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1 (Tribeca/SoHo/Chinatown) |
 BRAD
HOYLMAN (Open Seat) |
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Brad
Hoylman has an extensive record of community involvement and public
service. He is currently on leave from his position with the New York
City Partnership, where he has focused on focused on public-private
partnerships to build affordable housing. Openly gay, he is a founding
member of the coalition working to pass legislation mandating that
companies doing business with the city provide domestic partnership
benefits. He is a former Vice President of the Gay & Lesbian Independent
Democrats, the Legislation Chair of the Lesbian & Gay Law Association
(LeGaL), and a member of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Committee of the
City Bar Association. He has developed extensive and thoughtful position
papers on a wide range issues facing his district and won significant
labor, environmental, and non-gay political leader support.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Mr. Holyman has been endorsed by
the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Gay & Lesbian Independent
Democrats, State Senator Tom Duane, and Councilmember Christine Quinn. |
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2 (Lower East Side/East Village) |
MARGARITA
LOPEZ (Incumbent)
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Margarita
Lopez, a longtime community activist and grassroots organizer, is
the first openly lesbian Puerto Rican ever elected to office and has
served in the City Council since 1998. She has been a tireless advocate
for worker’s rights, women’s rights, and the gay community.
In the Council, she is an original co-sponsor of the bill to amend
the Human Rights Law to include explicit protections for transgender
persons and leader of the coalition working to pass that bill (where
she had recruited nearly two dozen additional co-sponsors). She was
also instrumental in securing more than $3 million in capital and
operating funding for the LGBT Community Center. This year, she launched
a successful campaign with other City Councilmembers to secure $5
million for HIV services and preventive education targeted to communities
of color.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Ms. Lopez has been endorsed by the
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, the
Stonewall Democratic Club, and the Out People of Color Political Action
Club, as well as numerous elected officials. |
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| District
3 (Greenwich Village/Chelsea) |
CHRISTINE
QUINN (Incumbent)
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Christine
Quinn, a long-time community activist, was elected to the City Council
in 1999 where she has been an effective voice for the gay community
and many progressive causes. Quinn is a leader in the coalition working
to pass legislation requiring companies doing business with the city
to provide domestic partnership benefits, and an original co-sponsor
of the bill to amend the Human Rights Law to include explicit protections
for transgender persons. Quinn has also helped secure funding for
local LGBT social service organizations. Prior to her tenure as Council
member, Quinn served as then-Councilmember Tom Duane’s Chief
of Staff for five years and as Executive Director of the Anti-Violence
Project.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Ms. Quinn has been endorsed by the
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, as
well as numerous elected officials. |
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4 (From E. 14 up East-Central Manhattan to E. 96th St) |
EVA
MOSKOWITZ (Incumbent)
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Eva
Moskowitz has been a strong ally of the gay community since her election
in 1999. She is co-sponsoring the bill to amend the Human Rights Law
to include explicit protections for transgender persons, supports
the bill requiring companies doing business with the city to provide
domestic partnership benefits, and she actively lobbied Council leadership
for funding for several LGBT social service organizations. She developed
a new parental leave policy for City Council staff that provides paid
leave regardless of sexual orientation or whether the parents are
biological or adoptive. Prior to her election to the Council, she
was executive director of a children’s literacy organization, and
public affairs director for an educational and leadership program
for gifted children from minority communities.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Ms. Moskowitz has been endorsed by
Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, the Stonewall Democratic Club,
as well as numerous elected officials. |
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| District
5 (East Side from 49th to 92nd Street) |
GIFFORD
MILLER (Incumbent)
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Gifford
Miller has been a consistent ally of the gay community since his election
in 1995, co-sponsoring the bill to amend the Human Rights Law to include
explicit protections for transgender persons, being an active member
of the coalition supporting the bill requiring companies doing business
with the city to provide domestic partnership benefits, and lobbying
Council leadership for funding for several LGBT social service organizations.
