Posts Tagged ‘mayoral’

NYC progressives fear ‘total failure to coalesce’ around mayoral primary challenge

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams has said there’s a “coordinated effort” to keep him from a second term. He’s entirely right. About two dozen progressive organizers, political consultants and nonprofit leaders — united by their desire to defeat the moderate Democratic mayor in 2025 — joined a secretive meeting at a home on Staten […]

Nasty, Tyrannical, Foul-Mouthed Lori Lightfoot Finally Concedes in Mayoral Race After a Third Place Finish in First Round of Voting

Nasty, Tyrannical, Foul-Mouthed Lori Lightfoot Concedes in Mayoral Race After a Third Place Finish in First Round of Voting Source

Jewish Mayoral Candidate ‘Traumatized’ After Would-Be Black Assassin Released As Result Of Jewish-Endorsed Bail Reform

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency) The radical gun-grabbing, Jewish mayoral candidate in Louisville, Kentucky, who was the target of a recent assassination attempt, said the quick release on bond of his black BLM gunman — who is also an advocate of gun control — has left him and his family “traumatized again”: “Our criminal justice system is […]

Bass set to launch Los Angeles mayoral run

Mayor Eric Garcetti’s looming departure to become ambassador to India — assuming he can win Senate approval — has set off a scramble among Los Angeles politicians. City Councilmember and former state Senate leader Kevin de León recently joined a field that already includes City Attorney Mike Feuer and City Councilmember Joe Buscaino. Bass’ decision […]

NYC Officials Withdraw Democratic Mayoral Primary Vote Count; 135,000 Test Ballots Included by Mistake

New York City’s Board of Elections withdrew its latest vote count in the Democratic Party primary for mayor Tuesday evening, after 135,000 test ballots were mistakenly included in a tally earlier in the day under the ranked-choice system. The Associated Press reported: The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state […]

New York’s mayoral race remains a tossup after final Democratic debate

After six months of endless zoom forums, erratic polls and a truncated campaign season, the race remains a tossup less than a week out. With ranked-choice voting throwing more uncertainty into the process, the Democratic nominee, who is all but certain to win the general election, will likely not be named until well after Tuesday’s […]

‘The need to compete everywhere’: New York mayoral candidates face new challenge

“It’s the civic center of Brooklyn,” City Council Member Steve Levin said. “If you’re running for mayor, it’s kind of a perfect place.” Candidates competing in the June 22 primary are banking on support in New York’s traditional battleground areas. But the advent of a ballot system allowing voters to rank up to five people […]

‘Defund The Police’ Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Has Car Stolen By Kids In Broad Daylight

Councilman Antonio Brown had been attending a ceremony in northeastern Atlanta at 12 p.m. Wednesday when several children jumped into his vehicle and drove away, he said. “You don’t immediately think, ‘Oh, these kids are going to steal my car,’” Brown told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, referring to the incident, adding that the thieves appeared to be […]

With Andrew Yang tweet, conflict spills into New York City mayoral race

(JTA) — The crisis in Israel and Gaza spilled into New York City’s mayoral race after a leading candidate, Andrew Yang, tweeted in support of Israel. “I’m standing with the people of Israel who are coming under bombardment attacks, and condemn the Hamas terrorists,” Yang, a businessman and former Democratic presidential candidate, tweeted Monday. His […]

Keisha Lance Bottoms exits Atlanta’s mayoral race without ruling out political future

The mayor immediately squashed speculation around her decision, including that her exit from the race was driven by a family crisis, administrative scandal or possible move to work for Walgreens, whose CEO, Rosalind Brewer, is a friend of the Bottoms family. Bottoms did not rule out future political ambitions in her news conference nor in […]

Top NYC mayoral candidates vie for haredi Orthodox endorsements

Two frontrunners in the race for New York City mayor are vying for endorsements from leaders of the city’s haredi Orthodox communities. Andrew Yang, the businessman and former Democratic presidential candidate, announced endorsements Wednesday morning from Orthodox leaders in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. They included community activists from the Belz, Bobov and Satmar Hasidic […]

Mayoral Elections is Seoul and Busan

On April 7, 2021, early elections were held for the heads of four administrative units, including the mayors of the country’s two largest cities of Seoul and Busan, as well as 17 deputies of local legislative assemblies in the Republic of Korea. Their result is an indicator of public sentiment before the presidential elections of […]

New York City’s mayoral candidates court the Jewish vote

 NEW YORK – With New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stepping down next year due to term limits, a crowded field of candidates has emerged to replace him. Gearing up for the June 23 primaries, the city’s next chief executive will face the daunting task of repairing a city smacked down financially and emotionally […]

Pro-Palestinian Activist Accosts Mayoral Candidate Yang for Anti-BDS Stance

Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang at the second Democratic presidential debate in Detroit on July 31, 2019. Photo: Screenshot. JNS.org – New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, also a former Democratic candidate for president, was confronted over his strong opposition to BDS by a group that included Malik Hassan from the Muslim […]

Painting on NYC mayoral candidate’s wall might be portrait of a rabbi

A New York Times profile of Raymond McGuire, the former CitiGroup executive and art collector who is running for mayor of New York City, featured photos showing some of the dozens of works of art in McGuire’s Upper West Side apartment. One painting stood out to a number of Jewish readers: a portrait of what appeared […]

Yang stays atop New York mayoral field – through early stumbles and rookie mistakes

Another public poll released Wednesday confirmed his frontrunner status, even before he airs any advertisements. With 28 percent of voters saying they would back him, Yang is well ahead of his nearest rivals, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams at 17 percent and City Comptroller Scott Stringer at 13 percent. And his name recognition — 84 […]

NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Andrew Yang, a former presidential candidate and current New York City mayoral candidate, has tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms, he confirmed on Tuesday. “After testing negative as recently as this weekend, I have taken a positive COVID rapid test. I’m experiencing mild symptoms, but am otherwise feeling well & […]

As presidential dust settles, New York City turns its eyes to historic mayoral race

Two candidates looking to succeed him next year, Scott Stringer and Maya Wiley, announced their campaigns at relatively muted affairs. They each gathered just a few dozen supporters who sat several feet apart, their faces and cheers obscured by masks, as they somberly promised to guide the city through a time of profound crisis. Other […]

Texas Democrat Mayoral Candidate Arrested, Charged With 109 Counts For Mail-In Ballot Fraud Scheme

Texas Mayoral candidate Zul Mohamed, a Democrat, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with 109 counts of voter fraud involving mail-in ballots and is now facing 20 years in prison. Zul Mohamed, 39, was running to become Mayor of Carrollton, just north of Dallas, but he got caught in a mail-in ballot scheme. “Mail ballots […]

Texas Mayoral Candidate Arrested on 109 Counts of Mail-In Voter Fraud

A mayoral candidate in Carrollton, Texas, has been arrested on more than 100 counts of mail-in voter fraud, the Denton County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday. Zul Mirza Mohamed, a 39-year-old candidate for Carrollton mayor, was arrested and charged with 109 felonies related to voter fraud — specifically mail-in voter fraud. On September 23, the […]

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