Tuesday, September 10Current Events

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Meeting Candidates and Volunteers – September 19, 2024

Location of the September 19, 2024 meeting is at Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, Queens. You could watch the meeting live on YouTube from 7:30 to 9:30 pm! AGENDA 1. Pledge of Allegiance 7:30 2. Reading of club’s Mission Statement (Jim Strawhorn) 3. Roll call of officers and board members (Jimmy Schwatzman) 4. Reading of club’s 8/15 minutes (David Kemp) 5. Report of the Financial Secretary/Treasurer (Arkadiusz Tomaszewski) 6. Committee Reports 7. Old Business - New York State Equal Rights Amendment Proposition One 8. Announcement Lessons Learned on the Campaign Trail 9. New Business: Democrat Incumbents were invited to debate Republican Candidates! None of the Democrats even replied to club's email. - Congressional 5: Gregory W. Meeks v. Pau...
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Meeting – City of YES: Housing Opportunities – August 15, 2024

The meeting was broadcast live via YouTube.  The laptop ran out of battery around 9:12 pm so the last 17 minutes was not recorded. Vic Starsky spoke on the City of YES followed by Jonathan Rinaldi and Jimmy Schwatzman.  Jim Trent and Arthur Teiler made great comments about the City of YES.  Unfortunately, club's laptop battery died when they spoke.  Mike asked how it could stopped.  Answer from David R., vote against politicians who favor it. Other speakers included Elena Chin on Proposition One; Bill Schacht on resiliency; David Abraham on behalf of Stephen Weiner for Queens Surrogate Court Judge; Brandon Castro, candidate for State Assembly District 30; Robert Speranza, candidate for State Assembly District 26; and Suzanne Chronowitz on the India Day parade.  Arek was the w...
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Meeting – Summer Social + Open Mic + Trump July 18, 2024

Summer Social at the lawn of Grace Lutheran Church.   Music by Lawrence Block and Juan Pagan. Heros sandwich was provided by C and C Deli, sponsored by Adriano Rivera. Watch the club meeting recorded live on YouTube! Club Meeting Michael Block sang America the Beautiful followed by Ivan Mossop's Lift Every Voice. Open Mic speakers were Stephen Weiner (R,C,Common Sense), Surrogate Court Judge; Phil Orenstein, president of Queens Village Republican Club; Ivan Mossop on scooters and non-auto vehicles; Helen Qiu on her Reform party petition challenge experience with help from David Qiu; Misbaah Uddin Mahmood (People First), State Assembly District 24; Juan Pagan on faith and prayer; Jonathan Rinaldi and Phil Grillo on fraudulent Republican petitions and the City of YES; Jim Stra...
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Meeting with Independent Candidates and Debate of 25AD Republican Primary – June 20, 2024

The only Republican Primary race in New York City on  June 25, 2024 is Kenneth Chiu vs. Kenneth Paek. Watch the meeting live streamed on YouTube. The only two independent candidates who qualified for statewide ballot access having collected at least 45,000 signatures were Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for US President and Diane Sare for US Senate. Other speakers include John Patrick Healy, the new president of Sunnyside GOP; David Abraham on supporting Stephen Weiner for Queens Surrogate Court Judge; Jimmy Schwatzman offering free speech writing service and advise; and Steven Gillan, who conducted a Project Civica focus group, Meeting adjourned at 9:32 pm.   The next meeting is July 18, 2024.
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Meeting on the State Budget – May 16, 2024

Video of the May 16 meeting on YouTube. Nicholas Softy, who spoke at club's April 18 meeting talks about New York's Sanctuary Policies.   Old Business updates: NYC Local Law 11 Non-Citizen Voting (March 2024 before the Court of Appeals); Congestion Pricing to start June 30, 2024.  Malliotakis Gottheimer bill stalls in Congress. - Candidates who spoke at the meeting include:  Brandon Castro, State Assembly 30 (Steven Raga); Jonathan Rinaldi, State Assembly 28 (Andrew Hevesi);  Dwyane Moore, State Assembly 29 (Alicia Hyndman); Stephen Weiner, Surrogate Court Judge (open); Julie Milner, Judge of the Civil Court (Amish R. Doshi primary); Kenneth Paek, State Assembly 25 (Nily Rozic); and Jeremiah Kaambo, President of Namibia. Next third Thursday meeting is June 2...
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Meeting on Migrant Crisis – April 18, 2024

