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Amanda Farías
Amanda C. Farías (born July 9, 1989) is an Americans, American politician from New York City. She is the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic City Council Member for the New York City's 18th City Council district, 18th district of the New York City Council, which covers Soundview, Bronx, Soundview, Parkchester, Bronx, Parkchester, and Castle Hill, Bronx, Castle Hill in the Bronx. She was appointed by Speaker Adrienne Adams to be Majority Leader of the New York City Council on January 3, 2024. She is Chair of the Committee on Economic Development, and sit as a member on the following committees transportation, finance, sanitation, consumer and worker protection, cultural and intergoup relations, and Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus, and a member of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and Progressive Caucus. In 2024, she became the first Latina to hold the position of majority leader in the city council. Early life Farías was born in Soundview, Bronx, Soundview in the Bronx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is a Centre-left politics, center-left political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Major party, major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival since the 1850s has been the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, and the two have since dominated American politics. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828 from remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party. Senator Martin Van Buren played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations which formed the new party as a vehicle to help elect Andrew Jackson as president that year. It initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and Manifest destiny, geographical expansionism, while opposing Bank War, a national bank and high Tariff, tariffs. Democrats won six of the eight presidential elections from 1828 to 1856, losing twice to the Whig Party (United States) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barack Obama 2012 Presidential Campaign
On April 4, 2011, Barack Obama, the List of presidents of the United States, 44th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election as president. On September 5, 2012, he again became the nominee of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party for the 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 presidential election. Along with his running mate, Vice President of the United States, Vice President Joe Biden, Obama was opposed in the general election by former Governor of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, along with variousShear, Michael D. (April 4, 2011) minor candidates from List of political parties in the United States, other parties. The 2012 United States presidential election, election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Obama's campaign headquarters was in Chicago and key members of Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign, his successful campaign in 2008, such as Jim Messina (political staffer), Jim Messina and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Díaz Jr
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian. The form Ruben can also be a form of the name Robin, itself a variation of the Germanic name Robert, in several Celtic languages. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of Roderick). Mononym * Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025/1035–1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1080/1081/1082 to 1095, founder of Rubenid dynasty * Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165–1170), the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronx Community Board 9
Bronx Community Board 9 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Parkchester, Soundview, Harding Park, Bronx River, Clason Point and Unionport. It is delimited by Westchester Creek to the east, Sheridan Boulevard to the west, the Cross Bronx Expressway and East Tremont Avenue to the north and the Bronx River and the East River to the south. Community board staff and membership The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 9 is Brandon Ganaishlal. Its District Manager is William Rivera. The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ''ex officio'' board members. The council members and their council districts are: * 13th NYC Council District - Mark Gjonaj * 17th NYC Council District - Rafael Salamanca * 18th NYC Council District - Rubén Díaz Sr. Demographics As of the 2000 United States census, the community district has a population of 167,859, up from 155,970 in 1990 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritchie Torres
Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the New York City Council from 2014 to 2020. His congressional district covers most of the South Bronx and is the poorest district in the United States by median income as well as one of the smallest districts by area in the country, covering only a few square miles. Torres served as the New York City Council member for the 15th district from 2014 to 2020. He was the first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in the Bronx, and the council's youngest member. Torres chaired the Committee on Public Housing and was a deputy majority leader. As chair of the Oversight and Investigations Committee he focused on predatory lending associated with taxi medallion procurement and the city's Third Party Transfer Program. In 2016, Torres was a delegate for the Bernie Sanders campaign. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States House Of Representatives Elections In New York
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 27 United States House of Representatives, U.S. representatives from the New York (state), State of New York, one from each of the state's 27 New York's congressional districts, congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, other elections to the House of Representatives, 2020 United States Senate elections, elections to the United States Senate and various 2020 United States elections#State elections, state and 2020 United States elections#Local elections, local elections. The primary election was held on June 23, 2020. Overview District Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York by district: District 1 The 1st district is based in eastern Long Island, and includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 New York City Council Election
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2, 2021. The primary elections were held on June 22, 2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021; these special elections were the first to use Instant-runoff voting, ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use Instant-runoff voting, ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time, stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023. Incumbents not seeking re-election Term-limited incumbents 28 council members (26 Democrats and 2 Republicans) are prevented from seeking a third (fourth for pre-2010 council members) consecutive term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urban Transit Advocacy Organisations
The following list of urban transit advocacy organisations indicates citizen-based interest groups which focus on urban transit service in their respective cities. Canada * Montreal: Transport 2000 * Toronto: TTCriders * Toronto: CodeRedTO * Vancouver: Bus Riders Union * Vancouver: Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Ridershttps://movementyvr.ca * WinnipegFunctional Transit Winnipeg* Winnipeg: TRU Winnipeg efunct New Zealand * Auckland: Campaign for Better Transport United States * Light railLight Rail Now* AtlantaCitizens for Progressive Transit* AtlantaMARTA Army* BaltimoreCentral Maryland Transportation Alliance* Boston: T Rider's Union * BostonTransitMatters* BuffaloCitizens Regional Transit Corporation* ChicagoActive Transportation Alliance* ChicagoCommuters Take Action* CincinnatiBetter Bus Coalition* ClevelandClevelanders for Public Transit* Colorado SpringsBe United Servants* Columbus, OhioTransit Columbus* DetroitMotor City Freedom Riders* HoustonLINK Houston*Iow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New American Leaders
New American Leaders is a nonprofit organization that recruits people of immigrant heritage to run for elected office in the United States. Programs Through "Ready to Win", New American Leaders recruits first- and second-generation Americans to run for public office, and provides training to help get them elected including topics such as fundraising, navigating campaigns, and leveraging their identities to connect with broad voter bases. The training includes discussions of American values, identity, and xenophobia. The goal of electing officials with immigrant heritage is to elevate the discussion of immigration in the United States, and for elected officials to reflect the reality that one in four U.S. citizens is an immigrant or a child of immigrants. According to the organization's 2019 study of the American Community Survey, naturalized citizens make up hundreds of thousands of eligible voters in so-called swing states and could prove influential in presidential elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. The Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party has held control of the New York State Senate since 2019. The Senate majority leader is Andrea Stewart-Cousins. Partisan composition The New York State Senate was dominated by the Republican Party for much of the 20th century. Between World War II and the turn of the 21st century, the Democratic Party only controlled the upper house for one year. The Democrats took control of the Senate following the 1964 elections; however, the Republicans quickly regained a Senate majority in 1965 New York state election, special elections later that year. By 2018, the State Senate was the last Republican-controlled body in New York's government. In the 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabel Palma
Annabel Palma is an American politician and Commissioner and Chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights. She previously served on the New York City Council from the 18th district from 2004 to 2017. She is a Democrat. The district includes Castle Hill, Clason Point, Hunts Point, Parkchester, Soundview, West Farms and Westchester Square in The Bronx. Life and career Palma is a lifelong resident of The Bronx and attended public schools in the borough before receiving her Certified Nursing Assistant certification from Bronx Community College. She served as a union representative in 1994 while earning an associate degree in Business Administration from Monroe College. Palma is a resident of Parkchester where she resides with her husband and her son, Jonathan, who is currently a student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. New York City Council In 2003, Palma was elected after defeating incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. Pedro Espada Jr. (born October 20, 1953) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
