Latino Candidates and the Sept. 9th New York Primaries By Angelo Falcón (September 8, 2014) The primary elections for New York State are on for tomorrow --- Tuesday, September 9, 2014 --- and if youre planning to vote, you need to be thinking about your choices . To help you start, we have compiled a list of those primaries and elections where Latinos are running for state offices in New York City. As usual, there are no Latinos running in the Democratic Party for the statewide offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller and Attorney General. But this is typical of what the Latino community has learned to expect from the Democrats. For additional information on the candidates and the voting process, visit the WhosOntheBallot.org Website. The candidacy of Cathy Hochal, Cuomos choice for Lieutenant Governor, presents some interesting questions for Latino voters given what is seen as her conservative and generally anti-immigrant views, especially her well-known opposition to issuing drivers licenses to the undocumented. While Latino political leaders like Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito have come out in support of Hochal, citing her newfound support for measures like the New York DREAM Act, other Latino electeds who are supporting Cuomo are finding themselves conflicted about the Hochal candidacy. More than a few have observed how State Senator Gustavo Rivera is supporting the Hochal candidacy despite her failure to embrace his New York Is Home proposal to grant state citizenship to eligible undocumented immigrants, while her opponent, Tim Wu, has fully embraced Riveras bill. At the more local level, some interesting races to look out for are: In Manhattan: State Senator - 31st Senatorial District Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) Luis Tejada Robert Jackson After losing to Charlie Rangel in the June Democratic Congressional Primary, Espaillat is running for reelection for the State Senate seat he currently holds. After his Congressional loss, there has been speculation that Espaillat could lose some of his political clout in Northern Manhattan if he loses this seat or wins it was a small margin. Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District Francesca M. Castellanos Manny De Los Santos Melanie Hidalgo Guillermo Linares Mayobanex Villalona With the conviction of Gabriela Rosa for an illegal marriage and other charges, this seat became vacant, Running for this now open seat is its former occupant, Guillermo Linares, and Espaillat ally, Manny de los Santos. Linares, the first Dominican elected to major elective office in New York City, is a rival of State Senator Espaillat and is facing Espaillat surrogate De Los Santos in yet another face-off between the two camps. If Linares regains this seat, it would be a blow to the Espaillat Northern Manhattan machine; if De Los Santos wins, it would signal the continued influence of Espaillat in the area. In The Bronx: State Senator - 33rd Senatorial District J. Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) Fernando Cabrera Incumbent Gustavo Rivera, who unseated the corrupt Pedro Espada for this seat and represents a new guard, is being challenged by social conservative Fernando Cabrera. Having bucked the Bronx Democratic machine last year by endorsing Melissa Mark-Viverito for Council Speaker, the Cabrera challenge is the machines payback for this break in ranks. Member of the Assembly - 78th Assembly District Fernando P. Tirado Jose Rivera (incumbent) Octogenarian José Rivera, a 30-ear political veteran who was once Chair of the Bronx Democratic County Committee, is being challenged by political newcomer and Lehman College staffer Fernando Tirado. Member of the Assembly - 79th Assembly District Michael A. Blake Lanita Jones George A. Alvarez Raul Rodriguez Marsha D. Michael Frederick Ricks This became an open seat with the conviction of Eric A. Stevenson on bribery, conspiracy and other related charges. There are two Latinos running among the 6 candidates vying for this office. If a Latino wins this seat, it would represent an increase in the number of Latinos serving n the Assembly. In Brooklyn Member of the Assembly - 51st Assembly District Ceasar Zuniga Felix W Ortiz (incumbent) Felix Ortiz has served this Sunset Park district in the Assembly for the last twenty years and currently chairs the Puerto Rican Hispanic Legislative Task Foce that sponsors the Somos el Futuro Conferences. He is facing a major challenge from political newcomer Ceasar Zuniga, who is Mexican-American. Zuniga has the support of fellow Mexican-American Carlos Menchaca (who was elected last year from the area to the City Council) and the UFT. Last year, a Puerto Rican incumbent lost her City Council seat to Menchaca who became the first Mexican-American to be elected to