6 MAY 30, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Want to run for offi ce? 11 open Council seats in ’21
BY BILL PARRY
BPARRY@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
The Queens delegation to the
City Council will undergo a sea
change in leadership in 2021
as 11 out of 15 City Council districts
will have open contests because term
limits prevent the incumbent from
seeking re-election.
Residents of the borough who
have been considering a run, the
city’s Campaign Finance Board is
launching a “5 Borough Tour” with
its first stop in Queens on June 8
providing an overview training
session for prospective candidates
and campaign leaders.
“The CFB’s matching funds
program helps more candidates run
for city office, so we want to expand
the pool of potential candidates by
making our trainings accessible to
more New Yorkers,” CFB Executive
Director Amy Loprest said.
Queens Central Library will host
the training session on Saturday,
June 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. The library
is located at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
in Jamaica.
“Public libraries have a unique
responsibility to do everything we
can to preserve a strong democracy,”
Queens Public Library President and
CEO Dennis M. Walcott said. “Each
day we work to provide people with
the tools and knowledge they need
for full civic participation, and we
are glad to support the Campaign
Finance Board in enabling more
people to seek elected office and
build strong communities across
New York City.”
Council members that will be
term limited out in 2021 include
Paul Vallone, Peter Koo, Costa
Constantinides, Rory Lancman,
Daniel Dromm, Jimmy Van Bramer,
I. Daneek Miller, Karen Kozlowitz,
Donovan Richards, Eric Ulrich and
Antonio Reynoso who represents
Ridgewood along with Williamsburg
and Bushwick, Brooklyn. Robert
Holden, Francisco Moya, Adrienne
Adams and Barry Grodenchik
are incumbents who may run for
another term in 2021. Across the five
boroughs, the 2021 election will be
the largest election cycle the CFB
has seen in its 30-year history with
two citywide offices, mayor and
public advocate, all five borough
presidencies, and 35 City Council
districts that are currently held by
incumbents who will be term limited
out of office.
“Since its inception the Library
has been our city’s most democratic
institution, and so I can think of
no finer place to prepare first
time candidates for elected office,”
Brooklyn Public Library President
and CEO Linda Johnson said.
To RSVP for the Queens Central
Library training session or events
in the other boroughs, visit nycvote.
nyccfb.info/events. The CFB will be
adding more off-site trainings this
summer so check the site then.
The City Council will have a completely diff erent look in 2021 and the
Campaign Finance Board is off ering training to any resident who wants to
run for offi ce. Courtesy of New York League of Conservation Voters
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