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Danile J. Halloran III wins NYC District 19 City Council race against Kevin Kim by 52.5% margin. Congratulations Dan Halloran!
by AnnMarie Costella, Chronicle Contributor, 06/25/2009 The room overflowed with residents waiting to hear how contenders for District 19’s City Council seat would tackle issues regarding parks, the environment, zoning and overdevelopment. The event was held Tuesday night at the Samuel Field /Bay Terrace Y in Bayside, sponsored by the Bay Terrace Community Alliance.
The 19th City Council District Candidates gathered at two debates last month, at St. Andrew Avellino R.C., the East-Flushing Civic Association Candidates Debate, and the “Our Flushing Political Coalition” candidates night at the Flushing Reception House. The events were the first two candidate debates for the full field of candidates.
Mayor Mike Bloomberg joined 19th City Council District GOP Candidate Dan Halloran and State Senator Frank Padavan at three Memorial Day events in Northeastern Queens over the holiday weekend. The first event was the College Point Memorial Day Parade, the longest Memorial Day Parade in New York City, which ends in the park overlooking Long Island Sound at the College Point inlet on Sunday.
City Council Candidate Dan Halloran who is running in the 19th Councilmanic District (College Point, Auburndale, Whitestone, Bay Terrace, Bayside, Douglaston, and Little Neck) joined with the Whitestone community to celebrate the Annual Greek Festival, sponsored by the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church of Whitestone, and Pastor, V. Rev. Fr. Dionysios Anagnostopoulos.
Iannece, Vallone fight for lead, other candidates hope to benefit from split. [by Chris Bragg, June 8th, 2009] In the race to replace Council Member Tony Avella (D-Queens), leaders of the Queens Democratic Party maintain that they simply cannot afford to have a heated primary.
The New York State Independence Party endorsed City Council hopeful Dan Halloran in the crowded race to replace Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside), who is running for mayor rather than seeking re-election.
...On the Republican side for Avella’s seat, Dan Halloran is the party-endorsed candidate and will face the winner of the Democratic primary, if there is one. Halloran has also obtained the Conservative Party endorsement over Vallone after a narrow vote of the Queens Conservative Party Executive Committee.
This week, petitioning begins as part of the antiquated process of candidates getting their name on the ballot... six viable candidates are beginning the petitioning process for the Democratic line with Dan Halloran, working and waiting in one of only three Queens districts in which the GOP can play.
According to knowledgeable and reliable sources close to the Queens Democratic Party, City Councilmember David Weprin had most of the votes he needed to win the party's endorsement for city comptroller prior to the endorsement caucus on Tuesday, May 26, the day after the Memorial Day holiday.
At the May meeting of the East Bayside Homeowners’ Association (EBHA), less time was spent on Jesus Covenant Church than at the April meeting, partly because the May attendees had to hear a few words from each of the present candidates for the 19th City Council District, and also hear from the departing councilmember, who is running for mayor.
Nearly 100 Eric Ulrich supporters put their Memorial Day weekend barbecue plans on the backburner Saturday to show support for their favorite city councilman, who held his first fundraiser for re-election at Villa Russo in Richmond Hill. Ulrich is the 24-year-old Republican who won the 32nd District seat last February.
The Queens GOP's executive committee unanimously voted to endorse Mayor Michael Bloomberg for re-election on the Republican line after there was initial reluctance to back the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent.
NEW YORK, NY (05/15/2009; 1446)(readMedia)-- Members of the Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn chapters of the Libertarian Party announced their candidates for November's citywide elections this week at a joint nominating convention in Manhattan.
Republican stalwarts from Queens and surrounding counties gathered at the Reception House in Flushing recently, for a gala awards dinner and official introductions for their new candidates for Queens Borough President – and Mayor of New York.
When Dave Kerpen announced his candidacy for the Queens borough presidency a month ago, he promised an ambitious social networking campaign. Through Facebook, Twitter and other tools targeting young voters, the new media guru and former reality TV contestant believed he would overcome the vastly superior resources of two-term incumbent President Helen Marshall (D) and win the Democratic primary.
After staunchly refusing to endorse Mayor Michael Bloomberg for a third term, Queens Republicans relented last week and gave the front-running incumbent their blessing, declaring his reputation as a strong, independent city manager made him the best candidate to oppose the likely Democratic Party nominee, City Comptroller William C. Thompson.
The Queens GOP’s executive committee unanimously voted to endorse Mayor Michael Bloomberg for re-election on the Republican line after there was initial reluctance to back the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent.
Republican stalwarts from Queens and surrounding counties gathered at the Reception House in Flushing recently, for a gala awards dinner and official introductions for their new candidates for Queens Borough President – and Mayor of New York.
The Queens County Republican Party's Executive Committee met tonight and unanimously voted to endorse Mayor Michael Bloomberg for a third term. The Queens Republican Party's vote follows that of the Kings, Richmond and Bronx County Republican Executive Committees and paves the way for Mayor Bloomberg to run once more on the Republican Party's line.
More than 50 borough Republican candidates, activists and party leaders spent much of Saturday learning the ins and outs of running a campaign in the “candidate’s school” hosted by the Queens County GOP.
