Thursday, October 30Current Events

Meet the Candidates – October 16, 2025

Location of the October 16, 2025 meeting is at Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, Queens from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 

Any and all candidates on the November 4, 2025 ballot are welcome to speak!  Preference will be given to those who have not spoken at the club before.

 

You could watch the meeting live on YouTube from 7:30 to 9:30 pm!

AGENDA
1. Pledge of Allegiance 7:30
Moment of Silence for Joseph Maffia, State Assembly 75, died in August 2025
2. Reading of club’s Mission Statement (Jim Strawhorn)
3. Roll call of officers and board members (Jimmy Schwatzman)
4. Reading of club’s 9/18 minutes (Isaiah Vega)
5. Report of the Financial Secretary/Treasurer (Arkadiusz Tomaszewski)
6. Committee Reports
7. Old Business
8. Announcement
– Nominating Committee election, 2 members to be elected from the floor
9. New Business:  Candidates Nights (attending candidates are in bold)
Jim Walden, Mayoral candidate on Integrity
Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life), Mayor
Henry Ikezi (R, Unity) v. Donovan Richards (D), Queens Boro President
Susan Silverman (R,C) + William Shanahan (R,C) + Thomas Barra (R,C), Civil Court Judge
Tyreek Goodman (R,C) v. Elsie Encarnacion (D,WF), City Council 8
– Louisa Flores (R) v. Carmen De La Rosa (D,WF), City Council 10
– Bishop Denise Smith (C) v. Eric Dinowitz (D) v. Stylo Sapaskis (R), City Council 11
James Washington-Ward (C,United Alliance) v. Kevin Riley (D) v. Franchie Muniz, Sr. (R), City Council 12
Aramis Ocasio (R) v. Oswald Feliz (D) v. Gary Lutz (C), City Council 15
Wilfredo Hierrezuelo (United Alliance) v. Amanda Farias (D,WF) v. Zenobia Bonilla (C) v. Shuvonkar Saha (R), City Council 18
Joseph Chou (Asians United/FAFO) v. Sandra Ung (D) v. Allen Haolun Wang (C) v. Steven Wang (Patriot), City Council 20
Bernard Chow (C) v. Linda Lee (D), City Council 23
Shah Haque (Asians United) v. Shekar Krishnan (D,WF) and Ramses Frias (R,C), City Council 25
Hector Robertson (United Alliance) v. Crystal Hudson (D,WF) and Benny Rosenberger (R), City Council 35
Matthew Morgan (Libertarian) v. Shahana Hanif (D,WF) v. Brett Wynkoop (C) v. Nickie Kane (Voters First), City Council 39
– 50/50 Raffle
10. Adjournment: 9:30 pm

The next meeting is November 20, 2025.  Post-General Review

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