HALLORAN SALUTES DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATES
The GOP’s candidate for City Council in the 19th Councilmanic, Dan Halloran, appeared on Queens Public Television tonight during the primary election. He spoke about the opportunities for the upcoming election cycle and the Republican Party in Queens. Afterward he released the following statement:
“I congratulate each and every candidate in the democratic primary, who fought hard, brought out the issues, and has worked to make our community a better place. I particularly thank my life-long friend Tom Cooke for caring and showing what can be done with dedication, and bringing sensibility to the dialogue. I am grateful for the efforts of Debra Markell in serving our City, and of course, Jerry Iannece who has done a good job as Chair of Community Board 11 – I am sure he will continue to be an important voice on Zoning issues in the District. Steve Behar has motivated a great group of young people and helped renew interest in politics for them, Kudos Steve. Paul Vallone has proven not only to be a tough competitor, but more importantly, a friend who never had an unkind word for anyone, through it all.”
Halloran then went on to address the news that Kevin Kim had won the Democratic line, “I am honored to be running against Kevin. He has proven able to get out the vote; I have no doubt that I face a tough opponent in him. Kevin has stayed with the issues throughout the campaign, and while I disagree with him ideologically on many points, I can not fault his commitment to serve, nor his credentials to do so. I wish him the best of luck as the race progresses and hope he and I will be able to stay on target in addressing the problems facing the community. I look forward to debating the problems and the solutions so that our community will reap the benefits!”
Dan Halloran will be running on the Republican, Conservative, Independence, and Libertarian lines in November and has been endorsed by the district’s State Senator Frank Padavan, and former Councilman Mike Abel among many others.
