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HiramMonserrate.com: Hilarious
The special election in New York’s 13th Senate District is beginning to heat up. Hiram Monserrate, who was stripped of his Senate seat last month for his assault conviction, is running for re-election to the SAME SEAT HE WAS REMOVED FROM. Only in New York, folks. His constituents aren’t happy about it either. His campaign website’s own guestbook contains mostly vehement swears about his job performance, scandal, and poor priorities. My favorite quote: “You are a g–d-m law breaker and you want to continue to make laws for this state?!” Another good one: “your politics are atrocious, your behavior even more so. I call for your resignation and a public apology to your girlfriend.” There have only been 6 comments … More >>
Tagged Hiram Monserrate
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Bkly Special Election Announced Today
As a Young Democrat living in NYC, you should be aware: there’s an election a comin’ on March 23rd. Democrats Joe Lazar and David Greenfield will be battling it out against Republican Jonathan Judge for the 44th Council seat (Brooklyn: Midwood, Kensington, Borough Park) vacated by the appointment of Simcha Felder to the office of Deputy Comptroller. Mayor Bloomberg announced the election date today. Special elections for City Council are a strange specimen. They’re non-partisan, meaning candidates, whether registered with a party or not, have to create their own parties (e.g. Brooklyn for Better Bus Service Party). The term is also very short: from special election day until November, when they’ll have another special election to fill the remainder of … More >>
National Phenomenon?
Last year was tremendous for the Manhattan Young Democrats. We led a fight in our own state on Marriage Equality. We won awards in Chicago and trained young people there how to be awesome. We even picked a fight with the South Carolina GOP. New York – check Chicago – check South Carolina – check And now, MYD is being cited as an example for a “new model for City-wide or local political activism” by Democratic organizers in Baltimore who are inviting Dems from all over their city to a brainstorming session to reinvigorate their clubs. Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for setting a new standard. Do it again because you’ve not only gone a long way … More >>
Tagged Baltimore, Chicago, myd, online organizing, South Carolina
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City Council Committee Assignments – UPDATED
The omnipresent Azi of the NY Observer just issued the list of NYC Council Committee Assignments. Our Manhattan members are listed below with the extra money they get for their leadership positions. Click on the link at the bottom for the full list. Speaker, Quinn, $28,000 Assistant Majority Leader and Standard & Ethics Chairwoman, Dickens, $15,000 Aging, Lappin, $10,000 Education, Jackson, $10,000 Government Operations, Brewer, $10,000 Higher Education, Rodriguez, $10,000 Lower Manhattan Redevelopment, Chin, $10,000 Parks-Viverito, $10,000 Public Housing, Mendez, $10,000 Technology, Garodnick, $10,000 Of note: Councilmember Charles Barron was stripped of his chairmanship of the Education committee. Rumored to be because of his campaign for Council Speaker. Also, noticeably absent from the list is Councilmember Dan Garodnick, who had … More >>
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Cuomo: Don’t Vote for Pedro
According to the Daily News, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo “has found ‘extensive evidence’ of illegal and improper actions by embattled Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and the companies he controls,” DN Albany Bureau Chief Ken Lovett reports. As it turns out, Cuomo has been investigating Espada and his various companies for nearly 9 months (that’s before the June Senate coup). You see, in addition to being a State Senator, Pedro Espada is also President and CEO of both Soundview Healthcare Network and Soundview Management Services (which provides janitorial services for Soundview Healthcare). Cuomo has subpoenaed Espada’s Senate records and his companies for months, but he has yet to comply. In his defence, non-disclosure is something of an art form for Espada … More >>
Future Leaders, Please Stand UP
It’s time to gear up for MYD Club elections! (Can you smell the excitement?) We’re not like those other groups that have “preordained” successors – we want people to stand up and get involved. Next year will see statewide and midterm federal elections, so we’ll need our top talent to lead us to victory. Important dates: 1/5 – Executive Board Application Deadline(President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer) 1/12 – MYD Voter Guide emailed to members 1/19 – MYD Executive Board Election (461 Park Ave South, 10th Floor, 7PM) 1/29 – Directorship Applications Deadline 2/2 – New Executive Board meets to decide Directors We’ve structured the Executive Board Application and Directorship Application deadline so as to encourage anyone who might lose an … More >>
