Central Queens Republican Club – Debates with Democrat
Voters win if Republicans and Democrats are willing to debate. Central Queens Republican Club will always welcome diversity and differing views!
Location of the October 15, 2026 debate 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 8/20 minutes (David Kemp)
5. Report of the Financial Secretary/Treasurer (Sophia Worrell)
6. Committee Reports
7. Old Business
8. Announcement
9. New Business (Proposed debates)
– 5th Congressional: George Marsh vs. Gregory Meeks
– 50/50 Raffle
10. Adjournment: 9:30 pm
Statewide
Governor Bruce Blakeman (R/C/Vote Affordable) vs. Kathy Hochul (D/WF)
Lt. Governor Todd Hood (R/C/Vote Affordable) vs. Adrienne Adams (D/WF)
Comptroller Joe Hernandez (R/C) vs. Thomas DiNapoli (D/WF)
Attorney General Saritha Komatireddy (R/C) vs. Letitia James (D/WF)
Congress
3rd Michael LiPetri (R/C) vs. Thomas Suozzi (D)
3rd Michael LePetri (R)
4th Jeanine Driscoll (R)
5th George Marsh (R/Queens United) vs. Gregory Meeks (D)
6th Joseph Chou (R/C) vs. Grace Meng (D)
7th Melvin Rivera (R/C) vs. Claire Valdez (D/WF) vs. Priscilla Ghaznavi (Our Future)
8th Lewis Mizrahi (R/C) vs. Hakeem Jeffries (D)
9th Joel Anabilah-Azumah (R/C) vs. Yvette Clarke (D)
10th Jennifer E. Moore (R/C) vs. Brad Lander (D,WF)
11th Nicole Maliotakis (R/C) vs. Mike DeCillis (D)
12th Caroline Shinkle (R/C) vs. Micah Lasher (D) vs. Wilneida Negron (For All of Us) vs. Karen Ortiz (Karen Ortiz)
13th Jomo M. Williams (R) vs. Darializa Avila Chevalier (D,WF)
13th Emmanuel T. Williams (R)
14th Diamant Hysenaj (R/C) vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D/WF)
15th Stylo Sapaskis (R) vs. Richie Torres (R) vs. Gonzalo Duran (C) vs. Andre Easton (Socialism PSL) vs. Jose Vega (Speak The Truth)
16th Joseph Cinquemani (R) vs. George Latimer (D)
State Senate
11th Pamela Michos (R/C) vs. Toby Ann Stavisky (D)
12th Han-Khon To (R) vs. Aber Kawas (D)
13th John Patrick Healy (R) vs. Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D/WF)
15th Danniel Maio (C) vs. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D)
17th Stephen Chan (R/C/Stop Mamdani) vs. Larry He (D)
21st Ronald Seifert (R/C) vs. Kevin Parker (D)
22nd Carl Caller (R/C) vs. Sam Sutton (D)
23rd Ruslan Shamal (R/C) vs. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D/Affordable & Safe)
24th Andrew J. Lanza (R/C) vs. Alexis Rodriguez (D)
26th Tom Stanten (R/C) vs. Andrew Gounardes (D,WF)
27th Jason Murillo (R/C) vs. Grace Lee (D/WF)
28th Alina Bonsell (R/Block Mamdani) vs. Liz Krueger (D)
34th Adrian Romer0 (C) vs. Nathalia Fernandez (D/WF)
36th Grace Marrero (C) vs. Jamaal Bailey (D)
47th Charlotte Friedman (R) vs. Erick Bottcher (D/WF)
State Assembly
23rd Thomas P. Sullivan (R/C/We The People) vs. Pesach Osina (D/Community First)
24th Welson Chang (R/Queens United) vs. David Weprin (D)
26th Robert J. Speranza (R) vs. Edward Braunstein (D)
28th David Kemp (4 Our Immigrants) vs. Jonathan Rinaldi (No Kings) vs. Andrew Hevesi (D)
30th Brandon P. Castro (R/C/Reform/Arts & Culture) vs. Patrick Martinez (D)
32nd Nathaniel Hezekiah III (D) vs. Paul Nichols (The Answer)
33rd Oster Bryan (WF) vs. Clyde Vanel (D)
36th Edward Lee (R) vs. Diana Moreno (D/WF)
38th Ruben D. Cruz II (R/Queens United) vs. David Orkin (D/WF)
