Since
her election as Public Advocate, Ms. James has shown her commitment to the Bronx, its communities and its leaders.
Not exact matches
Election - integrity
advocates nationwide are celebrating a decision by a New York state appeals court that classifies electronic ballot images
as public records.
According to the published reports, Heastie would support James, who would then back Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., a Heastie ally,
as her replacement
as public advocate, which would be a springboard for Diaz in the 2021 New York City mayoral
election.
Now the
Public Advocate's race has been somewhat overshadowed by the Mayor and Comptroller's race but this
election is just
as important, if not more.
Councilmember Mendez filed a COIB complaint two weeks before the
election, questioning whether
Public Advocate de Blasio was using his «worst landlords» list
as extortion for campaign donations, a move that the de Blasio camp saw
as going too far.
Borough President Eric Adams and state Sen. Daniel Squadron have been mentioned
as potential candidates for a special
election for
public advocate, should James become DA.
DiNapoli,
as well
as advocates for
public financing, have criticized the agreement for not including all statewide candidates and coming in the middle of an
election cycle.
But contributions such
as these made up a small portion of the nearly $ 2 million Gioia has raised in his bid for the
public advocate seat in November's
election.
The system prevents what can be costly and labor - intensive runoff
elections, such
as the one held in the 2013 primary
election for
public advocate.
It played a critical role in the
election of Bill de Blasio, the
public advocate, and John C. Liu, the city comptroller,
as well
as several members of the City Council.
James, who just started her second term
as public advocate in January, said she's focused on securing the Democratic nomination for the post ahead of the November
election.
He also slammed de Blasio for staying silent on the independent expenditure while railing against the flow of corporate money in
elections for years in his role
as public advocate.
In addition, appointing James to the job would create a major headache for city voters, creating
as many
as three
elections for
Public Advocate, a post that barely deserves one
election every four years.
Indeed, in the 2013 race to replace de Blasio
as public advocate, Democrats Letitia James and Daniel Squadron went to a runoff
election that was estimated to cost around $ 13 million.
Public Advocate James, who brought Brawley to the general
election mayoral debate on Tuesday night
as her guest, has also recently started calling for a much more ambitious overall program of building new affordable housing, putting forth ideas like building more over rail yards across the five boroughs.
The race to be the city's chief fiscal officer has, like the
public advocate contest, been a sleepy one, with the incumbent Democrat holding major financial and other advantages, and heavily favored,
as the higher profile mayoral race has sucked up the attention of most of whatever small number of voters is paying attention to the municipal
elections.
Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and
public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff
election,
as mandated by state law.
As public advocate, de Blasio routinely voiced his opposition to the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision, which allowed unlimited corporate spending in
elections.
Known for its left - leaning politics and formidable voter turnout operation, the Working Families Party enjoyed a banner year in the 2009 New York City
elections, playing a critical role in the
election of Bill de Blasio, the
public advocate, and John C. Liu, the city comptroller,
as well
as several members of the City Council.
«
As much as we think about it, we don't count for a lot of votes,» he said, noting the loss of Personal Democracy Media's Andrew Rasiej in the 2005 Public Advocate electio
As much
as we think about it, we don't count for a lot of votes,» he said, noting the loss of Personal Democracy Media's Andrew Rasiej in the 2005 Public Advocate electio
as we think about it, we don't count for a lot of votes,» he said, noting the loss of Personal Democracy Media's Andrew Rasiej in the 2005
Public Advocate election.
As he so often does when asked about fundraising, de Blasio stressed the need for campaign finance reform,
advocating for full
public financing of
elections that would not only pull big moneyed interests out of politics but would also focus, «all that time that goes into fundraising now back into
public service.»
NEW YORK, NY —
Public Advocate Letitia James filed
as a candidate for attorney general with the state Board of
Elections on Monday, signaling her intent to run to replace disgraced former AG Eric Schneiderman.
The Bridgeport Board of Education race has garnered national attention and is now seen
as proof that parents, teachers and
public school
advocates can use
elections to beat back the corporate education reform industry.
Please be sure to check out / join the Florida Educators United group on Facebook,
as well
as share this podcast with other
public education
advocates who want to get involved to help foster change by voting in the upcoming
election cycle.
With
Election Day less than nine weeks away, Connecticut teachers, parents and
public school
advocates continue to wait for an indication
as to whether any of the candidates for governor will truly stand up against the tide of the corporate education reform industry, including their absurd, unfair and expensive Common Core testing scheme.
The CEA
election is for teachers, by teachers and about teachers, but
as the most important voice in Connecticut for
public education, students, parents and all
public school
advocates are eager to hear from those who are or may be leading the union in the year ahead.