It is unlikely all of them will be on the ballot at the time of the primary, but of the ones that appeared before us, we should be aware that Rosie Mendez, an attorney, former tenant advocate specializing in housing issues, and District
Leader, leads the pack, with the strongest organization and a battery of endorsements by government
leaders including
Reps. Velázquez & Maloney, Assemblymembers Glick & Sanders, Senators Connor & Krueger, Council Member Christine Quinn and many of the state
committee members and district
leaders from all over the Lower East Side and the East Side.