Previously I posted the list of candidates who filed petitions to run in NYC Democratic Primaries.
Now, I’ll discuss Primary contests in the Republican and Independence Parties.
There are no Conservative & Working Families Party Primaries.
Republican
Congress
11 CD – 2 Republicans filed petitions to run in the district being vacated by Major Owens – Stephen Finger & Mariana Blume.
State Senate
15 SD – Senator and County Leader Serph Maltese is being challenged by Bartholomew Bruno. I suspect this race is part of the war between Maltese & his allies and Jack & Bart Haggerty for control of the Queens GOP.
24 SD – The major local Republican primary contest in NYC is this one for the nomination to replace Senator John Marchi. Councilman Andrew Lanza & former County Leader Robert Helbock are running.
30 SD – The overwhelmingly Democratic District being vacated by David Paterson has 2 Republicans running – Jolinda Ruth Cogen & Al Mosley.
Assembly
28 AD – There is a Republican Primary between Dolores Maddis & Walter Schmidt in the AD represented by Andrew Hevesi. I suspect this is tied into the Maltese-Haggerty wars.
60 AD – One of the few Republican Assemblymen in NYC, Matthew Mirones is not running for re-election in this Brooklyn- Staten Island district. 2 candidates filed petitions – Mirones’ aide Anthony Xanthakis & former Council candidate Joseph Cammarata.
Independence
Congress
13 CD – Congressman Vito Fosella who was endorsed by the Party leadership is opposed by Anita Lerman.
14 CD – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney who was endorsed by the Party leadership is opposed by Alan Harris.
There are a number of Primaries for State Committee. Most, if not all are part of the fight between the forces aligned with Lenora Fulani & Fred Newman and those backed by State Chair Frank McKay. The Assembly Districts with Primary contests are –
Queens
23 AD
26 AD
27 AD
30 AD
34 AD
Staten Island
60 AD
Manhattan
65 AD
66 AD
69 AD
73 AD
74 AD
75 AD
Bronx
77 AD
83 AD
A few interesting things I noticed in the above IP races:
Fred Newman’s opponent for State Committee is none other than Bernie Goetz.
Lenora Fulani is running unopposed.
A former West Side Democratic District Leader Carmen Quinones in now running for IP State Committee.
Somebody named Alan J. Weberman is running in Manhattan. I don’t know if this is the somewhat famous Bob Dylan fan/stalker AJ Weberman.