Candidate Interviews:
Robert Rodriguez: City Council District 8
Liz Crowley – City Council District 30
Ronnie Cho – City Council District 2
Donavon Richards – City Council District 31- Rockaways
Victor Jordan – City Council District 41
Cyrus Vance – Manhattan District Attorney
Kathleen Waterman – 5th District Court
Richard Tsai – Civil Court Judge, New York County
Leslie Stroth – 5th District Court
Corey Provost – City Council 41st District
Phaedra Perry – Civil Court Judge New York County
Endorsements
Mayor: Bill DeBlasio
Comptroller: Scott Stringer
Public Advocate: Leticia James
Manhattan Borough President: Gail Brewer
Manhattan District Attorney – Cyrus Vance
City Council and Judicial
City Council District 1: Margeret Chin
Margeret Chin – 73%;
Chris Marte - 27%
City Council District 2: Carlina Rivera
Carlina Rivera – 100%
City Council District 3: Corey Johnson
Corey Johnson – 92%
Abstain - 8%
City Council District 8: Robert Rodriguez-
Endorsed 82%
Abstain 18%
City Council District 31: Donovon Richards
Endorsed 100%
Civil Court Judges Manhattan
Waterman vs. Stroth, Postpone Endorsement – 64%
Endorse Richard Tsai and Phaedra Perry –
Club business
Club Visibility
The Board discussed new T-Shirt designs and printing and potential additional visibility products including rolling papers and back bags. It was felt it was important to have some visibility products available for people for the June 11 Washington DC March.
Candles for Clemency – Judith Clark
Judith will be filing an appeal of the denial of parole and will then file an Article 78. Allen reported that he may be planning a trip for NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Leticia James to visit Judith. The club discussed an action to support Judith’s efforts – a protest in front of the home of Tina Stanford, the head of the Parole Board in NYS – on August 19th to Buffalo. Several Board members including Cathy, Tony, Danny, Lisa, Aires, and Jay expressed interest in attending.
Fund raiser Update
Update on awardees and program for June 5th Fundraiser
New Business
Discussion of events surrounding the RESIST movement.
Meeting Adjourned – 5pm