Saturday, May 30Current Events

NYC Charter Reform and Independent Candidates – May 21, 2026

Watch YouTube video of the meeting.

Susanne Klebe led the Pledge of Allegiance.  Jim Strawhorn read the Mission Statement.  Martha Rowen did the roll call.  Isaiah Vega read the minutes.

Jimmy Wagner and Elijah Diaz on We Reform NYC Charter Reform ballot proposals; Steven Gillen on the SAVE Act and state of the Republican party as related to the gubernatorial race; Charlotte Friedman, Republican candidate for State Senate, District 47 (Upper West Side, Erik Bottcher); Jose Vega, “Speak the Truth” candidate for Congress, District 15 (Bronx ag Richie Torres); Philip Sean Grillo, Republican candidate for State Assembly, District 26 (Primary against Robert Speranza); Thomas Barra, Republican/Conservative candidate for Queens Civil Court; David Rem; George Marsh, Republican/”Queens United” candidate for Congress, District 5 (Queens ag Gregory Meeks); Ruben Cruz, Republican/”Queens United” candidate for State Assembly, District 38 (Queens ag Jenifer Rajkumar); Martha Rowen on Promethean Action; and Haris Bhatti, candidate for City Council, District 3 (Manhattan ag Carl Wilson).

Those who filed:
Governor: Bruce Blakeman (Vote Affordable)
Governor: Larry Sharpe (Coalition Party)
Lt. Governor: Todd Hood (Vote Affordable)
Lt. Governor: Shannon Joy Bones (Coalition Party)
New York Civil Court, 7th District: Ajia Tingling (Fair Courts)
Queens Civil Court: John J. Ciafone (Affordable & Safe)
Queens Civil Court: Julie M. Milner (Affordable & Safe)
Queens Civil Court: John J. Ciafone (Arts & Culture)
Queens Civil Court: Julie M. Milner (Arts & Culture)
Queens Civil Court, 3rd District: William David Shanahan (Reform)
Congress 5th: George Marsh (Queens United)
Congress 6th: Joseph Chou (4 Our Immigrants)
Congress 7th: Melvin Rivera (No Kings)
Congress 7th: Melvin Rivera (Arts & Culture)
Congress 7th: Windella S. Wells (Windella S. Wells)
Congress 7th: Priscilla Ghaznavi (Our Future)
Congress 10th: Nickie Kane (No Kings)
Congress 11th: Allison Ziogas (Affordable & Safe)
Congress 12th: Winelda Negron (For All of Us)
Congress 12th: Karen Ortiz (Karen Ortiz)
Congress 13th: Candice Niles (Independent Voice)
Congress 15th: Andre Easton (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
Congress 15th: Jose Vega (Speak The Truth)
Congress 15th: John Maynard Harris (What The HEC)
State Senate 12: Sheryl Ann Fetik (Arts & Culture)
State Senate 13: Hiram Monserrate (Affordable & Safe)
State Senate 15: Danniel Maio (No Kings)
State Senate 15: Danniel Maio (Queens United)
State Senate 15: Danniel Maio (4 Our Immigrants)
State Senate 16: Philip S. Wang (4 Our Immigrants)
State Senate 17: Stephen T. Chen (Stop Mamdani)
State Senate 22: Sam Sutton (Fight Anti-Semitism)
State Senate 23: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Affordable & Safe)
State Senate 28: Alina Bonsell (Block Mamdani)
State Senate 44: James Tedisco (Vote Affordable)
State Assembly 23: Thomas P. Sullivan (We The People)
State Assembly 23: Pesach Osina (Community First)
State Assembly 23: Mike Scala (People Over Politics)
State Assembly 24: Welson Chang (Queens United)
State Assembly 25: Kenneth C. Paek (4 Our Immigrants)
State Assembly 26: Robert Speranza (4 Our Immigrants)
State Assembly 28: Jonathan Rinaldi (No Kings)
State Assembly 28: Jonathan Rinaldi (4 Our Immigrants)
State Assembly 28: David J. Kemp (4 Our Immigrants)
State Assembly 30: Brandon P. Castro (Arts & Culture)
State Assembly 30: Brandon P. Castro (Reform)
State Assembly 32: Paul Nichols (The Answer)
State Assembly 34: Rosa Sanchez (Affordable & Safe)
State Assembly 38: Ruben Cruz (Queens United)
State Assembly 39: Ramses S. Frias (4 Our Immigrants)
State Assembly 39: Yonel E. Letellier Sosa (Affordable & Safe)
State Assembly 43: Anna Shpilkovskaya (Community First)
State Assembly 45: Rene M. Mitchell (Rene M. Mitchell)
State Assembly 45: Joey Cohen-Saban (Fight Anti-Semitism)
State Assembly 45: Michael Novakhov (Stop Mamdani)
State Assembly 46: Chris McCreight (Affordable & Safe)
State Assembly 49: Lester Chang (Stop Mamdani)
State Assembly 55: Yahemia Harris (No Kings)
State Assembly 63: Matthew Mobilia (Affordable & Safe)
State Assembly 64: Shpetim Qorraj (Affordable & Safe)
State Assembly 68: Tamika Mapp (Home First)
State Assembly 73: Nathaniel Gavronsky (Block Mamdani)
State Assembly 74: Veronica Gonzalez (Block Mamdani)
State Assembly 75: Christina Fontanelli (Save NYC)
State Assembly 82: Irene Guanill (Vote Affordable)
State Assembly 87: Zakir Choudhury (People First)
State Assembly 94: Daniel Guzman (Unidos For All)
State Assembly 95: Laurie Ryan (Vote Affordable)
State Assembly 100: Paula Elaine Kay (People Over Politics)
State Assembly 111: Angelo Santabarbara (People First Party)
State Assembly 113: Allen Caruso (Vote Affordable)
State Assembly 130: Joseph Lamanna (Common Sense)
City Council 3: Haris Bhatti (Haris Bhatti)
The next meeting is June 18, 2026.

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