39th Ramses S. Frias (R/4 Our Immigrants) vs. Catalina Cruz (D/WF)
41st Zahava Leah Durchin (R, lost primary)
42nd Herman G. Hall (R) vs. Rodneyse Bichotte (D)
43rd Anna Shpilkovskaya (R) vs. Brian-Christoper Cunningham (D/WF)
44th Glenn Nocera (R/C) vs. Robert Carroll (D/WF)
45th Michael Novakhov (R/C) vs. Joey Cohen-Saban (D/Fgt Antisemitism)
46th Alec Brook-Krasny (R/C) vs. Chris McCreight (D/WF/Affordable & Safe)
47th John J. Ricottone (R/C/Stop Mamdani) vs. William Colton (D)
49th Lester Chang (R/C) vs. Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie (D)
51st Carla Danielson (R/C) vs Marcela Mitaynes (D/WF)
52nd Brett Wynkoop (R/C) vs. Jo Anne Simon (D/WF)
57th Yolanda Alison (R) vs. Phara Souffrant Forrest (D/WF)
59th Jamie R. Williams (D/C) vs. Jibreel Jailoh (WF)
60th Norman H. Ramsay (R/C) vs. Nikki Lucas (D)
61st Casey Marie O’Connor-Manasia (R) vs. Charles Fall (D)
63rd Sam T. Pirozzolo (R/C) vs. Matthew Mobilia (D)
64th Michael Tannousis (R/C) vs. Tim Qorraj (D)
65th Helen Qiu (R) vs. Illapa Sairitupac (D)
67th Charles Michael Munoz (R/C)
74th Veronica Gonzalez (R/C) vs. Keith Powers (D)
75th Christine Fontanelli (R/Save NYC) vs. Tony Simone (D/WF)
76th Louis Puliafito (R) vs. Rebecca Seawright (D/WF)
79th Emmanuel Findlay Jr. (C) vs. Chantel Jackson (D)
80th Denise Smith (C) vs. John Zaccaro (D)
82nd Irene Guanill (R/C/Vote Affordable) vs. Michael Benedetto (D)
83rd James Washington-Ward (C) vs. Carl Heastie (D)
84th Tyreek Goodman (C) vs Amanda Septimo (D/WF)
86th Maria Diaz (R) vs. Shery Olivo (C) vs. Yudelka Tapia (D)
87th Zenobia Merced-Bonilla (C) vs. Karines Reyes (D/WF) vs. Zakir Choudhury (People First)
City Council 3: Haris Bhatti (Haris Bhatti) vs. Carl Wilson (D)
Judges
NY Supreme Court 1st Judicial 1/6 Shomo Hagler (D) vs. Amy Taylor (WF)
NY Supreme Court 1st Judicial 2/6 Manuel Mendez (D) vs. Joshua Goldfein (WF)
NY Supreme Court 1st Judicial 3/6 Saliann Scarpulla (D) vs. Sienna Fontaine
NY Supreme Court 1st Judicial 4/6 Hasa Kingo (D) vs. Bob Cohen (WF)
NY Supreme Court 1st Judicial 5/6 Kathleen Waterman-Marshall (D) vs. Jeffrey Rizzo (WF)
NY Supreme Court 1st Judicial 6/6 Christopher Chin (D)
Kings Supreme Court 2nd Judicial 1/4 Betsey Jean Jacques (D/R/C)
Kings Supreme Court 2nd Judicial 2/4 Hemalee Patel (D/R) vs. William Spain Jr. (C)
Kings Supreme Court 2nd Judicial 3/4 Sherveal Mimes (D/R/C)
Kings Supreme Court 2nd Judicial 4/4 Lola Waterman (D/R/C)
Kings 4th Municipal Court 1/2 Aaron Franklin (R/C) vs. Anthony Vaughn (D)
Kings 4th Municipal Court 2/2 Aaron Franklin (R/C) vs. AXavier Carr (D)
Kings 8th Municipal Court Etan C. Harris (R/C) vs. Susan Liebman (D)
Queens Supreme Court 11th Judicial 1/3 Gary Muraca (R) vs. Edwin Novillo (D)
Queens Supreme Court 11th Judicial 2/3 David Bellon (R) vs. Oma Phillips (D)
Queens Supreme Court 11th Judicial 3/3 Gail Adams (D)
Queens Civil Court 1/3 Thomas D. Barra (R/C) vs. Edmond Wong (D)
Queens Civil Court 2/3 Julie Milner (R/D)
Queens Civil Court 3/3 Michael Mossa (R/C) vs. Jasmine Valle-Bueno (D)
Queens 2nd Municipal Court Stephen Dachtera (R) vs. Janet Ellen Keller (D)
Queens 3rd Municipal Court William David Shanahan (R/C) vs. Michelle Ann McSweeney-Ortiz (D)
Richmond Supreme Court 13th Judicial Michael Pinto (R) vs. Kevin Richards (D)
Richmond Civil Court Glenn A. Yost (R) vs. Tashanna Golden (D)
