Special election set for Lancman’s seat
Councilman Rory Lancman File photo/QNS
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BY ZACHARY GEWELB
Mayor Bill de Blasio set the date for a special
election to fill Rory Lancman’s City Council seat.
The election is set for Feb. 2, 2021.
“This date, within the window allowed by the
City Charter, will facilitate maximum voter participation,”
de Blasio said on Nov. 6. “I encourage
all eligible Queens residents to vote early, in person
or by absentee ballot in the upcoming special
election.”
Lancman, who’s represented his native Council
District 24 since 2014, vacated his seat on Nov. 4 to
take on the new position of statewide Special Counsel
for Ratepayer Protection.
In his new role, Lancman, who was term-limited,
will represent the interests of residential and
commercial customers of New York’s regulated
electric, gas, water and telecom companies. He
will participate as a party in Public Service Commission
proceedings, conduct hearings and investigations,
undertake discovery to compel documents
and testimony, and otherwise marshal the
resources of the Department of Public Service to
safeguard the interests of ratepayers and hold accountable
those utilities and telecoms which fail to
meet their contractual and regulatory obligations
to their customers.
The 24th Council District covers eastern Queens
neighborhoods, including Kew Gardens Hills and
Fresh Meadows.
Moumita Ahmed, Stanley N. Arden, James F.
Gennaro, Neeta Jain, Dilip Nath, Deepti Sharma,
Soma Syed, Mohammed S. Uddin and Sandra Ung
have already filed to run for Lancman’s seat, according
to the New York City Campaign Finance
Board.
Gennaro previously served as a councilman
in Queens from 2002 to 2013 before he joined Gov.
Andrew Cuomo’s administration as Deputy Commissioner
for New York City Sustainability and
Resiliency at the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation.
Reach editor Zach Gewelb by e-mail at zgewelb@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone at (718) 260–4539.
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