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Meeting Candidates and Volunteers – September 19, 2024

The meeting was broadcasted live via YouTube. Click here. Kavish Batra led the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:30 pm.  Larry Block played the Star Spangled Banner and Keep America, America.  Jim Strawhorn read the Mission Statement,  Jimmy Schwatzman did the roll call, and read the August 15, 2024 minutes.  Arkadiusz Tomaszewski gave the financial reports. Announcements:  (1) Vote No on Proposition One.  (2) Be aware that there is a new type of "no excuse" absentee ballot signed into law last year called "Early Mail" ballot.  (3) A board member of the club arranged Canadian activist Pastor Artur Pawlowski to speak before the West Side Republican Club on October 8 and Medical Freedom Alliance on October 9, 2024. (4) Ed Lee, a grassroot activist, presented his passion and activism. Le...
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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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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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Meeting on 2024 Elections – December 21, 2023

Candidates committed or interested to run for US Senate, US Congress, State Senate, State Assembly, and judge in 2024 presented themselves. February 13, 2024 is the date of the Special Election for the third Congressional district.  Mazi Melesa Pilip is the Republican/Conservative candidate against Tom Suozzi.  Candidate Kellen Curry said he will support Pilip in the Special. Candidates from left to right:  Steven Wang (State Assembly 25), Kenneth Chiu (State Assembly 25), Philip Wang (State Assembly 40), Paul King (US Congress 5), Juan Pagan (State Assembly 26), Mekita Jacqueline Coe (US Congress 5), Kellen Curry (US Congress 3), Jonathan Rinaldi (US Congress ?), Diane Sare (US Senate), Stephen Weiner (Queens Surrogate Court), and Joseph Chou (US Congress 6).  Not pictured is ...
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Meeting on Post-Election Lessons Learned – November 16, 2023

Now that the 2023 November 7th General Elections are over, what's next ? Candidates looked back and planned forward.  Click here to see the results. Announcers: - NY's Congressional lines could be redrawn! - Vic Starsky against Mayor Adams' "City of Yes" proposal  Video on Future of Housing in NYC - Edward Manfredonia - Martha Rowen on Election Day experience Speakers: - Michael Mossa, Queens District Attorney - William Shanahan, Civil Court Judge, 6th Municipal - Juan Pagan, 2nd City Council - Robert Bobrick, 3rd City Council - Elizabeth Golluscio, 5th City Council - Diane di Stasio, 6th City Council - Robert Caemmerer, 11th City Council - Hasime Samantha Zherka, 13th City Council - Yu-Ching James Pai, 20th City Council - Jonathan Rinaldi, 24th City Council - Zhile ...
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