Richmond 1st Municipal Court Carrie Ann Low (R/C) vs. John Vitucci (D)
NO CONTEST RACES
State Senate 10 James Sanders (D/WF)
State Senate 14 Leroy Comrie (D)
State Senate 16 John Liu (D/WF)
State Senate 18 Julia Salazar (D/WF)
State Senate 19 Roxanne Persaud (D)
State Senate 20 Zellnor Myrie (D/WF)
State Senate 25 Jabari Brisport (D/WF)
State Senate 29 Jose Serrano (D/WF)
State Senate 30 Cordell Cleare (D/WF)
State Senate 31 Robert Jackson (D/WF)
State Senate 32 Luis Sepulveda (D)
State Senate 33 Gustavo Rivera (D/WF)
State Senate 59 Kristen Gonzalez (D/WF)
State Assembly 25 Nily Rozic (D)
State Assembly 27 Sam Berger (D/C)
State Assembly 29 Alicia Hyndman (D/WF)
State Assembly 31 Khaleel Anderson (D/WF)
State Assembly 34 Brian Romero (D/WF)
State Assembly 35 Larinda Hooks (D/WF)
State Assembly 37 Samantha Kattan (D/WF)
State Assembly 40 Ron Kim (D/WF)
State Assembly 41 Kalman Yeger (D/R/C)
State Assembly 48 Simcha Eichenstein (D/C)
State Assembly 50 Emily Gallagher (D)
State Assembly 53 Maritza Davila (D)
State Assembly 54 Christian Celeste Tate (D/WF)
State Assembly 55 Latrice Walker (D/WF)
State Assembly 56 Eon Huntley (D/WF)
State Assembly 58 Monique Chandler-Waterman (D/WF)
State Assembly 62 Michael W. Reilly Jr. (R/C)
State Assembly 66 David Siffert (D)
State Assembly 67 Linda Rosenthal (D/WF)
State Assembly 68 Diana Ayala (D/WF)
State Assembly 69 Eli Northrup (D/WF)
State Assembly 70 Jordan Wright (D)
State Assembly 71 Al Taylor (D/WF)
State Assembly 72 Manny De Los Santos (D/WF)
State Assembly 73 Vanessa Aronson (D/WF)
State Assembly 77 Landon Dais (D)
State Assembly 78 George Alvarez (D/WF)
State Assembly 81 Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)
State Assembly 85 Emerita Torres (D/WF)
Judges
New York Surrogate Court Rita Mella (D)
Bronx Surrogate Court Nelida Malave Gonzalez (D)
New York Civil 1st Judicial 1/3 Josh Hanshaft (D)
New York Civil 1st Judicial 2/3 Emily Morales-Minerva (D)
New York Civil 1st Judicial 3/3 Vlad Frants (D)
Bronx Civil 12th Judicial Alvin Yearwood (D)
New York 1st Municipal Court Eric Flores (D)
New York 3rd Municipal Court Steven Benathen (D)
New York 4th Municipal Court Faith Bondy (D)
New York 7th Municipal Court 1/4 Keshia Espinal (D)
New York 7th Municipal Court 2/4 Aija Tingling (Fair Courts)
New York 7th Municipal Court 3/4 Matthew Levy (D)
New York 7th Municipal Court 4/4 Karen Cortes-Tower (D)
New York 9th Municipal Court 1/2 Jennifer Frankly-Crawford (D)
New York 9th Municipal Court 2/2 Brian Krist (D)
Bronx 1st Municipal Court Jodi Morales (D)
Bronx 2nd Municipal Court Sara Collins-Sedey (D)
Kings Civil Court 1/4 Danielle Noel (D)
Kings Civil Court 2/4 Linda Lo Cascio (D)
Kings Civil Court 3/4 Celeste Felix (D)
Kings Civil Court 4/4 Christine Ortiz (D)
Kings 2nd Municipal Court Lauren Brown-Akowe (D)
Kings 3rd Municipal Court Tamara Ortiz (D)
Kings 6th Municipal Court 1/2 Janice Purvis (D/WF)
Kings 6th Municipal Court 2/2 Michelle DeSouza-Forte (D)
Kings 7th Municipal Court Bridget Hamblin (D)
Queens 4th Municipal Court Edward Irizarry (D)
The next meeting is November 19, 2026. Coming together.
Date
- Oct 15 2026
Time
- 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
- 103-15 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, NY 11375