If you are looking for information on the various candidates on the June 23, 2020 ballot in Queens, here are some articles/websites you may find helpful. h/t @jesslbetten
https://www.newreformers.org/candidates
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https://www.newreformers.org/candidates
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https://citylimits.org/2020/06/08/who-are-those-judges-youll-see-on-the-new-york-primary-ballot/
If anyone has others, please share! It can be notoriously difficult to find info about judges on the ballot, for instance.
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If anyone has others, please share! It can be notoriously difficult to find info about judges on the ballot, for instance.
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https://www.thecity.nyc/politics/2020/6/15/21292488/primary-election-new-york-city-races-to-watch
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And if you care about whom the Queens Democratic Machine has endorsed—which to be clear, I do not—here: https://www.queensdems.com/about/endorsed-candidates
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Big yikes, this guy is once of the candidates for "Delegates to the judicial convention" in Queens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Monserrate
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Monserrate
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Sharon Denise Lee is also one of the candidates on the Queens Democratic Primary ballot seeking to be a delegate to the judicial convention. https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/01/16/sharon-lee-s-unlikely-path-to-interim-queens-borough-president
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I'm not voting for Miranda - I'm voting for @Costa4NY - but this website also has some info about those running to be a delegate to the judicial convention in Queens.
https://www.miranda4queens.com/candidates/
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https://www.miranda4queens.com/candidates/
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Talea Wufka is also a candidate for one of 8 delegates to the judicial convention.
https://tinyurl.com/ycvcv4as
https://tinyurl.com/yd72dsbm
She sounds like a badass and has my vote.
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https://tinyurl.com/ycvcv4as
https://tinyurl.com/yd72dsbm
She sounds like a badass and has my vote.
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Blanca Fonseca, another candidate for one of 8 delegates to the judicial convention, appears to have been a member of Queens Community Board 3 since 2004. She appears to be an accountant. That's literally all the info I could find.
http://www.cb3qn.nyc.gov/51276
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http://www.cb3qn.nyc.gov/51276
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Orlando Arango, another candidate for delegate to judicial convention, is a member of the Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation party - which is anti-euthanasia, anti-choice, & opposed to same-sex marriage.
https://tinyurl.com/ybf239k4
https://tinyurl.com/yb5ctwy6
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https://tinyurl.com/ybf239k4
https://tinyurl.com/yb5ctwy6
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Andres Vargas, also on the ballot for 1 of 8 judicial convention delegate spots, is DenDekker's chief of staff.
I'm not a fan of DenDekker, and I'm voting for @votejgr.
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Michael-G-DenDekker/story/90481
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I'm not a fan of DenDekker, and I'm voting for @votejgr.
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Michael-G-DenDekker/story/90481
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. @manperez is also running for 1 of 8 judicial convention delegate spots. He's on Twitter, and he has a website: http://www.manuelny.com/
Which is helpful, because it's proving challenging to find info about a lot of people on the ballot.
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Which is helpful, because it's proving challenging to find info about a lot of people on the ballot.
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Matthew E. DiStefano, also running for 1 of 8 judicial convention delegate spots, is an attorney, currently working for NYC Council Legislative Document Unit.
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Gary Gilbert is also running for 1 of 8 judicial convention delegates.
Here's an adorable video of Gary talking about living in Jackson Heights for ages, & awards he & his husband received for making strides in gay rights: https://tinyurl.com/y6wm36z9
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Here's an adorable video of Gary talking about living in Jackson Heights for ages, & awards he & his husband received for making strides in gay rights: https://tinyurl.com/y6wm36z9
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Ellen Raffaele is also a candidate for 1 of 8 judicial convention delegates.
She got caught using her husband's judicial placard to flout parking regulations.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/judge-wife-flouts-parking-rules-placard-article-1.1380591
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She got caught using her husband's judicial placard to flout parking regulations.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/judge-wife-flouts-parking-rules-placard-article-1.1380591
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Lucia Africano is also a candidate for 1 of 8 judicial convention delegates. She is a primary/secondary NYC Public Schools Spanish Teacher, MYP/IB Diploma Program NYC. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-africano-51162365/
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Which leaves me with 6 votes cast. Two remaining.
@rque917 and @jesslbetten I'm writing you both in as judicial convention delegates.
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@rque917 and @jesslbetten I'm writing you both in as judicial convention delegates.
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Here are the candidates that @QueensDSA are endorsing, by the way!
https://www.socialists.nyc/our-2020-endorsements
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https://www.socialists.nyc/our-2020-endorsements
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