On Thursday, February 9th members participated in the VID Spring 2023 endorsements conducting interviews with 13 candidates running in the June Primary: three running for new City Council Districts; two running in the 66th AD as District Leaders; eight running for Civil Court Judgeships. There were also endorsements for 13 Judicial Delegates and Alternates. You can see the full candidates list here. And, here are the results of the VID Spring 2023 endorsements: District Leaders, 66th AD – Jen Hoppe, […]
Meetings & Minutes
Campaigning for Maya Wiley
On a recent Saturday, (L to R) District Leader Jen Hoppe, VID co-president Mar Fitzgerald, and VID co-president Cameron Krause led campaigning for Maya Wiley for Mayor in Abingdon Square. VID Starts Campaigning for Maya Wiley Running in a large field in the upcoming Democratic primary, Ms. Wiley is the choice of Village Independent Democrats (VID) for Mayor for her command of the issues and clear understanding of what New Yorkers need. As a result, VID is campaigning for Maya […]
February 11 Meeting
VID’s February 11 Meeting Focused on Endorsements February 11 Meeting Minutes Co-President Mar Fitzgerald opened the February 11 meeting by announcing there would be lots of endorsements today. Co-President Cam Krause delivered the President’s Report, saying we had signed on to the Invest in Our New York Coalition, involved with taxation and advocating to invest in housing and public services. He also announced that the two Co-Presidents will be sending regular emails–David Siffert and Livvie Mann will be in charge. […]
Public Advocate and Manhattan DA Endorsements
VID chooses Public Advocate and Manhattan DA Endorsements on Feb. 6th At the stroke of noon on Feb. 6th, VID, DID, Grand St. Dems, Coalition for District Alternatives, the United Democratic Organizations, New Downtown Democrats and the Village Reform Democratic Club hosted a well-attended Zoom forum for Public Advocate Candidates. Those present: Theo Chino , Anthony Herbert and Jumaane Williams. At a 3:30pm endorsement meeting, VID selected both their Public Advocate and Manhattan DA endorsements after an hour and a […]