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These Queens candidates
receive matching funds
BY ARIAMA C. LONG
The Campaign Finance Board (CFB) doled
out a whopping $23.3 million in public matching
funds to candidates running for office this
year, tacking onto the already historic $72.2
million they’ve given out in funds in these and
any other races for the last 32 years, CFB said.
More candidates are registered to run in
the 2021 elections than in any previous New
York City election cycle, and more than 71 percent
of the individual contributions raised are
from New York City residents, said CFB.
Here’s a breakdown of what Queens
candidates received in the borough
president’s race and by City Council district:
Borough president
Elizabeth Crowley: $507,893
Donovan Richards: $56,726
Jimmy Van Bramer: $62,578
City Council
DISTRICT 19: Tony Avella ($1,923); Adriana
Aviles ($4,157); Nabaraj KC ($69,981); Vickie
Paladino ($36,404); John-Alexander Sakelos:
($88,897)
DISTRICT 20: Neng Wang ($1,450); Dao Yin
($84,003); Ellen Young: ($160,444)
DISTRICT 21: Ingrid Gomez ($14,303);
Francisco Moya ($149,379); Talea Wufka ($5,708)
DISTRICT 22: Catherina Gioino ($40,037);
Felicia Kalan ($63,779); Nicholas Velkov ($16,682)
DISTRICT 23: Sanjeev Jindal ($41,154);
Debra Markell ($31,700); Harpreet Toor ($50,016)
DISTRICT 24: Moumita Ahmed ($52,569);
James Gennaro ($138,107); Saifur Khan
($38,798); Mohammad Uddin ($5,358)
DISTRICT 25: Fatima Baryab ($1,512);
Liliana Melo ($46,679); Alfonso Quiroz ($58,482);
Carolyn Tran ($68,328)
DISTRICT 26: Jonathan Bailey ($54,104);
Lorenzo Brea ($190); Julia Forman ($31,616);
Glennis Gomez ($32,778); Denise Keehan-Smith
($31,312); Badrun Khan ($31,046); Heajin Kim
($13,467); Jesse Laymon ($2,364); Brent O’Leary
($14,014); Emily Sharpe ($9,310); Ebony Young
($29,165)
DISTRICT 27: Marie Adam-Ovide ($15,631);
Kerryanne Burke ($16,583); Rene Hill ($15,214);
Al-Hassan Kanu ($12,061); Harold Miller
($75,890); Nantasha Williams ($261)
DISTRICT 28: Adrienne Adams ($143,534)
DISTRICT 29: Aleda Gagarin ($3,382);
Eliseo Labayen ($30,286); Douglas Shapiro
($1,170); Edwin Wong ($70,938)
DISTRICT 32: Joann Ariola ($109,516);
Michael Scala ($4,720); Helal Sheikh ($30,742);
Kenichi Wilson ($2,630)
MCGUIRE MAYORAL BID
GETS QUEENS BOOST
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Singh endorsed by
Progressive, repro rights
groups
The National Institute for Reproductive
Health Action Fund
PAC (NIRH AF PAC) and Progressive
Women of NY endorsed City
Council Candidate Felicia Singh
for District 32.
NIRH AF PAC is a reproductive
freedoms advocacy group.
“We are confident that Felicia
will bring her spirit of activism
to the Council to ensure all New
Yorkers have access to abortion,
contraception and safe birthing
options,” said Danielle Castaldi-
Micca, vice president of political
and government affairs at NIRH
AF.
Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire (l.) with U.S. Rep.
Gregory Meeks. Courtesy of McGuire’s campaign
Progressive Women of NY
works to uphold progressive values
and humans rights in government.
“I am so proud that Progressive
Women of NY are endorsing
Felicia Singh. She is a woman of
color who stands up for everyone,”
Jasi Robinson said.
CSA endorses Cabán
Tiffany Cabán, a candidate for
City Council District 22, received
the endorsement of the Council of
School Supervisors and Administrators
(CSA).
The CSA is a New York Citybased
collective bargaining unit
for 6,100 principals, assistant
principals, supervisors and education
administrators, that also
represents 200 directors and assistant
directors who work in
city-subsidized centers for early
childhood education.
“Tiffany Cabán is a bold leader
who is committed to public education,
and we trust her to tirelessly
fight for our public schools in City
Council,” said Mark Cannizzaro,
CSA president.
Cabán said she was humbled
and that she will work to desegregate
and fully fund public
schools.
“When elected, I will continue
to push for transformative changes
that give all of our young people
an enriching educational experience
that sets every student up for
success,” she said.
BY STEPHEN WITT
U.S. Rep. and Queens County Democratic Party
Chair Gregory Meeks gave a boost to mayoral candidate
Ray McGuire with an endorsement ahead of the
June 20 primary.
Joining Meeks in endorsing McGuire at Queens
Borough Hall on Sunday, April 18, was Sen. Leroy
Comrie, Assemblywoman Vivian E. Cook and a large
number of Democratic district leaders.
Southeast Queens — represented by Meeks,
Comrie and Cook — is a Democratic stronghold and
has one of the highest-ranking voting populations
in the city.
“New York City needs new leadership to meet this
critical moment. We have faced several crises and
without the right person in city hall, recovery can
get far worse before it gets better. There are many
formidable candidates in this race, but there is only
one candidate with the right combination of lived
experience, passion for this city, detailed plans and
a proven track record of leading through a crisis.
That candidate is Ray McGuire,” Meeks said in his
endorsement.
Comrie said McGuire has the experience to negotiate
with people who understand the budget and he is
able to relate to people from all walks of life. This includes
people on the street and power brokers who understand
the inner working of government, he said.
“There’s no one that has done it in a better way
to Ray McGuire. He has created opportunities for
everyone and he runs one of the biggest Wall Street
firms,” Comrie said. “Ray McGuire is my preferred
candidate. This is not a negative contest. We’re not
here to disparage anybody. We’re not here to pick on
anybody. We’re just here to show our love for Ray.”
McGuire thanked Meeks, Comrie, Cook and about
a dozen Democratic district leaders who showed up
to support him.
“This endorsement demonstrates that our campaign
is headed in the right direction and we’re going
to keep moving forward, bringing every New Yorker
along for the most inclusive comeback in our city’s
history,” he said.
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