H H H H H H PRIMARY VOTERS’ GUIDE 2021 H H H H H H
Caribbean L 44 ife, JUNE 4-10, 2021
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Rene Hill
A lifelong southeast Queens
resident, Hill has a history of
volunteer activism in her community
and the surrounding
area for over 20 years. She has
served as chairperson of Community Board 12
and is currently an executive board member
of the St. Alban’s Chamber of Commerce and a
NYC CERT member. (renehill2021.com)
James Johnson
Johnson, a community liaison
and southeast Queens
resident, has spent his career
bringing people together and
working to find ways to elevate
the voices of his neighbors in southeast Queens.
(jamesjjohnsonforcitycouncil.com)
Al-Hassan Kanu
Kanu is an assistant to an executive
director of the Southern
Queens Park Association.
He has experience working as
director of community affairs
for Senator Leroy Comrie’s office and as district
manager for Councilman I. Daneek Miller, helping
to improve his southeast Queens community.
(alkanufornyc.com)
Harold C. Miller Jr.
Miller has experience of delivering
resources for his community
as an organizer and as
deputy commissioner in the
Mayor’s Office. A resident of
St. Albans, Miller has been fighting for social
justice for more than 17 years. (harold4council.
com)
Anthony Rivers
Rivers is a retired/licensed
financial services provider. He
has been fighting for his community
for the last eight years,
whether it’s in the courtroom
or protesting on the streets.
Jermaine Sean
Smith
Smith, a southeast Queens
resident, is a director in the
Human Service Organization.
Smith has worked in the NYC
foster care system securing millions in funding
for programs benefiting the youth providing
housing, access to college, job skills training
and healthcare. (jssforseq.com)
Nantasha Williams
A southeast Queens native,
Williams is a project manager
for MWBE Compliance at JFK
Redevelopment Program. She
is also the executive director of
the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic
and Asian Legislative Caucus. (nantasha2021.
com)
District 28:
Jamaica, Richmond Hill, Rochdale Village, South
Ozone Park
Current Council Member: Adrienne E. Adams
(incumbent)
Adrienne E. Adams
A lifelong resident of southeast
Queens, Adams was first elected
to the City Council in November
2017. She has funded top issues in
the district, including: securing
programming and services to seniors and providing
supportive services for victims of domestic violence
and domestic assault.
Japneet Singh
Singh, a young Sikh activist
from Richmond Hill, founded a
volunteer group called the New
York Sikh Council. His campaign
has been focused on boosting
civic engagement among youth in the district and
giving back to healthcare workers and other essential
personnel on the front lines of the COVID-19
pandemic. (www.facebook.com/JapneetSinghForNY)
Ruben Wills
Wills was previously expelled
from the City Council following a
corruption conviction, but was recently
exonerated and is seeking
a political comeback. As a councilman,
he had taken efforts to digitize classrooms and
was working to provide students with laptops and
free WiFi in underserved parts of the district.
District 30:
Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village,
Woodhaven and Woodside
Current Council Member: Robert Holden
(incumbent)
Juan Ardila
Ardila, a Maspeth native and
son of immigrants, has been in
public service his entire adult
life. Ardila is currently a program
coordinator at a legal nonprofit
and worked for a city councilman for two years.
(www.juanforthepeople.com)
Robert Holden
A native of Maspeth, Holden
has more than 35 years of experience
as a civic leader and
Community Board 5 member. As
councilman, Holden has focused on quality of life
issues, technology and animal welfare. (www.holdenforcitycouncil.
com)
District 31:
Averne, Brookville, Edgemere, Far Rockaway,
Laurelton, Rosedale and Springfi eld Gardens
Current Council Member: Selvena Brooks-Powers
(incumbent)
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Selvena Brooks-
Powers
A fierce advocate for equity in
city resources, Selvena Brooks-
Powers helped to secure $95 million
in restoration to fund the
116th Precinct, expand the Cure Violence program
into the 105th Precinct, and establish a permanent
COVID-19 vaccine site. She won the special election
for the Council seat in February. (www.selvena.com)
Nicole S. Lee
For more than a decade, Lee,
a longtime Rockaway resident,
has helped to organize and create
grassroots organizations and
businesses in her community. As
a parent of a special needs child, Lee has fought for
better special needs services for her child and the
community. (nicoleleeforcitycouncil31.com)
Nancy J. Martinez
Martinez, a longtime resident
of Rockaway, is a mother of two,
a small business owner and community
leader who has helped
New Yorkers learn new skills and
start new careers. She has made it her life’s work to
help others pursue a better life. (www.nancymartinezforcitycouncil.
com)
District 32:
Parts of Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel,
Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Neponsit, Ozone Park,
Richmond Hill, Rockaway Park, Roxbury, South
Ozone Park, West Hamilton Beach and Woodhaven
Current Council Member: Councilman Eric Ulrich
(term-limited)
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Kaled A. Alamarie
Alamarie has called District 32
home for the past 36 years. The
son of immigrants is a product of
the public school system and 20
years experience in public service
throughout New York City. (votekaled.com)
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