He was one of the first non-gay Councilmembers to support equal marriage
rights for gay people. Miller has also fought for improving mass transit,
improving public education, and expanding access to family planning
services.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Mr. Miller has been endorsed by the
Stonewall Democratic Club and numerous elected officials. |
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| District
6 (West Side from 56th to 96th) |
LARRY
SAUER (Open Seat)
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Larry
Sauer has a distinguished record of service to the gay community.
In 1995, he became the first openly gay school board member elected
on the Upper West Side, and he was re-elected for a second term. While
serving on the school board, he introduced a successful resolution
to ban any “special relationship” between the Boy Scouts and District
3 schools and also won passage of a resolution requiring each school
to have a diversity curriculum. Sauer serves on the LGBT advisory
council for Manhattan Borough President C.Virginia Fields and is an
active member of the Dignity for All Students Coalition and the Gay,
Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). He has developed
thoughtful and progressive position papers on a range of issues important
to his district (see www.larrysauer.com).
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Mr. Sauer has been endorsed by Gay
& Lesbian Independent Democrats. |
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| District
7 (West Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood) |
ROBERT
JACKSON (Open Seat)
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8 (Spanish Harlem; part of the Bronx) |
PHILIP
REED (Incumbent)
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In
1997, Phil Reed became the first openly gay African American elected
to the City Council, where he has been a strong advocate for our community.
He is co-sponsoring the bill to amend the Human Rights Law to include
explicit protections for transgender persons, supports the bill requiring
companies doing business with the city to provide domestic partnership
benefits, and helped secure funding for Senior Action in a Gay Environment
(SAGE). He secured significant funding to fight asthma and improve
health clinics, two pressing needs in his district, and has made a
point of serving all the residents of his district. Prior to his election
to Council, Mr. Reed served as project director for the East New York
HIV/AIDS Project and as Public Affairs Director for the Hetrick Martin
Institute.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Mr. Reed has been endorsed by the
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, the
Stonewall Democratic Club, and the Out People of Color Political Action
Club, as well as numerous elected officials. |
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9 (Central Harlem up East River to 160’s) |
BILL
PERKINS (Incumbent)
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Bill
Perkins has been a staunch ally of the gay community since his election
in 1997. He has distinguished himself through his impassioned leadership
of the coalition working to pass the bill to amend the Human Rights
Law to include explicit protections for transgender persons. He -
with Councilmember Lopez - has been instrumental in recruiting more
than two dozen additional co-sponsors for the legislation and pressing
Council leadership to hold public hearings on it. He also supports
the bill to require companies doing business with the city to provide
domestic partner benefits. Prior to his election to the Council, he
was a community activist for 20 years, including service on the Community
Board, on the staff of the Assembly Education Committee, as a district
leader, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the County NAACP.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Mr. Perkins has been endorsed by
Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, the Stonewall Democratic
Club, and numerous elected officials. |
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11th
District (Kingsbridge, Riverdale, Woodlawn, Norwood, and parts
of Bedford Park, Wakefield,
and Bronx Park East) |
G.
OLIVER KOPPELL (Open Seat)
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District |
PEDRO
G. ESPADA (Incumbent)
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| 18th
District |
ELIZABETH
RODRIGUEZ (Open Seat)
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| 19th
District (Bayside West, College Point) |
TONY
AVELLA (Open Seat)
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| 20th
District (Most of Flushing) |
JOHN
LIU (Open Seat)
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| 21st
District (Parts of Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst;
Flushing Meadow, Corona Park) |
HIRAM
MONSERRATE (Open Seat)
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25 (parts of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, Woodside, East
Elmhurst and Rego Park) |
JIMMY
VAN BRAMER (Open Seat)
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Jimmy
Van Bramer has a long history of community activism. While in college
at St. John’s University, for example, he organized the first lesbian/gay
student group in the school’s history, fought the administration’s
decision to ban the group, and led a protest march in defiance of
the exclusionary policy. As Deputy Director for Clean Money/Clean
Elections, he organized for campaign finance reform, and in his current
position as Community Affairs Manager for the Queens Public Library,
he led the fight to restore over $20 million in proposed funding cuts.
