to know about the Nov. 3 election
TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | OCT. 23-OCT. 29, 2020 13
14th Congressional
District
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(Democrat)
The progressive star who
shocked the Queens Democratic
party by defeating its leader
in 2018 aims to win her second
general election.
John Cummings (Republican)
A former NYPD officer,
Cummings is running against
Ocasio-Cortez on the Republican
party ticket. This is his
first run for public office.
10th State Senate District
James Sanders Jr. (Democrat)
Sanders has served in the
state Senate since 2013, previously
serving in the New York
City Council. Sanders is running
unopposed.
11th State Senate District
John Liu (Democrat)
The incumbent, Liu is seeking
his second term in the New
York State Senate. Liu previously
served as the city’s comptroller
and as a councilman.
Elisa Nahoum (Republican)
Nahoum, who has been endorsed
by the Police Benevolent
Association, is running against
Liu on the Republican party
ticket. This is her first run for
public office.
12th State Senate District
Michael Gianaris (Democrat
) Gianaris was first elected
to the state Senate in 2010. He
currently serves as the deputy
majority leader. Gianaris is
running unopposed.
13th State Senate District
Jessica Ramos (Democrat)
Ramos is seeking her second
term in office. She was
elected to the state Senate in
2018 as part of the progressive
wave that disbanded the Independent
Democratic Conference,
a group of Democrats in
the state Senate who voted with
Republicans.
Jesus Gonzalez (Republican)
Gonzalez is challenging Ramos
on the Republican party
line. He ran for the seat in 2016,
winning 13 percent of the vote
against Jose Peralta, the former
senator who would go on to
lose to Ramos in 2018.
14th State Senate District
Leroy Comrie Jr. (Democrat)
Comrie has served in the
state Senate since 2015. He is
running unopposed.
15th State Senate District
Joseph Addabbo Jr. (Democrat)
Addabbo has served in the
state Senate since 2009. He formerly
served as a New York
City councilman.
Thomas Sullivan (Republican)
Sullivan is running against
Addabbo on the Republican
party line. He ran against the
incumbent in 2018, winning
nearly 36 percent of the vote.
16th State Senate District
Toby Ann Stavisky (Democrat)
Stavisky has served in the
state Senate since 1999. She is
running unopposed.
23rd Assembly District
Stacey Pheffer Amato (Democrat)
Pheffer Amato, the incumbent,
is seeking her third term
in the state Assembly. She was
first elected in 2016.
Peter Hatzipetros (Republican)
A Howard Beach native,
Hatzipetros is running against
the incumbent on the Republican
party ticket. This is his
first bid for office.
24th Assembly District
David Weprin (Democrat)
Weprin has served in the
state Assembly since 2010. He
previously served in the New
York City Council. Weprin is
running unopposed.
25th Assembly District
Nily Rozic (Democrat)
Rozic has served in the
state Assembly since 2012. She
is running unopposed.
26th Assembly District
Edward Braunstein (Democrat)
Braunstein has represented
northeast Queens since 2011.
He won 65 percent of the vote
against a Republican challenger
in 2018.
John-Alexander Sakelos
Sakelos is running against
Braunstein on the Republican,
Conservative and Save Our
City lines. It’s his first bid for
office.
27th Assembly District
Daniel Rosenthal (Democrat
) Rosenthal was elected to
the state Assembly in 2017.
He is running unopposed this
year.
28th Assembly District
Andrew Hevesi (Democrat)
Hevesi was first elected
to the Assembly in 2005. He’s
running unopposed this year.
29th Assembly District
Alicia Hyndman (Democrat
) Hyndman has represented
her southeast Queens district
in the Assembly since 2015.
She is running unopposed this
year.
30th Assembly District
Brian Barnwell (Democrat)
Barnwell was elected to the
Assembly in 2016. He’s running
unopposed this year.
31st Assembly District
Khaleel Anderson (Democrat
)A
nderson is aiming to become
the youngest Assembly
member in the legislative
body. The 24-year-old activist
from Far Rockaway won a
crowded Democratic primary
over the summer to fill former
Assemblywoman Michelle Titus’
seat.
Joseph Cullina (Republican
) Cullina is running against
Anderson on the Republican
party line. It’s his first bid for
public office.
32nd Assembly District
Vivian Cook (Democrat)
The longtime legislator has
been in the Assembly since
1991. Cook is running unopposed
this year.
33rd Assembly District
Clyde Vanel (Democrat)
Vanel is seeking his second
term in the Assembly. Elected
first in 2016, Vanel is running
unopposed in 2020.
34th Assembly District
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
(Democrat)
Gonzalez-Rojas beat out incumbent
Michael DenDekker
and three other challengers in
the Democratic primary over
the summer. It’s her first bid
for public office.
William Marquez (Republican)
Marquez is challenging
Gonzalez-Rojas on the Reublican
and Conservative party
line. It’s his first bid for public
office.
35th Assembly District
Jeffrion Aubry (Democrat)
Aubry first assumed office
in the Assembly in 1992.
He beat out convicted felon
and former state Senator Hiram
Monserrate in the Democratic
primary race over
the summer.
Han-Kohn To (Conservative
) To is running on the Conservative
and Save Our City
party lines against Aubry.
It’s To’s first race for office.
36th Assembly District
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
(Democrat)
Mamdani beat out incumbent
Aravella Simotas
during June’s Democratic
primary. The Democratic
Socialist is running unopposed
and seeking his first
seat in public office.
37th Assembly District
Catherine Nolan (Democrat)
Nolan was first elected to
the Assembly in 1985. She’s
running unopposed in 2020
after beating out two challengers
in the Democratic
primary earlier this year.
38th Assembly District
Jenifer Rajkumar (Democrat)
Rajkumar ousted Assemblyman
Mike Miller during
June’s Democratic primaries.
She’s seeking her first
seat in public office.
Giovanni Perna (Republican)
Challenging Rajkumar,
Perna is running on the Republican
and Conservative
party lines. This is his first
bid for public office.
39th Assembly District
Catalina Cruz (Democrat)
Cruz, who was elected to
the Assembly in 2018, is seeking
her second term in office.
She is running unopposed.
40th Assembly District
Ron Kim (Democrat)
Kim was first elected to the
assembly in 2012. He is running
unopposed.
Queens Early Voting
Poll Sites
Rockaway YMCA 207 Beach 73rd Street 11692
Resorts World Casino New York City 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard 11420
Holy Trinity Parish Church 222-05 116th Avenue 11411
Rochdale Village Community Center 169-65 137th Avenue 11434
York College –
Academic Core Building
94-20 Guy R Brewer Boulevard 11451
Creedmoor Hospital 79-25 Winchester Boulevard 11427
Korean Community Services 203-05 32nd Avenue 11361
Helen Marshall Cultural Center at
Queens Borough Hall
120-55 Queens Boulevard 11424
Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard 11367
The Boys’ Club of New York –
Abbe Clubhouse
133-01 41st Road 11355
Board of Elections – Queens Voting
Machine Facility Annex
66-26 Metropolitan Ave 11379
Queensborough Elks Lodge No. 878 82-20 Queens Boulevard 11373
Rego Center Community Room 61-00 97th Street 11374
LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Avenue 11101
Queens Public Library
at Jackson Heights
35-51 81st Street 11372
First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst 100-10 Astoria Boulevard 11369
Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens 21-12 30th Road 11102
Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35th Avenue 11106
/QNS.COM
