Sal F. Albanese
Randy Credico
Bill de Blasio
Neil Vincent Grimaldi
John C. Liu
Christine C. Quinn
Erick Salgado
Bill Thompson
Anthony D. Weiner
Party Enrolled In: Democratic
Current Occupation: Comptroller, City of New York
Previous Occupation(s): Actuary/Management Consultant - PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Education: Proud product of public schools from kindergarten through college, including Hunter College High School, the Bronx High School of Science, then earned his B.S. in Mathematical Physics from Binghamton University (SUNY).
Organizational Affiliations: John is an awardee/honorary member of hundreds of civic, professional and advocacy organizations.
Prior Public Experience: New York City Councilmember (2002-2009); Community Board member.
1. What is the most important issue in the city you would address if elected?
Economic recovery with sustained growth is the key issue. These recent years have been perhaps the worst recession since the Great Depression. We must create jobs and diversify our economic base into all neighborhoods of this City. To do so, let's eliminate big corporate giveaways, help grow small businesses/entrepreneurship, and fund youth development and job training programs. Let's reform our personal income tax rates to be fairer so that those who make over $500,000 annually pay slightly higher rates, while those below get a reduction in their tax bill.
2. What other important issues would you address if elected?
Education is the best long-term investment our City can make. Let's restore the learning environment in our schools instead of running them as subsidiaries of a DoE Corporation. To reduce crime, let's bring police personnel back to pre-Bloomberg days, do away with Stop-and-Frisk, and implement community policing measures.
3. What makes you the best candidate for this office?
As an immigrant growing up in New York City, I never dreamed that I would ever run for office. Unlike my rivals, my background is not in politics nor government, so I have a very fresh perspective about what government should do and what it should not do. As a husband and father, I have a very personal stake in our collective future, and will do my utmost to give back to a City that gave me and my family tremendous opportunities to pursue the American Dream.
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