACE

Darlene Mealy

About this candidate: Was elected to the City Council in 2006 (now term-limited) and chairs the Contracts Committee. Mealy is currently receiving money from a PAC targeting incumbent Walker that supports an education tax credit for donations to private and parochial schools. Endorsed by Rev. Al Sharpton.
Currently: City Councilmember, 41st District; District Leader, 55th Assembly District.
Previously: New York City Transit Authority
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

INCUMBENT Latrice Walker

About this candidate: Elected in 2014. Supports restoring the protections of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Endorsed by DC37.
Currently: Assemblymember, District 55
Previously: Counsel, Congressmember Yvette D. Clarke
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Assembly - District 55 RACE

Berneda Jackson

About this candidate: Ran unsuccessfully for this seat in 2014.

State Assembly - District 56 RACE

Karen Cherry

About this candidate: Wants to close differences in funding for co-located schools, and assist failing schools instead of shutting them down.
Currently: Community Liaison, Assemblymember Erik Dilan
Previously: Staff, Congressmember Ed Towns
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

Tremaine Wright

About this candidate: Endorsed by retiring seatholder Annette Robinson.
Currently: Chair, Community Board 3
Previously: Owner, Common Grounds coffee shop
More on this candidate: Website, Twitter, Facebook

State Assembly - District 59 RACE

Spencer Cineus

More on this candidate: Website

INCUMBENT Jaime Williams

About this candidate: Was active in Catholic Charities' efforts to respond to Superstorm Sandy.
More on this candidate: Website

State Assembly - District 62 RACE

INCUMBENT Ronald Castorina

About this candidate: Elected in May to the State Assembly.
Currently: State Assembly
Previously: Commissioner of the Board of Elections in Staten Island
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Janine Materna

Currently: President of the Pleasant Plains, Prince’s Bay, Richmond Valley Civic Association
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State Assembly - District 65 RACE

INCUMBENT Alice Cancel

About this candidate: Won the special election in April to fill the seat vacated by Sheldon Silver after being nominated by his allies.
Currently: Assemblymember, District 65
Previously: District Leader
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Don Lee

About this candidate: Lee has worked under four mayors (Koch, Dinkins, Giuliani, and Bloomberg) and founded two senior centers.
Currently: Chief Information Officer, Coalition of Asian American IPA and the Asian American Accountable Care Association
Previously: CEO of healthcare IT company
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Gigi Li

About this candidate: Endorsed by Councilmember Margaret Chin.
Previously: Chair, Community Board 3
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Paul Newell

About this candidate: Endorsed by Councilmember Rosie Mendez. Challenged former Assemblymember Sheldon Silver in 2008.
Currently: District Leader
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Yuh-Line Niou

About this candidate: Won 35% of the vote in the April special election as the Working Familes Party candidate.
Previously: Chief of Staff, Assemblymember Ron Kim (Queens)
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Jenifer Rajkumar

About this candidate: Won 41% of the vote in the 2013 primary against Councilmember Margaret Chin. Was selected to Super Lawyers' New York-Metro Rising Stars List in 2015.
Currently: Lawyer, Sanford Heisler Kimpel LLP; District Leader
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State Assembly - District 66 RACE

Jim Fouratt

About this candidate: Has advocated for more affordable housing and limits on rezoning. First primary challenger for Assemblymember Glick in 26 years.
Currently: Writer, Activist
Previously: Founding Member, Coalition to Save a Hospital (St. Vincent's)
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INCUMBENT Deborah Glick

About this candidate: When Glick was first elected in 1990, she was the first openly LGBT person elected to the Assembly.
Currently: Assemblymember, District 66
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State Assembly - District 67 RACE

Eugene Byrne

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INCUMBENT Linda Rosenthal

About this candidate: Elected in 2006 to the Assembly. Recently sponsored a bill to ban advertisement of illegal short-term rentals. She is chair of the Legislative Commission on Science and Technology.
Currently: Assemblymember, District 67
Previously: Staff, Congressmember Jerrold Nadler
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State Assembly - District 69 RACE

Steven Appel

About this candidate: Recent business school graduate. Co-founded the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding at Queens College (CERRU).
Previously: Senior Manager, WISE (Working in Support of Education)
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INCUMBENT Daniel O'Donnell

About this candidate: Elected in 2002 and was the first openly gay man in the Assembly. Chair of the corrections committee, where he has recently pushed for an independent ombudsman for New York state prisons but the bill did not pass the Senate.
Currently: Assemblymember, District 67
Previously: Lawyer
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State Assembly - District 72 RACE

Carmen De La Rosa

About this candidate: Has the support of Senator Adriano Espaillat's team.
Currently: Chief of Staff, Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez; District Leader
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George Fernandez

About this candidate: Focused on housing issues. Opposed development at Sherman Plaza.
Currently: Founder and President, Inwood Advocates Coalition for Tenants Rights
Previously: Chair, Community Board 12
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INCUMBENT Guillermo Linares

About this candidate: One of six Democratic state legislators to not have sponsored any bill that was passed this year according to POLITICO. Recently opposed the rezoning of Sherman and Broadway and pushed for 100% affordable housing.
Currently: Assemblymembe, 72nd District
Previously: City Councilmember (1992-2001)
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State Assembly - District 78 RACE

Ischia Bravo

About this candidate: She has a passion for inner-city issues, and serves as a member of Bronx Community Board 7.
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INCUMBENT Jose Rivera