He has served on the boards of the Pride Agenda, Queens Pride House,
and the Lesbian & Gay Democratic Club of Queens, and Citizen Action
of New York.
He has developed thoughtful position papers on issues important to
his district and won the endorsements of a wide range of labor and
community groups, and non-gay elected officials. If elected, Van Bramer
would be the first openly gay elected official from Queens.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Mr. Van Bramer has been endorsed
by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats,
the Stonewall Democratic Club, and the Lesbian & Gay Democratic Club
of Queens. |
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| 26th
District (Woodside) |
ERIC
GIOIA (Open Seat)
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| 29th
District (Forest Hills, Rego Park, Maspeth, Kew Gardens, Richmond
Hill) |
MELINDA
KATZ (Open Seat)
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| 31st
District (Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Rosedale, parts of
Cambria Heights, South Ozone Park, JFK Airport, and the Rockaways) |
JAMES
SANDERS (Open Seat)
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| 33rd
District (Parts of: Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Heights) |
Ken
Diamondstone & Steven D. Cohn (Dual Endorsement) (Open
Seat)
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Ken
Diamondstone has been a community activist for nearly 40 years.
In the 1970’s and early 1980’s, he was involved in the effort to
pass the gay rights bill, is a charter member of Handgun Control,
and in 1986 founded a Brooklyn-based program to serve the needs
of people with HIV. He has served on his community board, volunteered
for the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation, and successfully
fought to close a waste transfer station in Vinegar Hill. He now
chairs the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board. He supports the
bill to amend the Human Rights Law to include explicit protections
for transgender persons and legislation to require companies doing
business with the city to extend domestic partner benefits. If elected,
Mr. Diamondstone would be the first openly gay City Councilmember
from Brooklyn. He has won endorsements from the Sierra Club, labor
and community groups, and non-gay elected officials.
In addition to the Pride Agenda, Mr. Diamondstone has been endorsed
by the Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn and the Stonewall
Democratic Club.
Steve Cohn, an attorney, has served as a Democratic State
Committeeman for the last 18 years and is just completing his term
as President of the Brooklyn Bar Association. He has a long record
of community service, including pro bono work for community groups
and elected officials. He supports all of the gay community’s key
concerns, including the bill to amending the Human Rights Law to
include explicit protections for transgender persons, requiring
companies that do business with the city to extend domestic partner
benefits, and restoring sexual orientation, disability and gender
to the Board of Education’s
multicultural curriculum.
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| 35th
District |
LETICIA
JAMES (Open Seat)
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| 38th
District (Parts of Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Gowanus, Wyckoff,
Windsor Terrace, Bay Ridge, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Sunset
Park) |
ANGEL
RODRIGUEZ (Incumbent)
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| 39th
District (Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Street Waterfront,
Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Ablemarle, Dahill, North Ocean
Parkway; parts of Kensington, Boro Park, Sunset Park and Bay
Ridge) |
BILL
DEBLASIO (Open Seat)
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| 40th
District (Parts of Flatbush-North, Flatbush-Central) |
JEAN
VERNET (Open Seat)
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| 41st
District (Parts of Ocean Hill, Flatbush-North, Crown Heights) |
TRACY
BOYLAND (Incumbent)
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| 43rd
District (Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst) |
JOANNE
SEMINARA (Challenging Incumbent)
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| 45th
District (Flatbush, Flatbush-East, Midwood, Flatlands) |
SAMUEL
PALMER (Open Seat)
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| 50th
District (Mid-Island/Staten Island. Bensonhurst, Bath Beach/Brooklyn) |
LIBBY
HIKIND (Challenging Incumbent)
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