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: New York City Council Speaker
Previous Occupation(s): NYC Council Speaker 2006-Present; Councilmember 1999-Present; Exec. Director, NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; Chief of Staff, Tom Duane; Tenant Organizer
Education: B.A., Trinity College
Organizational Affiliations: NARAL Pro-Choice NY; GLID; Chelsea Reform Democratic Club; Stonewall Democrats
Prior Public Experience: See Above
1. What is the most important issue in the city you would address if elected?
As Mayor, my top priority will be keeping the city a place for the middle class and everyone struggling to join it. That starts with creating thousands of new manufacturing, tech, and green jobs in all five boroughs. It means making sure that every neighborhood has quality public schools that focus on college and career-readiness, not teaching to the test. and it means expanding affordable housing with the most ambitious middle-class housing plan in city history. You can download my Ideas App on your smartphone to see all of my ideas and full vision for the city.
2. What other important issues would you address if elected?
Public Safety: I'll make sure New York City remains the safest big city in America while we improve police-community relations. We can't afford to take a step back in the fight against crime.
3. What makes you the best candidate for this office?
New Yorkers need a Mayor who doesn't just talk about delivering for the middle class, but one who has a real record of getting results. That's what I've done as Speaker: passing seven on-time balanced budgets that protected teachers and kept firehouses and libraries open, expanding pre-K with 10,000 new class slots, helping small businesses create jobs, protecting a woman's right to choose with groundbreaking clinic access legislation, standing up for tenants, and passing living wage legislation to put more money in the pockets of working New Yorkers. and that's what I'll do as Mayor. The middle class built our city and I'll work hard for them every single day.
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