VID 2018 Endorsements
VID Endorses Gillibrand, Nadler and Maloney, at the February 8th meeting. The primary for these Federal offices will be on June 26th, with petitioning starting March 6th and a kick-off breakfast on March 3rd at VID headquarters, 26 Perry St., from 10:00 am to Noon. Congressman Nadler will join us at 10:30am.
The membership listened to three candidate representatives and one candidate. The seat most contested was the 12th Congressional District where Carolyn Maloney is the incumbent. Challenigng her are Sander Hicks and Suraj Patel. Ballotpedia provides some comparative background on Congresswoman Maloney and Suraj Patel.
Rob Gottheim, the Congressman’s District Director spoke for Jerry Nadler; Minna Elias, the Congresswoman’s Chief of Staff spoke for Carolyn Maloney.
The Tallies
US Senate – 26 votes for Gillibrand; 5 votes for No Endorsement; 1 vote for Al Franken
10th Congressional District – Unanimous for Nadler
12th Congressional District – 20 votes for Maloney; 17 votes for Patel (17); 0 votes for Hicks; 2 votes for No Endorsement