2026 Republican Candidates and Primary – April 16, 2026

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Pledge of Allegiance at 7:30 led by Harold Tischler; reading of the Mission Statement and Minutes by Jim Strawhorn; Roll Call by Anton Trapman; Financial Report by Sophia Worrell.  Announcements:  Free Mets vs. Detroit tickets on May 12 (Tuesday) evening game; Moms of Liberty Ellis Island event on May 2nd.
Guest speaker Rev. Keith Gadson.

Candidate speakers:  Harold Tischler (Senate 22); Zahava Durchin (Assembly 41); Marvin Williams (Congress 4); Yahemia Harris (Assembly 55); Greg Hach (Congress 3); Helen Qiu (Assembly 65); Phil Grillo (Assembly 26); Ed Lee (Assembly 36); Ruben Cruz (Assembly 38); Brandon Castro (Assembly 30); Veronica Gonzalez (Assembly 74); Jason Murillo (Senate 27); Darwin Shaw (Assembly 68); Sheryl Fetik (Senate 12).

Next meeting is May 21, 2026.  June 18, 2026 may focus on AI and petitioning.

Republican/Conservative Petitions filed: On the ballot ☄ Challenged ☘

Congress
*3rd Greg Hach (R)
*3rd Michael LePetri (R)
☄ 5th George Marsh (R)
☄ 6th Joseph Chou (R/C)
☄ 7th Melvin Rivera (R/C)
☄ 8th Lewis Mizrahi (R/C)
☄ 9th Joel Azumah (R/C)
☘ 10th Jennifer E. Moore (R,C)
☄ 11th Nicole Maliotakis (R/C)
☄ 12th Caroline Shinkle (R,C)
☘ 13th Jomo M. Williams (R)
☘ 13th Emmanuel T. Williams (R)
☄ 14th Diamant Hysenaj (R/C)
☄ 15th Stylo Sapaskis (R)
☄ 15th Gonzalo Duran (C)

State Senate
☘ 11th Pamela Michos (R/C)
☘ 12th Han-Khon To (R)
☄ 13th John Patrick Healy (R)
☘ 15th Danniel Maio (R/C)
☘ 16th Philip S. Wang (R)
☄ 17th Stephen Chan (R/C)
☄ 21st Ronald Seifert (R/C)
☘ 22nd Carl Caller (R/C)
☘ 22nd Bernard Vaiselberg (R)
☘ 23rd Ruslan Shamal (R/C)
☄ 24th Andrew J. Lanza (R/C)
☄ 26th Tom Stanten (R/C)
☄ 27th Jason Murillo (R/C)
☄ 28th Alina Bonsell (R)
☄ 47th Charlotte Friedman (R)

State Assembly
☄ 23rd Thomas P. Sullivan (R/C)
☄ 24th Welson Chang (R)
☘ 25th Kenneth C. Paek (R)
☘ 26th Philip Sean Grillo (R)
☘ 26th Robert J. Speranza (R/C)
☘ 27th Alfredo J. Centola (R)
☄ 27th Samuel Tzvi Berger (C)
☄ 28th Kevin M. Keating (R), Declination 4/10, no substitution.
☘ 28th Jonathan Rinaldi (R), Declination 4/10, David Kemp, substitution.
☄ 30th Brandon P. Castro (R/C)
☘ 36th Edward Lee (R)
☄ 38th Ruben D. Cruz II (R/C)
☘ 39th Ramses S. Frias (R)
☘ 41st Zahava Leah Durchin (R)
☘ 41st Kalman Yeger (R/C)
☄ 42nd Herman G. Hall (R)
☄ 43rd Anna Shpilkovskaya (R)
☄ 44th Glenn Nocera (R/C)
☘ 45th Michael Novakhov (R/C)
☘ 45th Kalman Yeger (C)
☘ 46th Alec Brook-Krasny (R/C)
☘ 47th John J. Ricottone (R/C)
☘ 47th Karina Bertaeva (R)
☄ 48th Simcha Eichenstein (C)
☘ 49th Lester Chang (R/C)
☄ 51st Carla Danielson (R/C)
☄ 52nd Brett Wynkoop (R/C)
☘ 55th Yahemia Harris (R)
☄ 57th Victor V. Best (R), Declination 4/10, Yolanda Alison, substitution.
☄ 59th Jamie R. Williams (C)
☄ 60th Norman H. Ramsay (R/C)
☘ 61st Casey Marie O’Connor-Manasia (R/C)
☄ 62nd Michael W. Reilly Jr. (R/C)
☘ 62nd John A. Tobacco (R)
☄ 63rd Sam T. Pirozzolo (R/C)
☄ 64th Michael Tannousis (R/C)
☄ 65th Helen Qiu (R)
☘ 67th Charles Michael Munoz (R/C)
68th Darwin Shaw (R)
☄ 73rd David Casavis (R), Declination 4/10, no substitution.
☄ 74th Veronica Gonzalez (R/C)
☄ 75th Christine Fontanelli (R)
☄ 76th Michael Zumblaskas (R), Declination 4/10, Louis Puliafito substitution.
☄ 79th Emmanuel Findlay Jr. (R/C)
☄ 80th Denise Smith (R/C)
☄ 82nd Irene Guanill (R/C)
☄ 83rd James Washington-Ward (R/C)
☄ 84th Tyreek Goodman (R/C)
☘ 86th Maria Diaz (R)
☘ 86th Shery A. Olivo (R/C)
☄ 87th Zenobia Merced-Bonilla (C)

Judges
Kings 4th Municipal Court Judge of the Civil Court – Aaron Franklin (R/C)
Kings 8th Municipal Court Judge of the Civil Court – Etan C. Harris (R/C)
Queens Civil Court – Thomas D. Barra (R/C)
Queens Civil Court – Stephen C. Dachtera (R/C)
Queens Civil Court – Michael Mossa (R/C)
Queens 3rd Municipal Court Judge of the Civil Court – William David Shanahan (R/C)
Richmond Civil Court – Glenn A. Yost (R/C)