10th Screening and Endorsement Meeting for 2022
I. Strategy Conversation with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:
The meeting began with a strategy discussion between Club President Allen Roskoff and Congress Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez shared with the Club her view on the path to victory for Democrats in Congress in 2022 and White House in 2024.
She also discussed key issues important to the Club, including working together for clemency in New York State
II. Candidates Interviews
Brittany Ramos Debarros - 11th Congressional District
Max Rose - 11th Congressional District
Mondaire Jones - 10th Congressional District
Elizabeth Holtzman - 10th Congressional District
Jo Anne Simons - 10th Congressional District
Yuh-Line Niou - 10th Congressional District
Carlina Rivera - 10th Congressional District
Suraj Patel - 12th Congressional District
Jerrold Nadler - 12th Congressional District
Carolyn Maloney - 12th Congressional District
III. Candidate Endorsements
Unanimous
9th Congressional District -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
11th Congressional District -Brittany Ramos Debarros
Endorsed
12th Congressional District-Jerrold Nadler 52%; Carolyn Maloney 44%; Suraj Patel 4%
10th Congressional District – Carlina Rivera 45%; Yuh-Line Niou 42%; Jones 12%; Holtzman 1%; Simon 0%
**NOTE** For the 10th Congressional District, candidate Daniel Goldman was not interviewed but sent in a questionnaire subsequent to the meeting.
Candidate de Blasio did not submit a questionnaire or come before the Club for an interview.
I. New Business
A. No new business.