The RLC National Convention was held in Jacksonville , FL from March 27 to 29, 2009 at the Embassy Suites hotel. The Convention was hosted by the RLC of Northeast Florida.
As predicted, now that the holidays are over, the political games have begun in earnest. I live and work in the 19th Council, 26th Assembly and 11th Senate districts and in just this one, small sector, things have started to take off.
Queens may be the most multifarious county in the world, but Auburndale attorney Dan Halloran would like to diversify the borough’s City Council delegation by becoming its second Republican.
The City Council Republican candidate for the 19th Councilmanic District (the Queens communities of Bay Terrace, Auburndale, College Point, Whitestone, Bayside, Douglaston and Little Neck), Dan Halloran, had his first fundraiser at Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse, the upscale Bell Boulevard eatery April 5, 2009; the event was a tremendous success by every measure. With over a hundred attendees, including State Senator Frank Padavan, the Queens GOP Chair Phil Ragusa, the NY Irish GOP Chair and former Congressional candidate... to read more, click headline link above.
by Liz Rhoades, Managing Editor, Queens Chronicle 03/26/2009
Whitestone lawyer Dan Halloran has emerged as the Republican choice for City Council in the 19th District. With a field of five Democrats fighting to replace Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside), Halloran is... “the ideal candidate who represents the very best in our party.”
March 25, 2009 - With all of the usual problems facing the Democratic majority in the state senate these days—trying to concentrate on formulating a budget with a huge deficit and getting a load of negative publicity for short-circuiting a mass transit solution that will cause fares to skyrocket—the last thing they needed was one of their members facing a criminal indictment earlier this week.
And then there were three—three Queens pols, that is—in the race for city comptroller after City Councilmember John Liu, of Flushing, entered this year's contest for the city's chief fiscal officer.
The special election in the 32nd City Council District to replace former Councilman and now state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), took place on Feb. 24 with four candidates participating — two Republicans and two Democrats. The winner was Republican Eric Ulrich by a decisive margin. Ulrich, 24, is now the youngest Council member.
Congratulations to Phil Ragusa, the Queens County Republican chairman, and his executive board. They have made their choice for Tony Avella’s seat and “Dan’s their man” — Dan Halloran, that is. Congratulations to Phil again, as it must have been a difficult task, as they had several good candidates vying for the job.
Phil Ragusa, say it isn’t so! This weekend, I’ve received three separate phone calls from three different sources claiming that when you hold your screening committee Saturday at Queens County Republican headquarters, that not only are you going to interview Democrat Jerry Iannece, but the rumor mill has it you plan on endorsing him, too.
Another contender has joined the race for District 19’s City Council seat, which will be up for grabs at the end of 2009 when Tony Avella’s term is up. Tom Cooke, a Democrat from Bayside, is a disabled veteran and currently serves as board chairman of the United Spinal Association, a nonprofit group dedicated to improving the quality of life for Americans with spinal cord injuries.
The knee-jerk reaction when hearing the all powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announce he's in favor of tolls on bridges in the city is to say, "It's a done deal."
The Queens GOP interviewed four candidates seeking the party’s line on the ballot in the November election to replace City Councilman Tony Avella... The Whitestone-based 26th AD Republican Committee, headed by Queens GOP Chairman Phil Ragusa, said it interviewed Bayside activist Tim Furey, Northeast Queens Republican Club member Joe Gravagna, Auburndale lawyer Dan Halloran and Community Board 7 Vice Chairman Frank Macchio.
On Feb. 25, Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with five Republican county leaders. ...Could it be the real first interview was the mayor himself and Halloran was the second interview? It works out time-wise and makes sense. In addition, at Halloran’s interview, Bob Bishop was present, and since Bishop is a big-time lobbyist, he would take the time for a Bloomberg interview and still be on hand when Halloran arrived for his interview.
By Dee Richard Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:19 PM EST
Just as everyone was becoming resigned to the fact that the Padavan-Gennaro debacle would never end, surprisingly it did. [and]...On Thursday, the Queens Village Republican Club held its monthly meeting at Trattoria Lucia in Bellerose. The guest speaker was Dan Halloran, a candidate for Avella’s Council seat. A dedicated and bright young man — just what the Republican Party needs.
By Nathan Duke Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:10 PM EST
The city’s struggling economy and the birthday of one of the nation’s most revered presidents were the orders of the day as Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke to the Queens Village Republican Club last weekend... [Daniel J. Halloran, 2nd from left].
By Dee Richard Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:10 PM EST
This week’s big event that was long overdue was the official swearing-in ceremony of state Sen. Frank Padavan of the 11th Senate District. The swearing-in was conducted at Holy Cross High School on Francis Lewis Boulevard in Flushing. ...with the swearing-in performed by Judge Robert Hanophy, uncle of Dan Halloran, a candidate for City Councilman Tony Avella’s seat.
nomination for the National board of the Republican Party Liberty Caucus, RLC 2009 Convention Business website. 2009 Convention in Jacksonville, Delegates will consider amendments to the national Bylaws and elect new National officers. ...Regional Board Members: [bylaws contingent]...Northeast Region: Dan Halloran [NY]
