State Senate candidate Lynn Nunes was just endorsed by city councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, according to a press release sent out by the campaign.
The move is unusual since Nunes is going against two-term incumbent Shirley Huntley, and elected officials have a tendency to rally around their fellow electeds in intra-party squabbles.
But Huntley was Read More
Edward-Isaac Dovere’s lengthy piece on the Working Families Party and their company, Data and Field Services–and how it may be violating city campaign finance rules barring coordination between campaigns and political parties–boils down to the W.F.P.’s inability to provide paperwork detailing the specific work people are getting paid for.
So, one more thing about the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens endorsing a straight City Council candidate, Deirdre Feerick, over an openly gay candidate, Jimmy van Bramer.
A reader, Jon Winkleman, has video from when van Bramer spoke to the club and sought their endorsement. At around the 8:00 mark, he was Read More
So, one more thing about the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens endorsing a straight City Council candidate, Deirdre Feerick, over an openly gay candidate, Jimmy van Bramer.
A reader, Jon Winkleman, has video from when van Bramer spoke to the club and sought their endorsement. At around the 8:00 mark, he was Read More
There’s been a deluge of endorsement announcements today that well-meaning flacks are (constantly) reminding me of. Here are a few:
Planned Parenthood’s Action Fund endorsed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for re-election. This comes just days before Representative Carolyn Maloney is expected to enter the race.
Robert Kennedy Jr. endorsed Cy Vance for Manhattan D.A. They entered Read More
Two newly announced campaign managers for City Council races:
Assemblyman Mark Weprin, who is running for his brother’s City Council seat in Queens, has hired campaign manager Dirk McCall.
McCall is a former president of Stonewall Democrats, and has worked on campaigns for Alan Gerson, Virginia Fields and Karen Bernstein. He’s a fast-talking, Read More
Two newly announced campaign managers for City Council races:
Assemblyman Mark Weprin, who is running for his brother’s City Council seat in Queens, has hired campaign manager Dirk McCall.
McCall is a former president of Stonewall Democrats, and has worked on campaigns for Alan Gerson, Virginia Fields and Karen Bernstein. He’s a fast-talking, always-smiling southerner Read More
Blake Zeff, who worked under Howard Wolfson on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and, before that, at the New York State Democratic Party, has been hired by the consulting firm BerlinRosen.
The hiring was announced in an email to clients that was also forwarded to a few reporters.
Zeff is a talented guy and since the Read More
Blake Zeff, who worked under Howard Wolfson on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and, before that, at the New York State Democratic Party, has been hired by the consulting firm BerlinRosen.
The hiring was announced in an email to clients that was also forwarded to a few reporters.
Zeff is a talented guy and Read More
