Central Queens Republican Club – Candidates Night

Location of the October 16, 2025 meeting is at Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, Queens from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 

Any and all candidates on the November 4, 2025 ballot are welcome to speak!  Preference will be given to those who have not spoken at the club before.

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 9/18 minutes (Isaiah Vega)
5. Report of the Financial Secretary/Treasurer (Arkadiusz Tomaszewski)
6. Committee Reports
7. Old Business
8. Announcement
– Nominating Committee election, 2 members
9. New Business:  Candidates Nights (attending candidates are in bold)
– Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life), Mayor
– Henry Ikezi (R, Unity) v. Donovan Richards (D), Queens Boro President
– Susan Silverman (R,C) + William Shanahan (R,C) + Thomas Barra (R,C), Civil Court Judge
– Tyreek Goodman (R,C) v. Elsie Encarnacion (D,WF), City Council 8
– Louisa Flores (R) v. Carmen De La Rosa (D,WF), City Council 10
– Bishop Denise Smith (C) v. Eric Dinowitz (D), City Council 11
– James Washington-Ward (C,United Alliance) v. Kevin Riley (D) v. Franchie Muniz, Sr. (R), City Council 12
– Aramis Ocasio (R) v. Oswald Feliz (D) v. Gary Lutz (C), City Council 15
– Wilfredo Hierrezuelo (United Alliance) v. Amanda Farias (D,WF) v. Zenobia Bonilla (C) v. Shuvonkar Saha (R), City Council 18
– Bernard Chow (C) v. Linda Lee (D), City Council 23
– Shah Haque (Asians United) v. Shekar Krishnan (D,WF) and Ramses Frias (R,C), City Council 25
– Hector Robertson (United Alliance) v. Crystal Hudson (D,WF) and Benny Rosenberger (R), City Council 35
– Matthew Morgan (Libertarian) v. Shahana Hanif (D,WF) v. Brett Wynkoop (C) v. Nickie Kane (Voters First), City Council 39
– 50/50 Raffle
10. Adjournment: 9:30 pm

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• Invited Speaker - Free
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• $30 dues for membership, single
• $50 dues for membership, couple
• Non-Member - $5 suggested

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The next meeting is November 20, 2025.  Post-General Review