Nicholas Softy, State and Local Field Representative of Federation for American Immigration Reform gave a concise presentation filled with facts. Candidates who presented themselves from left to right were Brandon Castro, State Assembly 30 against Steven Raga; Angelo King, State Assembly 27 against Sam Berger; Juan Pagan, State Senate 11 against John Liu; Bill Kregler, US Congress 7 against Nydia Velazquez; Paul King, US Congress 5 against Gregory Meeks; Thomas Zmich, US Congress 6 against Grace Meng; Dr. Josh Eisen, US Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand; William Shanahan, Queens Civil Court Judge; and Ruben Diario Cruz (not pictured), State Assembly 24 against David Weprin. First time attendees were invited to speak.  Christopher Johnson delivered an impressive introduction! ...
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Meeting on Petitioning and Albany – March 21, 2024

Petitioning, Albany and Haiti Jude Elie, Presidential candidate of Haiti updated the club on the situation in his country. Lester Chang, first Chineses Republican State Assemblyman (49 District), discussed how he won his race in 2022, and offered his guidance for candidates running this year. Phil Grillo talked about his January 6, 2020 experience and his case before the federal court. Candidates who spoke:  Yiatin Chu, State Senate 11 (Toby Ann Stavisky); Joseph Chou, US Congress 6 (Grace Meng); Ricardo Pacheco, State Assembly 34 (Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas); Robert Speranza, State Assembly 26 (Edward Braunstein); Ruben Diario Cruz, State Assembly 24 (David Weprin); Ken Li, State Senate 17 (Iwen Chu); David Rem, US Congress 14 (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez); and Juan Pagan, ...
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Redistricted Maps & History

Based on Special Master's 2022 map, New York had 4 Congressional districts flipped to Republican in November 2022.  Albany Democrats had the Special Master's map voided and Independent Redistricting Commission's February 2024 proposal rejected to pass its own version on February 28, 2024, and was enacted by Governor Hochul on the same day.  It's good until 2032. State Assembly maps by the Independent Redistricting Commission adopted on April 24, 2023.  Nearly identical to the "unconstitutional" version signed into law on February 3, 2022. Certified NYS Congressional and State Senate maps by the Special Master The certified and approved Congressional and State Senate maps. Redistricted maps on the New York City Board of Elections website first published on February 25, 2022....
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Special Election: February 13, 2024

3rd Congressional District (Queens/Nassau) Proclamation:  December 5 (70 days 'till election) Enrollment Congress (as of 11/1/2023): 224,741 (Dem); 161,624 (Rep); 5,348 (Con); 1,108 (Wor); 16,816 (oth); 161,057 (blank); 570,694 (total) Mazi Melesa Pilip (R,C) vs. Tom Suozzi (D) ✅ 77 Assembly District (Bronx) Proclamation:  January 12 (32 days till election) Enrollment Assembly (as of 11/1/2023): 52,095 (Dem); 3.051 (Rep); 205 (Con); 278 (Wor); 1,117 (oth); 11,841 (blank); 68,587 (total) Norman McGill (R,C) vs. Landon Dais (D) ✅
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Meeting on the 2/13 Special Elections and Taxes – February 15, 2024

Post February 13 Special Elections and Taxes! Republican lost both races.  Mazi Melesa Pilip and Norman McGill have an open invitation to talk about their race in any future meeting. The redrawn Congressional lines have been adopted by the Independent Redistricting Commission, and submitted to the State legislature for adoption on February 15.  Most of the lines have not changed much except for some upstate districts.  But it does favor incumbents more.  Result indicates that Governor Hochul's challenge to Special Master's 2022 map was a waste of taxpayer money. Bob Chou, chairman of the New York State Conservative Party, Queens County, talked about his life, experience and conservative values.   Steve Gillan presented Project Civica to help get out the vote and registration,...
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