major political office in the city. The growth of the areas Mexican population is beginning to express itself politically, increasingly challenging what were once safe Puerto Rican seats. State Senator - 18th Senatorial District Debbie Medina Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent) This race represents the continuing struggle between The Political Ghost of Vito Lopez in the form of incumbent State Senator Martin Malave Dilan, and progressive stand-bearer and tenant advocate Debbie Medina. Dilan has been in the State Sebate since 2001 and before that was a Councilmember for 10 years. Medina has been a tenant organizer with the Los Sures nonprofit for close to 30 years. Dilan is being supported by Voice of Teachers for Education Committee, the Coalition for Public Charter Schools, the Neighborhood Preservation PAC, the New York State ALF-CIO, and Angela Battaglia, Vito Lopezs longtime girlfriend. Medina has support from Lincoln Restler, Marty Needelman of Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, Councilman Antonio Reynoso, Congresswoman, and the New Kings Democrats Andrew Sloat. At the more local level, there are Latinos running for the State Senate and Assembly. In addition, there are also races for state party positions of District Leader and County Committee, as well as for Judicial Delegates. These party and judicial convention delegate positions are largely controlled by the county party chairs and at best can e characterized as quasi-elections. Overall, there were 108 Latinos running for the 575 elective offices (18.8 percent of the total) on the ballot in these primaries in New York City. Latinos were best represented among the candidate4s for Judicial Delgates (20.7 percent) and Party Positions (17.9 percent. There were no Latinos running for Civil Court Judge (for which elections were only being held in Brooklyn) and State Legislative Seats (16.0 percent). As a percentage of the candidates for each borough compared to the Latino percentage of the boroughs population, , Latinos were best represented Manhattan (36.1 percent) and Brooklyn (20.3 percent). Latinos were least represented in The Bronx (17.7 percent), Queens (1.7 percent) and Staten Island (none.). Women made up only 9.8 percent of total Latino candidates for the higher level positions of State Senate and Assembly. They were best represented among the Latino candidates in Brooklyn (33.3 percent) and The Bronx (20.0 percent). For these State Legislative Seats, there were no women running among the candidates in Manhattan, Queens and State Island. Candidate Lists of Races with Latinos September 9, 2014 New York City State Legislative Seats Manhattan State Senator - 31st Senatorial District Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) Luis Tejada Robert Jackson Member of the Assembly - 72nd Assembly District Francesca M. Castellanos Manny De Los Santos Melanie Hidalgo Guillermo Linares Mayobanex Villalona Bronx State Senator - 33rd Senatorial District J. Gustavo Rivera (incumbent) Fernando Cabrera Member of the Assembly - 78th Assembly District Fernando P. Tirado Jose Rivera (incumbent) Member of the Assembly - 79th Assembly District Michael A. Blake Lanita Jones George A. Alvarez Raul Rodriguez Marsha D. Michael Frederick Ricks Member of the Assembly - 85th Assembly District William R. Moore Marcos A. Crespo (incumbent) Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District Hector R. Ramirez Victor M. Pichardo (incumbent) Brooklyn State Senator - 18th Senatorial District Debbie Medina Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent) Member of the Assembly - 51st Assembly District Ceasar Zuniga Felix W Ortiz (incumbent) Member of the Assembly - 54th Assembly District Erik Martin Dilan (incumbent) Kimberly Council Democratic Party Positions Manhattan Male State Committee - 72nd Assembly District Miguel A. Cruz Ydanis Rodriguez Bronx Male State Committee - 78th Assembly District Mohammad Jan Kenny G. Agosto Female State Committee - 79th Assembly District Flynn Halsey Ruby Gilliam Lucidania Rodriguez Diana Diaz Carolina Encarnacion Female State Committee - 85th Assembly District Nelly Medina Raven M. Robinson Male District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 78 Ricardo F. Martinez Jose Rivera Male District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 79 Emmanuel A. Findlay John Tucker Javier Aviles Wilbert T. Lawton Bruce Rivera Male District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 85 Marcos A. Crespo Gilberto Delgado Male District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 86 Heriberto Collazo Luis Salcedo Female District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 78 Rosa Velasquez Nilda Velazquez Female District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 79 Cynthia L. Cox Gwendolyn Primus