New York City has a big primary coming up in a week. Two key city-wide races, and a very important borough-wide race in Manhattan, are all on the ballot, and they’re all open seats. There’s little chance of a Republican winning any of these races, so the primary is what counts.
The major races & candidates are:
Public Advocate (ombudsman, first-in-line to succeed mayor)
• Bill de Blasio
• Eric Gioia
• Mark Green
• Norman SiegelComptroller
• Melinda Katz
• John Liu
• David Weprin
• David YasskyManhattan District Attorney
• Richard Aborn
• Leslie Crocker Snyder
• Cyrus Vance
Green (who was Public Advocate in the 1990s) probably has the edge in that race just thanks to his name recognition, though he certainly doesn’t have it in the bag – and if he fails to get 40% in the first round, the race will move to a Sept. 29th runoff. The Comptroller and DA races are totally wide open, though there is no runoff in the DA contest since that’s a county-level race, rather than a city race.
I still haven’t made up my mind about who I’m voting for, so I’m very interested to hear the community’s thoughts, especially those living in the city. Who are your favorites?