By Mike Linthicum
Once again, New Yorkers have the opportunity to go to the
polls on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. This time it is to narrow the candidate pool of Senate and Congressional candidates for the general election. New York State has a CLOSED primary, which means that Democrats vote for Democrats, and Republicans vote for Republicans. Independents are not eligible to vote in this
primary—similar to the last presidential primary.
There is a growing trend in political awareness these days
that emphasizes the importance of Local Elections. Picking the right candidates for the Senate and Congress at the Federal level, and for State Assembly and Senate at the State level is extremely important. We encourage you to focus on these local races just as much as you follow the presidential election.
As mentioned in a previous post about this year’s elections,
HCL is focusing on the 3 Congressional Districts that affect Harlem. These are districts 10, 13, and 15. To find out which district is yours, go to House.gov and enter your zip code. Some zip codes are covered by more than one representative. In this case, you will need to enter your street address to find out which representative is yours. As you will see, for the US Senate race for New York, there is only one candidate from each party. So your focus would
be on the Congressional race to narrow down the pool.
Check back in September for more information on the State
level race for State Assembly and State Senate.
The Senate Race
The incumbent, [D]-Chuck Schumer, is up for re-election. Co-incumbent, [D]-Kristen Gillibrand’s term ends in 2019. In the General Election (in November), Schumer will be in competition with Republican candidate Wendy Long. There is also a Third
Party candidate, Robin Laverne Wilson.
The Congressional Race
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Jerrold Nadler (incumbent) |
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District 10 has voted heavily Democratic for the last 3 elections (2010, 2012, and 2014).
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Jose Serrano (incumbent) |
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[1] Couldn’t find a working website for him. Try Facebook at: Rep Jose Serrano (Facebook)
District 15 has voted heavily Democratic for the last 3 elections (2010, 2012, and 2014).
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Third |
[1] This website doesn’t seem to load. Try Facebook at: Suzan Johnson Cook (Facebook)
[2] Couldn’t find a working website for him. Try Facebook at: Sam Sloan (Facebook)
The incumbent for District 13 is Charles Rangel. He is not running for re-election.
District 13 has voted heavily Democratic for the last 3 elections (2010, 2012, and 2014).
