Queens socialist pol announces bid for mayor
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Western Queens Assemblymember and Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani officially launched his long-rumored bid for mayor of New York City on Wednesday.
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Election results: Queens Democratic Party mostly staves off insurgent candidate challenges
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It was mostly a good night Tuesday for the Queens County Democratic Party, whose candidates in primary races across the borough faced credible threats from insurgent candidates.
Read MoreQueens voters cast ballots in hotly contested primary races
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New York’s heat wave may have broken just before Tuesday’s primary elections, but a number of contested races throughout Queens had yet to cool down. Across the World’s Borough on Tuesday, a relatively small number of voters headed to the polls to cast their ballots in a number of hotly contested Democratic primary elections – and one Republican primary – in Queens.
Read MoreArdila challengers split incumbent’s former supporters as election nears
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The coalition Assemblymember Juan Ardila built and rode to victory in 2022 has dissipated. But instead of lining up behind just one of his two challengers in the upcoming primary election, they’ve split.
Read MoreWith nowhere else to turn, Ardila appears to form partnership with disgraced former pol
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A year after sexual misconduct allegations made Western Queens lawmaker Juan Ardila persona non grata in Albany, the freshman lawmaker has teamed up with a disgraced former elected official who himself knows all too well the struggle of attempting to come back from scandal.
Read MoreArdila remains in office but faces uphill battle to re-election one year after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him
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Juan Ardila remains in office a year after sexual misconduct allegations made against him first came to light. Now, he’s running for re-election – but two challengers and the cloud left by the allegations will make that difficult.
Read MoreWho’s running for Assembly in Queens?
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The first financial contribution filing deadline for the 2024 election cycle came on Tuesday, giving the public their first look at how much monetary support candidates in Queens have been able to drum up so far.
Former Queens Dems candidate enters race to unseat Ardila
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Sunnyside attorney Johanna Carmona, who ran against Ardila in 2021, has officially filed to be a candidate in the 2024 primary for the 37th Assembly District, state election filings show.
Read MoreIn bid to unseat Ardila, Valdez endorsed by Make the Road Action
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Claire Valdez, the Democratic Socialist of America-backed candidate challenging embattled lawmaker Juan Ardila in next year’s race for Assembly District 37, was endorsed this week by Make the Road Action.
Read MoreDespite calls for resignation, Juan Ardila files for re-election
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Embattled Assemblymember Juan Ardila has officially filed to seek re-election for his Western Queens seat, despite having been called on to resign following sexual assault allegations made earlier this year by nearly every one of his Western Queens colleagues, a number of local leaders and the governor.
Read MoreSeveral Queens assemblymembers to face challengers
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The 2024 election for Queens’ Assembly seats may be a ways away – but that hasn’t stopped a number of incumbents and challengers from starting up their campaign efforts. Recent filings with the state’s Board of Elections show a number of potentially interesting Assembly races slated for next year in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreDSA endorses Valdez in race for Western Queens Assembly seat
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The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America officially endorsed Claire Valdez in next year’s race for Assembly District 37 this weekend, potentially setting up a two-way race between the union organizer and embattled legislator Juan Ardila, who has yet to announce his bid for reelection.
Read MoreSecond DSA candidate announces bid to unseat Ardila
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Union organizer and Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez officially launched her campaign for Assembly District 37 on Wednesday, widening the field of candidates and setting up a potential battle amongst local progressives vying to unseat embattled Assemblymember Juan Ardila.
Read MoreTwo more Dems file to run for Ardila’s seat
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Two progressive Democrats, Hailie Kim and Claire Valdez, have filed campaigns for embattled Assemblymember Juan Ardila’s Western Queens district, joining Émilia Decaudin progressive who has already launched their campaign, building a potentially competitive field for next year’s primary.
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