NewsWhore
09-14-2009, 04:00 PM
Next Tuesday's Democratic primaries in the US will see 17 Dominicans vying for city council and district leadership posts in New York City and Yonkers in Westchester. Six of the aspiring politicians are women, creating a precedent in Dominican participation in elections in the Big Apple, to where thousands of Dominicans migrated in search of the "American dream".
Among the candidates in District 10 in Manhattan, where the seat has been vacant since Miguel Martinez resigned under a cloud over his handling of public funds, the possible candidates are teacher Ydanis Rodriguez, judicial delegate Francesca Castellanos, teacher Cleofis Sarete, former chess champion Ruben Dario Vargas, the president of Community Board 12, Manny Vasquez, and architect Luis Facundo who heads the office of the department of Industry and Commerce in New York City.
In the fight for the seat for District 7, former Police sergeant Manuel Lantigua and stockbroker and insurance broker Juan Erazo are vying for the chance to run for office. Diana Reyna is trying for her election to her third term as representative of District 34 in Brooklyn. In the Bronx, Carlos Sierra, a recent Political Science graduate, Yudelka Tapia and the Dominican-Puerto Rican Fernando Cabrera are trying for the city seats.
Dominican Julissa Ferreras will look for the Democratic nomination for councilwoman for District 21, which covers Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst and East Elmhurst in Queens County. Up in Yonkers, in Westchester county, the Dominican community will have at least one council member, since all the candidates in one of the districts are Dominicans: Eulogio Santiago, Wilson Terrero and Virginia Perez.
The winners of Tuesday's primaries will stand for election in the 3 November general elections. Council members are paid a salary of US$112,000 per year.
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Among the candidates in District 10 in Manhattan, where the seat has been vacant since Miguel Martinez resigned under a cloud over his handling of public funds, the possible candidates are teacher Ydanis Rodriguez, judicial delegate Francesca Castellanos, teacher Cleofis Sarete, former chess champion Ruben Dario Vargas, the president of Community Board 12, Manny Vasquez, and architect Luis Facundo who heads the office of the department of Industry and Commerce in New York City.
In the fight for the seat for District 7, former Police sergeant Manuel Lantigua and stockbroker and insurance broker Juan Erazo are vying for the chance to run for office. Diana Reyna is trying for her election to her third term as representative of District 34 in Brooklyn. In the Bronx, Carlos Sierra, a recent Political Science graduate, Yudelka Tapia and the Dominican-Puerto Rican Fernando Cabrera are trying for the city seats.
Dominican Julissa Ferreras will look for the Democratic nomination for councilwoman for District 21, which covers Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst and East Elmhurst in Queens County. Up in Yonkers, in Westchester county, the Dominican community will have at least one council member, since all the candidates in one of the districts are Dominicans: Eulogio Santiago, Wilson Terrero and Virginia Perez.
The winners of Tuesday's primaries will stand for election in the 3 November general elections. Council members are paid a salary of US$112,000 per year.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)