Sliwa, state chairman of the fledgling Reform Party, was trying to serve de Blasio with paperwork related to the party's attempt to boot de Blasio and two
other citywide candidates off the Working Families Party ballot line.
Sliwa, a radio host and state chairman of the fledgling Reform Party, was trying to serve de Blasio with paperwork related to the party's attempt to boot de Blasio and two
other citywide candidates off the Working Families Party ballot line.
The absence of strong challengers de Blasio and
other citywide candidates is reflected in the absence of independent spending.
The only
other citywide candidate to criticize Lopez is local publisher Tom Allon, who said Lopez should step down from his party position.
Yet there was Mantello on Tuesday, racking up more votes than
any other citywide candidate.
Not exact matches
Candidates for the
other three
Citywide Councils must have a student receiving the relevant services.
Ms. James, the first black woman elected to
citywide office, is a natural
candidate for City Hall someday — though her historically close relationship with de Blasio makes her less likely to challenge him directly in a primary than some of the
other candidates bandied about, like Comptroller Scott Stringer or Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..
Any
candidate wanting to run on the Republican line for a Mayor or
other citywide posts will ultimately need the support of the five chairmen, whose organizations will be critical when it comes to getting on the ballot and
other grassroots functions of the campaign.
Since some panels — the
Citywide Council on High Schools for one — attracted lots of
candidates,
other community boards did not have enough
candidates to fill the available slots — let alone hold a competitive election.
The Green Party is fielding
candidates in a handful of
other City Council races, as well as a full slate in the three
citywide races for Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate.
The
other Green
citywide candidates for Councilor - At - Large and Commissioner of Education received votes from between 24 % and 29 % of the voters in those multi-seat races.
Among those calling for the funding were the city's
other two
citywide elected officials, Public Advocate Letitia James, Controller Scott Stringer, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. — all seen as likely
candidates for mayor in 2021.