Central Queens Republican Club – 2026 Republican Candidates and Primaries
Location of the April 16, 2026 open mic meeting for Republican and Conservative candidates 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
2. Reading of club’s Mission Statement (Jim Strawhorn)
3. Roll call of officers and board members (Martha Rowen)
4. Reading of club’s 3/19 minutes (David Kemp)
5. Report of the Financial Secretary/Treasurer (Sophia Warrell)
6. Committee Reports
7. Old Business
8. Announcement
– Free Mets tickets on May 12 Mets vs. Detroit 7:10 game
– Politics NY Meet the Candidates page
Guests:
Karina Bertaeva, president of Candidates for Accountability club CFABK.com
Moms of Liberty 250 Years Ellis Island May 2nd $1500
Rev. Keith Gadson, conservative advocate against corrupt Democrats
Larry Sharpe – Coalition Party
Other independent petitioning: Arts and Culture, Forward, Queens United
9. New Business: Republican and Conservative candidates
Confirmed candidates
– Greg Hach (Congress 3rd)
– Mel Rivera (Congress 7th), No Kings
– George Marsh (Congress 5th), Queens United
– Marvin Williams (Congress 4th)
– Sheryl Fetik (Senate 12th)
– John Patrick Healy (Senate 13th)
– Jason Murillo (Senate 27th)
– Alina Bonsell (Senate 28th), Block Mamdani
– Charlotte Friedman (Senate 47th)
– Brandon Castro (Assembly 30th), Arts and Culture
– Ed Lee (Assembly 36th)
– Ruben Cruz (Assembly 38th)
– Ramses Frias (Assembly 39th), 4 Our Immigrants
– Zahava Durchin (Assembly 41st)
– Karina Bertaeva (Assembly 47th)
– Brett Wynkoop (Assembly 52nd)
– Yahemia Harris (Assembly 55th)
– Victor Best (Assembly 57th, Declination) Yolanda Alison
– Helen Qiu (Assembly 65th)
– Darwin Shaw (Assembly 68th)
– Veronica Gonzalez (Assembly 74th)
– Denise Smith (Assembly 80th)
– 50/50 Raffle
10. Adjournment: 9:30 pm
Republican/Conservative Petitions filed: On the ballot ☄ Challenged ☘
Congress
*3rd Greg Hach (R)
*3rd Michael LePetri (R)
☄ 5th George Marsh (R)
☄ 6th Joseph Chou (R/C)
☄ 7th Melvin Rivera (R/C)
☄ 8th Lewis Mizrahi (R/C)
☄ 9th Joel Azumah (R/C)
☘ 10th Jennifer E. Moore (R,C)
☄ 11th Nicole Maliotakis (R/C)
☄ 12th Caroline Shinkle (R,C)
☘ 13th Jomo M. Williams (R)
☘ 13th Emmanuel T. Williams (R)
☄ 14th Diamant Hysenaj (R/C)
☄ 15th Stylo Sapaskis (R)
☄ 15th Gonzalo Duran (C)
State Senate
☘ 11th Pamela Michos (R/C)
☘ 12th Han-Khon To (R)
☄ 13th John Patrick Healy (R)
☘ 15th Danniel Maio (R/C)
☘ 16th Philip S. Wang (R)
☄ 17th Stephen Chan (R/C)
☄ 21st Ronald Seifert (R/C)
☘ 22nd Carl Caller (R/C)
☘ 22nd Bernard Vaiselberg (R)
☘ 23rd Ruslan Shamal (R/C)
☄ 24th Andrew J. Lanza (R/C)
☄ 26th Tom Stanten (R/C)
☄ 27th Jason Murillo (R/C)
☄ 28th Alina Bonsell (R)
☄ 47th Charlotte Friedman (R)
State Assembly
☄ 23rd Thomas P. Sullivan (R/C)
☄ 24th Welson Chang (R)
☘ 25th Kenneth C. Paek (R)
☘ 26th Philip Sean Grillo (R)
☘ 26th Robert J. Speranza (R/C)
☘ 27th Alfredo J. Centola (R)
☄ 27th Samuel Tzvi Berger (C)
☄ 28th Kevin M. Keating (R), Declination 4/10, no substitution.
☘ 28th Jonathan Rinaldi (R), Declination 4/10, David Kemp, substitution.
☄ 30th Brandon P. Castro (R/C)
☘ 36th Edward Lee (R)
☄ 38th Ruben D. Cruz II (R/C)
☘ 39th Ramses S. Frias (R)
☘ 41st Zahava Leah Durchin (R)
☘ 41st Kalman Yeger (R/C)
☄ 42nd Herman G. Hall (R)
☄ 43rd Anna Shpilkovskaya (R)
☄ 44th Glenn Nocera (R/C)
☘ 45th Michael Novakhov (R/C)
☘ 45th Kalman Yeger (C)
☘ 46th Alec Brook-Krasny (R/C)
☘ 47th John J. Ricottone (R/C)
☘ 47th Karina Bertaeva (R)
☄ 48th Simcha Eichenstein (C)
☘ 49th Lester Chang (R/C)
☄ 51st Carla Danielson (R/C)
☄ 52nd Brett Wynkoop (R/C)
☘ 55th Yahemia Harris (R)
☄ 57th Victor V. Best (R), Declination 4/10, Yolanda Alison, substitution.
☄ 59th Jamie R. Williams (C)
☄ 60th Norman H. Ramsay (R/C)
☘ 61st Casey Marie O’Connor-Manasia (R/C)
☄ 62nd Michael W. Reilly Jr. (R/C)
☘ 62nd John A. Tobacco (R)
☄ 63rd Sam T. Pirozzolo (R/C)
☄ 64th Michael Tannousis (R/C)
☄ 65th Helen Qiu (R)
☘ 67th Charles Michael Munoz (R/C)
68th Darwin Shaw (R)
☄ 73rd David Casavis (R), Declination 4/10, no substitution.
☄ 74th Veronica Gonzalez (R/C)
☄ 75th Christine Fontanelli (R)
☄ 76th Michael Zumblaskas (R), Declination 4/10, Louis Puliafito substitution.
☄ 79th Emmanuel Findlay Jr. (R/C)
☄ 80th Denise Smith (R/C)
☄ 82nd Irene Guanill (R/C)
☄ 83rd James Washington-Ward (R/C)
☄ 84th Tyreek Goodman (R/C)
☘ 86th Maria Diaz (R)
☘ 86th Shery A. Olivo (R/C)
☄ 87th Zenobia Merced-Bonilla (C)
Judges
Kings 4th Municipal Court Judge of the Civil Court – Aaron Franklin (R/C)
Kings 8th Municipal Court Judge of the Civil Court – Etan C. Harris (R/C)
Queens Civil Court – Thomas D. Barra (R/C)
Queens Civil Court – Stephen C. Dachtera (R/C)
Queens Civil Court – Michael Mossa (R/C)
Queens 3rd Municipal Court Judge of the Civil Court – William David Shanahan (R/C)
Richmond Civil Court – Glenn A. Yost (R/C)
The next meeting is May 21, 2026: Petitioning (April 14-May 26)
Date
- Apr 16 2026
- Expired!
Time
- 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
- 103-15 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, NY 11375