I. CANDIDATES INTERVIEWED:

a) New York County-Wide Civil Court Judge
- Ashlee Crawford
- Robert Rosenthal

b) 3rd District - New York County – Civil Court Judge
• Eric Shumacher
• Anna Lewis
• E. Grace Park

c) 4th District – New York County – Civil Court Judge
• Lynne Fischman Uniman

d) District Leader – 66th Assembly District Part A
• Arthur Schwartz

e) Queens District Attorney
• Jose Nieves
• Rory Lancman
• Tiffany L. Caban
• Mina Malik
• Melinda Katz

II. CANDIDATES ENDORSED:

a) New York County-Wide Civil Court Judge
• Ashlee Crawford – unanimous
• Robert Rosenthal – unanimous

b) 3rd District – New York County – Civil Court Judge
• E. Grace Park 62%; Eric Shumacher 23%; abstain 15% *

c) 4th District – New York County – Civil Court Judge
• Lynne Fischman Uniman - unanimous

d) District Leader – 66th Assembly District Part A
• Arthur Schwartz – unanimous

e) Queens District Attorney
• After discussion and a straw poll, the club voted to postpone an endorsement vote till our next meeting

III. TREASURER’S REPORT

Treasurer reported on the assets and liabilities and revenues and expenditures of the JOLDC and its PAC

IV. BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Board unanimously voted to add Sheila Rule to the JOLDC Board of Governors

V. JUDICIAL DELEGATE RACE

• It was reported the JOLDC will have 2 candidates each for Delegate and Alternate for the Judicial Convention on a slate with three other area Democratic Clubs in the 66th Assembly District. Thanks given to Jim Owles board members David Ziffer and Katherine Slawinsky making this happen.
• We will be running an entire slate in the 75th Assembly District

VI. The club’s webmaster, Daniel Ravelo, has agreed to assist the president in learning how to use Mail Champ, organize mailing lists and emailing lists and create updated graphics for club notices and to oversee our social media.


* Subsequent to our endorsement meeting Grace Park withdrew from running in this particular race and thus the club has a non-endorsement in this district.