About this candidate: One of six Democratic state legislators to not have sponsored any bill that was passed this year according to POLITICO. Rivera has been Chairman of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus in the State Assembly.
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State Assembly - District 84 RACE

INCUMBENT Carmen Arroyo

About this candidate: She is the "first Puerto Rican woman elected to any State Assembly in the US," according to her State Assembly Website.
Currently: Assembly Member, District 84
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Carmen Muniz

Jackson Strong

Currently: Community Board 4
Previously: Co-founder of Titan Realty Partners
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State Assembly - District 85 RACE

INCUMBENT Marcos Crespo

About this candidate: His work in the State Assembly has focused on the needs and issues of immigrants.
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William Moore

About this candidate: Also ran for this seat in 2014, but lost in the primary.
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State Assembly - District 86 RACE

INCUMBENT Victor Pichardo

About this candidate: Worked at Senator Charles Schumer's Office for several years.
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Hector Ramirez

About this candidate: Lost by two votes to Victor Pichardo in his previous bid for this seat in 2014; he was also arrested for voter fraud in 2014 in the aftermath of the race.
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State Assembly - District 87 RACE

INCUMBENT Luis Sepulveda

About this candidate: On his campaign website, Sepulveda touts criminal and economic justice reforms that he has been a leader on.
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Pamela Stewart-Martinez

About this candidate: She is on the Citywide Council on Special Education.
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State Assembly - District 94 RACE

Kevin Byrne

About this candidate: A former Vice Chairman of the Putnam County GOP.
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Suzanne McDonough

State Assembly - District 97 RACE

Thomas Gulla

About this candidate: May also give the incumbent, Ellen Jaffee, a challenge on the Working Families line in November.

INCUMBENT Ellen Jaffee

About this candidate: She is currently chair of the Oversight, Analysis, and Investigation Committee.
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State Assembly - District 98 RACE

Krystal Serrano

About this candidate: Also ran for Assembly in 2014, but she lost in the primary.
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Aron Wieder

About this candidate: He twice ran for assembly, but lost in the Democratic Primary both times.
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State Assembly - District 98 RACE

John Allegro

About this candidate: He wants to fight against municipal land grabs in the Assembly.
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INCUMBENT Karl Brabenec

About this candidate: A former council member, and then a Town Supervisor, for the Town of Deerpark.
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State Assembly - District 101 RACE

Maria Kelso

About this candidate: Active in local politics as a state committeewoman of her district, and Chairperson to the Town of Davenport Republican Committee.
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Brian Miller

About this candidate: A longtime member of the Oneida County Legislature who touts his experience with the legislative process.
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State Assembly - District 104 RACE

Ali Muhammad

INCUMBENT Frank Skartados

About this candidate: A former businessman who has focused on economic development in Albany.
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State Assembly - District 112 RACE

James Fischer

About this candidate: A father and small business owner who pushes for a variety of ethics reforms.
Currently: Operates and owns a wireless communications business
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Mary Beth Walsh

About this candidate: A small business owner and held multiple offices on the local and county levels.
Currently: Town of Edinburg Attorney
Previously: Councilwoman in the Town of Ballston, Saratoga Assistant County Attorney
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State Assembly - District 113 RACE

Christopher Boyark

About this candidate: Not new to politics, as he is a former chair of the Mechanicville GOP.
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Gerard Moser

About this candidate: A former foodservice industry person whose campaign focuses on ethics and government transparency.
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State Assembly - District 116 RACE

John Byrne

About this candidate: He is a business owner and a former veteran.
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Russell Finley

About this candidate: Beef farmer, real estate broker, and former member of the American bobsled team.
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William Sheridan

About this candidate: "Bill is the owner and broker of Sheridan Real Estate and also serves as the Supervisor of Hospitality Centers at five area State Correctional Facilities. He is currently the President of Hammond United Helpers Housing Authority." -Description of Sheridan on Campaign Website
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State Assembly - District 118 RACE

INCUMBENT Marc Butler

About this candidate: Has two offices in his district, and resigned from his old position so that he could focus on being a legislator for New York.
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Patrick Vincent

About this candidate: He is a small businessman, as he owns his own company, called Vincent's Heating.

State Assembly - District 127 RACE

Michael Becallo

About this candidate: Cicero Town Councelor and works in the health care industry.
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Vincent Giordano

About this candidate: A small business owner and Manlius town counselor.

State Assembly - District 133 RACE

Richard Milne

About this candidate: Village mayor who wants to bring that experience to the State Assembly.
Currently: Mayor of Honeoye Falls
Previously: President of the New York State Conference of Mayors, President of the Monroe County Association of Villages
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INCUMBENT Bill Nojay

About this candidate: Elected in 2012, was charged with fraud in Cambodia. Awarded the highest conservative rating for state legislators from the American Conservative Union Foundation
Currently: State Assembly
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State Assembly - District 138 RACE

Rachel Barnhart

About this candidate: A television journalist.
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INCUMBENT Harry Bronson

About this candidate: Supported the increase on the minimum wage and the inclusion of paid sick leave.
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State Assembly - District 138 RACE

Peterson Vazquez

About this candidate: A small business owner and former Revenue Officer for the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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Bob Zinck

About this candidate: Small business owner.
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State Assembly - District 143 RACE

Kristy Mazurek

Previously: Communications Director of the 143rd Assembly district
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Monica Wallace

Currently: Professor at SUNY Buffalo Law School.
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