Carolina de la Cruz Gail Gadsden Yadira Soler Lemaige Tapia Female District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 85 Antonia Figueroa Camella D. Price Female District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 86 Sharina Aybar Yudelka Tapia County Committee - 014/85, Vote for 3 Tanya Ann Lingard Genise Guerrero Cristin Guerrero Iris Burgos County Committee - 020/85, Vote for 4 Dinora Irizarry Eloise McDuffie Virna L. Creales Maria V. Molina Roslyn Willis Carolyn D. Parker Arabia Veggacado Charlyn Willis County Committee - 024/85, Vote for 2 Wayne Mercado Anthony Thomas Allison Bush Shayeeda Bush Karen Montanez Brooklyn Female County Committee - 025/45 Group Fanya Ozerskaya Group Mabel Rosario Female County Committee - 045/45, Vote for 2 Group Amarilys Herrera Anna Shumayev Group Janet Langberg Male District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 38 Part B Angel R. Vazquez Farouk Samaroo Male State Committee - 54th Assembly District Helal A. Sheikh Erik Martin Dilan Queens Male District Leader - Democratic Leadership District 38 Part B Angel R. Vazquez Farouk Samaroo Judicial Convention Delegates Manhattan Delegate to Judicial Convention - 72nd Assembly District, Vote for 8 Group Martha Rodriguez Paulette O. Shomo Maria Morillo Judith Cruz Rolando Cespedes Yokarina Duarte Gail Addiss Carmen M. De La Rosa Group Evelyn Linares John Brian Murtaugh Martha L. Pepin Fernando Batista Joan Laufer Michael Ortiz Nilma Baez Alsacia Jimenez Group Grecia I. Fermin Mercedes Regalado Delegate to Judicial Convention - 75th Assembly District, Vote for 11 Group Judy Richheimer Paul J. Groncki Sylvia E. Di Pietro Carol Demech Evelyn Suarez David Warren Lisa A. Padilla Charlotte E. Davidson David W. Silverstone Francine Haselkorn Group Emily J. Goodman Michael J. Spillane Allen N. Roskoff Amy Kalm Ronnie M. Eldridge Mary DElia Seth J. Weissman Thomas M. Greico Kristen E. Kaufman William Pawson Charles S. Bayor Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 72nd Assembly District, Vote for 8 Group Ada A. Infante Rolando D. Infante Jose Batista Emma Brea Rodolfo Garcia Joaquina Gopie Group Francia Vargas Julio B. Peguero Maria Hernandez Ana Lazala Margarita Gomez Jose Garcia Xiomara Garcia Bethania Cabrera Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 76th Assembly District, Vote for 11 Group Amber Ravenel David Bamberger Courtney Booth Lisa K. Pass Frederick W. Gerkens III Deborah Mallow Patricia Carlin Jackson R. Halebian Marilyn Diamond Samantha W. Halebian Group Jessica Tomlinson David A. Stampley Group Alfred R. Fuente Miriam Stern Abraham H. Salcedo Joy Zagoren Chloe Pashman Lynne C. Feibelmann Lee Wiggins Lorance Hockert Teresa Malyshev Joan M. Roberts Elana Schwartz Bronx Delegate to Judicial Convention - 79th Assembly District, Vote for 7 Group Auilda Acosta Juanita Martinez Awilda Brito Maria Rosenda Group Linda Stern Dorothy E. Desuzia Daniel Barber Leroy R. Archible Henry A. Gomez Group Marcella Brown Inez Harvey Barbara Harrison Gray Kathy Johnson Bernice King Naomi N. Perkins Delegate to Judicial Convention - 85th Assembly District, Vote for 6 Group Nelly Medina Michael Robles Monica Hankins Sarah B. Wynn Helen Reyes Jacome Frances Ceballo Group Tanya Ann Lingard Roslyn Willis Genise Guerrero Cristin Guerrero Delegate to Judicial Convention - 86th Assembly District, Vote for 5 Group Milady Leonardo Bernice Johnson Ismael Feliciano Sr. Daisy Rojas Nero Graham Jr. Group Maria Vargas Patricia Jones Maria Minaya James Duarte Ruby James Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 79th Assembly District, Vote for 7 Group Jason J. Gamble Tamika Mallory Alex Mallory Barbara J. Holmes Ngande S. Ambroise Group Sylvia Johnson Ernestine Davis Shirley Richardson Blanca Hernandez Mary Washington Nancy Lamot Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 85th Assembly District, Vote for 6 Group Matthew Shuffler Didionilda Vega Cristin Guerrero Dashawn Williams Yianna Isabel Munoz Justo David R. Shuffler Jr. Group Karen Montanez Bernandine Harding Iris Burgos Carolyn D. Parker Nilda Morales Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 86th Assembly District, Vote for 5 Group Maria L. Pichardo Toya Grant Jennifer Condell Altagracia Manzanillo Group Leticia Harper Stevenson Nurse Denis Liriano Ashaki Sealey Johnny Malave Brooklyn Delegate to Judicial Convention - 50th Assembly District, Vote for 6 Group Erin Drinkwater Steven Hasty James Maleady Sara Shoener Michael Berger Group William H. Smith Eileen M. Cavaliere Courtney DeDona David Niederman Ramona Vergara Thomas F. Smith The NiLP Network on Latino Issues is an online information service provided by the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP). For further information, vists latinopolicy.org.
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