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Queens candidates receive
latest round of matching funds
BY ARIAMA C. LONG
EDITORIALQNS.COM
QNS
Th e Campaign Finance
Board (CFB)yesterday
doled out a whopping
$23.3 million in public
matching funds to candidates
running for offi ce
this year, tacking onto
the already historic $72.2
million they’ve given out
in funds in these and any
other races for the last 32
years, said the CFB.
More candidates are
registered to run in the
2021 elections than in any
previous New York City
election cycle, and more
than71 percentof the
individual contributions
raised are from New York
City residents, said CFB.
To qualify for public
funds, candidates must
meet fundraising thresholds
demonstrating support
from within their
communities, in City
Council races that means
candidates must raise
at least $5,000 from city
residents and at least 75
contributions from residents
of the district where
they are running, said CFB.
Th e CFB then provides
matching funds to qualifying
candidates, $8 for every
$1 they raise, up to the
fi rst $175 for donations to
City Council and borough
president candidates.
Overall, 20 candidates for
borough president, and 206
City Council candidates
have qualifi ed for public
funds payments with 103
receiving a maximum public
funds payment today,
April 15,said CFB.
Here’s a breakdown of
what Queens candidates
received yesterday in the
borough president’s race
and by City Council district:
BOROUGH PRESIDENT:
Elizabeth Crowley
($507,893); Donovan Richards
($56,726); Jimmy Van
Bramer ($62,578)
DISTRICT 19: Tony
Avella ($1,923); Adriana
Aviles ($4,157); Nabaraj KC
($69,981); Vickie Paladino
($36,404); John-Alexander
Sakelos ($88,897)
DISTRICT 20: Neng
Wang ($1,450); Dao Yin
($84,003); Ellen Young
($160,444)
DISTRICT 21: Ingrid
Gomez ($14,303); Francisco
Moya ($149,379); Talea
Wufk a ($5,708)
DISTRICT 22: Catherina
Gioino ($40,037); Felicia
Kalan ($63,779); Nicholas
Velkov ($16,682)
DISTRICT 23: Sanjeev
Jindal ($41,154); Debra
Markell ($31,700); Harpreet
Toor ($50,016)
DISTRICT 24: Moumita
Ahmed ($52,569); James
Gennaro ($138,107); Saifur
Khan ($38,798); Mohammad
Uddin ($5,358)
DISTRICT 25: Fatima
Baryab ($1,512); Liliana
Melo ($46,679); Alfonso
Quiroz ($58,482); Carolyn
Tran ($68,328)
DISTRICT 26: Jonathan
Bailey ($54,104); Lorenzo
Brea ($190); Julia Forman
($31,616); Glennis Gomez
($32,778); Denise Keehan-
Smith ($31,312); Badrun
Khan ($31,046); Heajin Kim
($13,467); Jesse Laymon
($2,364); Brent O’Leary
($14,014); Emily Sharpe
($9,310); Ebony Young
($29,165)
DISTRICT 27: Marie
Adam-Ovide ($15,631);
Kerryanne Burke ($16,583);
Rene Hill ($15,214); Al-Hassan
Kanu ($12,061); Harold
Miller ($75,890); Nantasha
Williams ($261)
DISTRICT 28: Adrienne
Adams ($143,534)
DISTRICT 29: Aleda
Gagarin ($3,382); Eliseo
Labayen ($30,286); Douglas
Shapiro ($1,170); Edwin
Wong ($70,938)
DISTRICT 32: Joann
Ariola ($109,516); Michael
Scala ($4,720); Helal Sheikh
($30,742); Kenichi Wilson
($2,630)
McGuire mayoral bid gets Queens boost
BY STEPHEN WITT
SWITTSCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
QNS
U.S. Rep. and Queens County
Democratic Party Chair Gregory
Meeks gave a boost to mayoral
candidate Ray McGuire with an
endorsement ahead of the June 20
primary.
Joining Meeks in endorsing
McGuire at Queens Borough Hall
on April 18 was Sen. Leroy Comrie,
Assemblywoman Vivian E. Cook
and a large number of
Democratic district
leaders.
Southeast Queens
— represented by
Meeks, Comrie and
Cook — is a Democratic
stronghold
and has one of the
highest-ranking
voting populations
in the city.
“New York City
needs new leadership
to meet this
Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire, left, receives the endorsement from U.S. Rep.
Gregory Meeks in front of Queens Borough Hall yesterday.
critical moment.
We have faced
several crises and without the
right person in city hall, recovery
can get far worse before it gets
better. Th ere are many formidable
candidates in this race, but there is
only one candidate with the right
combination of lived experience,
passion for this city, detailed plans
and a proven track record of leading
through a crisis. Th at candidate is
Ray McGuire,” Meeks said in his
endorsement.
Comrie said McGuire has the
experience to negotiate
with people who understand
Courtesy of McGuire’s campaign
the budget and he is able to
relate to people from all walks of life.
Th is includes people on the street
and power brokers who understand
the inner working of government,
he said.
“Th ere’s no one that has done it in
a better way to Ray McGuire. He has
created opportunities for everyone
and he runs one of the biggest Wall
Street fi rms,” Comrie said. “Ray
McGuire is my preferred candidate.
Th is is not a negative contest. We’re
not here to disparage anybody.
We’re not here to pick on anybody.
We’re just here to show our love for
Ray.”
McGuire thanked Meeks, Comrie,
Cook and about a dozen Democratic
district leaders
who showed up to
support him.
“Th is endorsement demonstrates
that our campaign is
headed in the right
direc t ion and
we’re going to
keep moving
forward, bringing
every New Yorker
along for the
most inclusive
comeback in our
city’s history,”
he said.
The endorsement
follows a
surge of support
over the last week. Th is includes
over 60 Muslim imams; Queens
native Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons,
founding member of Run-DMC;
and hip-hop icons Jay-Z, Diddy
and Nas.
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Who do they like?
Singh endorsed by
Progressive, repro
rights groups
Th e National Institute for Reproductive
Health Action Fund
PAC (NIRH AF PAC) and Progressive
Women of NY endorsed City
Council Candidate Felicia Singh
for District 32.
NIRH AF PAC is a reproductive
freedoms advocacy group.
“We are confi dent that Felicia
will bring her spirit of activism to
the Council to ensure all New Yorkers
have access to abortion, contraception
and safe birthing options,”
said Danielle Castaldi-Micca, vice
president of political and government
aff airs at NIRH AF.
Progressive Women of NY works
to uphold progressive values and
humans rights in government.
“I am so proud that Progressive
Women of NY are endorsing Felicia
Singh. She is a woman of color who
stands up for everyone. Felicia is not
afraid to fi ght the good fi ght and
would serve her district with integrity
and courage,” Jasi Robinson said.
CSA endorses Cabán
Tiff any Cabán, a candidate for
City Council District 22, received
the endorsement of the Council of
School Supervisors and Administrators
(CSA).
Th e CSA is a New York Citybased
collective bargaining unit
for 6,100 principals, assistant principals,
supervisors and education
administrators, that also represents
200 directors and assistant directors
who work in city-subsidized centers
for early childhood education.
“Tiff any Cabán is a bold leader
who is committed to public education,
and we trust her to tirelessly
fi ght for our public schools in City
Council,” said Mark Cannizzaro,
CSA president. “Given the considerable
impacts of the pandemic on
our students, we need allies now
more than ever who we can work
closely with.”
Cabán said she was humbled and
that she will work to desegregate
and fully fund public schools.
“When elected, I will continue
to push for transformative changes
that give all of our young people an
enriching educational experience
that sets every student up for success,”
she said.
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