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Holden offi cially launches bid for re-election
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
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Councilman Robert Holden, who
currently represents District
30, has offi cially launched his
campaign for re-election.
In a campaign video released on
Tuesday, Dec. 15, Holden reiterates
his stance on law and order policies
as well as his opposition of Mayor
Bill de Blasio’s administration, specifi
cally his plans close Rikers Island,
the mishandling of ThriveNYC funds,
housing the homeless in “warehousestyle
shelters,” and attempts to eliminate
the SHSAT test for specialized
high schools.
“Our city has lost its way, as many of
our elected offi cials have abandoned
the policies that kept our streets safe
for decades. City Hall has tried to
govern with protest slogans instead
of common sense,” Holden said in
the video. “I have been one of the few
voices in the council to stand up to the
de Blasio agenda.”
Holden says he’ll keep fi ghting for
“quality-of-life issues, help the city
recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,
create a better business environment
for small businesses and reverse the
city’s rise in crime and homelessness,”
if re-elected to District 30, which
encompasses Ridgewood, Glendale,
Maspeth, Middle Village, Woodhaven
and Woodside.
“As your councilman, I know that
it’s critical to address quality-of-life
issues, such as graffi ti, litter, illegally
parked vehicles and unreasonable
noise pollution as soon as they appear.
Over these past three years, I
have never stopped fi ghting for you,”
he said. “We’ve done a lot together
these last three years, and there’s a
lot more we need to do.”
Aft er losing the primary to former
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley,
Holden won the general election in
2018 by running on four lines, including
the Republican Party line.
There is currently one other
challenger to his seat, Democratic
Photo courtesy of Robert Holden’s campaign
candidate and Maspeth native Juan
Ardila, who was most recently
endorsed by state Senator Jessica
Ramos.
Holden’s offi cial campaign launch
comes months aft er some of his constituents
held a rally in the hopes
of recruiting him to run for mayor.
Those supporters, though, were met
with counter-protestors.
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