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Republican Primary – June 28, 2022

Governor ✅Lee Zeldin Rob Astorino (Spoke 1/26) Andrew Giuliani (Spoke 1/26) Harry Wilson x Skiboky Stora x Derrick Gibson (Spoke 1/26) *Mike Carpinelli (Spoke 1/26) Lt. Governor (no primary) Alison Esposito (Zeldin) x Michael J. Grace (Astorino) *Anthony Cibelli (Gibson, Spoke 1/26) Attorney General (no primary) Michael Henry *Joseph Holland *John Sarcone III Comptroller (no primary) Paul Rodriguez (to speak at club on July 21) US Senate (no primary) Joseph Pinion *Aleksander Mici *Mark Szuszkiewicz (Spoke 1/26) *Joshua Eisen *Pat Hahn (Spoke 1/26) * Candidate did not file designating petition due April 7, 2022. x Candidates ruled off the ballot County Committee races ✅ Nirmal C. Paul (048/24) Rina B. Bhuyain (048/24) ✅ Peter J. Spanopoulos (048...
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Meeting on Abortion & Reproductive Rights – June 22, 2022

Updated:  June 24, 2022.  In a 6-3 decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overruled Roe and Casey.  Opinion of the Supreme Court 19-1392. Ameer Benno presented the case's background at the June 22 club meeting. Roe v. Wade: 410 US 113 (1973) • In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides a "right to privacy" that protects a pregnant woman's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. • It also ruled that this right is not absolute, and must be balanced against the government's interests in protecting women's health and prenatal life. • The court tied the state's regulation of abortion to the three trimesters of pregnancy; during the first trimester, governments could not prohibit abortions at al...
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Republican candidates running in Queens

Governor (Kathy Hochul, D) Lee Zeldin Lt. Governor Alison Esposito Comptroller (Thomas P. DiNapoli, D,WF) Paul Rodriguez (R,C) Attorney General (Leticia James, D,WF) Michael Henry (R,C) United States Senator (Charles E. Schumer, D,WF) Joe Pinion (R,C) Judge of the Civil Court William D. Shanaha (R,C,I) Daniel Kogan (R,C,I) House District 3 (no incumbent) George Anthony Devolder-Santos (R,C) House District 5 (Gregory Meeks, D) Paul King (R,C) House District 6 (Grace Meng, D) Thomas J. Zmich (R,C) House District 7 (Nydia Velazquez, D,WF) Juan Pagan (spoke 5/12, R,C) House District 12 (Carolyn Maloney, D.WF or Jerald Nadler, D.WF) Michael Zumbluskas (R,C, 2/23) House District 14 (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D,WF) Desi Cuellar (R,C) Tina Forte (R) ...
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Meeting on Redistricting – May 12, 2022

Petitioning schedule for State Senate and Congressional candidates. Congressional maps submitted: Republican (Bennet Moskowitz) Democrat (Eric Hecker) Empire Center (Cam McDonald) Unity Map (Jose Perez, Jerry Mattamalla, Laurie Daniel Favors) Common Cause (Neil Steiner) Mary Schmidt Roth University of Buffalo Law School (Frank Housh) New York Law School (Jeffrey Wice) Stanford Law (Nathaniel Persily) Stephen Dunn (spoke 5/12/22) Wilson Prieve (Brooklyn Tech student) Ari Spinoza (Onondaga CC student) State Senate maps submitted: Republican Democrat (same voided maps) Empire Center Unity Map Common Cause University of Buffalo Law School Wilson Prieve Ramond Lin Central Queens Redistricting Coalition (Raj Korpan and Heather Beers-Dimitriadis) Daniel Hennessy (35 ye...
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November 2, 2021 Wins

Mayor (1,149,172) ✅Eric Adams (D, 753,801) Curtis A. Sliwa (R, Independent, 312,385) William A. Pepitone (C, 12,575) Catherine Rojas (Socialism & Lib, 27,982) Stacey H. Prussman (Libertarian, 3,168) Fernando Mateo (Save Our City, 1,870) Raja Michael Flores (Humanity United, 2,387) Quanda S. Frances (Empowerment, 3,792) Skiboky Stora (Out Lawbreaker, 264) Public Advocate (1,149,172) ✅Jumaane D. Williams (D, 744,183) Dr. Devi Elizabeth Nampiaparampil (R, 250,823) Anthony L. Herbert (C, Independent, 73,943) Devin W. Balkind (Libertarian, 14,352) Comptroller (1,149,172) ✅Brad Lander (D, 752,710) Daby Benjamine Carreras (R, Save Our City, 249,460) Paul A. Rodriguez (C, 59,251) John A. Tabacco Jr. (Libertarian, Independent, 18,802) (more…)
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3 Republican Patriots June 22nd Wins!

We are for freedom of individual belief and expression instead of suppression of ideas and dissent.  We are committed to growing the Republican party by... • Allowing competitive primaries and letting voters choose • Fighting issues that reflect our values instead of staying silent • Growing Republican enrollment actively not missing in action ✔︎ Curtis Sliwa for Mayor Danniel Maio for Queens Boro President (off) Kathy Wu Parrino for Civil Court Judge, 3rd Municipal District (off) Alex Amoroso for City Council, 23rd District (LOST) Angelo King for City Council, 24th District (LOST) Stephen A. Sirgiovanni for City Council, 32nd District (LOST) Philip A. McManus, Jr. for State Committee male, 23rd District (off) Margaret Wagner for State Committee female, 23rd District (off) ...
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31 candidates, 3,000 signatures, 0 qualified?

Is there a Republican Primary?  April 14-No, April 26-No, May 13-Yes, May 18-Yes, June 11-Some, June 17? It is common knowledge that if you want to run for an office in the City of New York, be it as a Democrat, Conservative, Working Families or Republican, it is critically important to get the blessing of your official party county committee on the ballot.  Otherwise, proceed with caution. Let me share our Queens County Republican story. (more…)
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Meeting Candidates Night – May 27, 2021

Keynote Speaker:  Darius Mayfield, NJ-12 City Council candidates - 24th District Angelo King (R, confirmed) Timothy Rosen (R, confirmed then declined) Mujib U. Rahman (DC, confirmed) James F. Gennaro (D, declined) Moumita Ahmed (D, no response) Saifur R. Kahn (D, no response) Mohammad S. Uddin (D, no response) City Council candidates - 29th District Donghui Zang (D, confirmed) Douglas J. Shapiro (D, confirmed) Sheryl Fetik (D, confirmed) Eliseo D. Labayen (D, declined) Aleda F. Gagarin (D, declined) Edwin Wong (D, declined) Avi Cyperstein (D, undecided) Michael Conigliaro (R, no response) David Aronov (D, no response) Lynn C. Schulman (D, no response) Closed at 9:34 PM.
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Ariola/Haggerty demanded cease and desist carrying “County endorsed” candidates

Saturday, March 13th, I received a certified letter on an envelope handwritten by John Haggerty from Queens County GOP chairwoman Joann Ariola who demanded that we cease and desist carrying petitions supporting candidates who appeared before our club. Ariola CeaseDesist In the same letter, she states that "(Central Queens is) an illegal and unauthorized Republican Club."
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