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Candidates 2026 & AI – December 18, 2025

The club invites candidates running in 2026.  If you are running or thinking about running, you are welcome to participate. Location of the December 18, 2025 meeting is at Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, Queens from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.  You could watch the meeting live on YouTube from 7:30 to 9:30 pm! AGENDA 1. Pledge of Allegiance 7:30 - Memorial for Joseph Maffia, presented by his wife Mary-Jo. 2. Reading of club’s Mission Statement (Jim Strawhorn) 3. Roll call of officers and board members (Jimmy Schwatzman) 4. Reading of club’s 11/20 minutes (David Kemp) 5. Report of the Financial Secretary/Treasurer (Arkadiusz Tomaszewski) 6. Committee Reports 7. Old Business - Election of the 2026 Officers and 2026-2028 Board Members 8. Announce...
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Meet the Candidates – October 16, 2025

Watch the meeting on YouTube. Speakers were Mathew Morgan, City Council District 39 on the Libertarian line; Jim Walden for Mayor who dropped out, but qualified to appear on the NBC mayoral candidate debate happening concurrently; Henry Ikeze for Queens Borough President; and Jonathan Rinaldi for City Council, 29th District. The next meeting is November 20, 2025.  Republicans Under Mamdani
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Republican Reorganization – September 18, 2025

Watch the video of the meeting on YouTube. Before the meeting, a memorial was held for Elizabeth Santelli. Meeting was called to order at 7:41.  Sylvia Chappell led the Pledge of Allegiance.  A moment of silence was held remembering Charlie Kirk.  Jim Strawhorn read the club's Mission Statement.  Sophia Worrell did the roll call.  Isaiah Vega read the August 21 minutes, which was adopted with vote of one nay from Isaiah Vega.  Joe Solomon reported club's bank balance. Announcements:  Ed Cox was re-elected State GOP chairman on September 17, 2025.  Extra free tickets for Sunday's Mets v. Washington National was available,   Ed Lee on voter registration.  Jim Strawhorn on Betsy McCaughey's SaveNYC.org.  Dr. Jeff Weil on Curtis Sliwa's October 5 fundraiser at (aged.) Steakhouse.  Lar...
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Post-Primary Discussions – July 17, 2025

Watch the video of the meeting on YouTube. Loren Spivack, The Free Market Warrior Speakers:  Paul Pogozelski, City Council 30; Japneet Singh, City Council 28; Nickie Kane, City Council 39; Dr. Selma Bartholomew, Mayor; James Leonard, Mayor; David Rem, Mayor; and George Marsh, Mayor. The next meeting is August 21, 2025.
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Republican Primary Candidates – June 19, 2025

Watch the June 19, 2025 meeting on YouTube. Music Performance:  Larry Block and Lydia of American Conservative Artists.  Pledge of Allegiance:  AM Goodridge.  Mission Statement and Roll Call:  Jim Strawhorn.  Minutes: George Stein.  Speakers on the June 24 County Committee Primary:  James Coppola (062/24), Elena Chin (062/24), George Stein, Suzanne Chronowitz,  Karen Carr (011/23), Phil McManus (010/23), and Andrew Okuneff (057/54).  Robert Skaretka summarized Early Voting results and stories at the Helen Marshall Early Voting site. The next meeting is July 17, 2025.
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Independent Petitioning Candidates – May 15, 2025

Watch the May 15, 2025 meeting on YouTube. Speakers: John Patrick Healy (Republican/Conservative and Common Good and Fight and Deliver); Jonathan Rinaldi (Republican, NO to City of YES and Asians United); Joseph Foley (NY Families First); Wayne Chang (Freedom and Asians United); and Irene Estrada, Mayor (Conservative and Asians United). The next meeting is July 17, 2025.
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Independent Candidates – April 17, 2025

Meeting was recorded live, and is available on YouTube! Zahra Rashid on health, detox and politics. Third party independent petitioning groups represented are Unity (Marty Dolan), Asians United (Angela Aquino), Common Good (George Marsh), The Olive Branch (Javon Terell Ross), ReBuild (Abbey Laurel-Smith), Innovating NYC (Von S. Del Valle), NO to City of YES (James Leonard), Innovating NYC (Tabitha Ward),  We Can Thrive (Dr. Brandon Gillespie), United Alliance (Gonzalo Duran), Freedom (Skiboky Stora), and Fight and Deliver (Andrew Cuomo).  Some other known third party names with petitions out are Diversity, The New Era, Coalition 4 Life, A Blue Collar, STOP the Casino, ER Political Gen, Patriot Workers, End AntiSemitism, Safe & Affordable, Power Up NYC, Party Party.  Shoul...
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Petitioning Stories and Special Elections – March 20, 2025

Watch the meeting recorded on YouTube! Good news!  Non-Citizen Voting Local Law 11 is killed by New York State Court of Appeals.  Read the 6 to 1 decision.  The March 21 Congestion Pricing deadline has been pushed back 30 days by the Trump administration. Adem Lika talked about social security, and Mario Mastrandrea commented on global warming.     Designating petitioning is to end on April 3!  Independent nominating petitioning starts April 15 until May 27!
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Petitioning, Candidates, Trump – February 20, 2025

View the February 20, 2025 meeting here on YouTube. Before the meeting:  Music entertainment by Larry Block and Michael, Conservative Songwriters. Phil Grillo, a J6er, said a few words about his incarceration experience.  A check collected from a GiveSendGo campaign was given to him to help him get back on his feet. Larry Sharpe, a past gubernatorial Libertarian candidate, spoke about how independents helped to get President Trump elected.  Ed Manfredonia gave some subway crime comments.  Ying Tan asked why we are Republican. Candidates who spoke include Montell Moseley, Mayor; David Rem, Mayor; Elijah Diaz, City Council 45; Patrick Timmins, Manhattan DA; Andrew Okuneff, City Council 34; and Giovanni Enrique Franco, City Council 21. The next meeting is March 20, ...
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Meet our 2025 City Council Candidates – January 16, 2025

Elizabeth Golluscio led the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:29 pm.  Minutes was read by Dominick Maiorano. The presidential Inauguration was four days away.  4 members in the audience planned to attend.  President-Elect Trump is expected to pardon about 1,000 January 6 convicted people.  Two groups of volunteers are planning to welcome those to be released at Fort Dix, New Jersey and Brooklyn MDC.  Donald Onuma, 19-year-old, campaign manager for Bashek Grimes, talked about togetherness.  Ed Lee is planning to protest at Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network meeting on January 18. Candidates who spoke before the club were, left to right, John Patrick Healy, City Council District 26; Bashek Grimes, Queens Borough President; Alexander Caruso, City Council District 19; Jeffrey Horowit...
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