The 2005 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday,November 8,2005,with incumbent Republican mayor Michael Bloomberg soundly defeating former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer,the Democratic nominee. Several third-party candidates also ran for mayor. In July,mayoral candidates filed nominating petitions with the City Board of Elections.
The Independence Party was a political party in the U.S. state of New York. The party was founded in 1991 by Gordon Black,Tom Golisano,and Laureen Oliver and acquired ballot status in 1994. They lost their ballot status in 2020 under a change in the New York state election law that required at least 130,000 votes on the party line every two years. Although often associated with Ross Perot,as the party came to prominence in the wake of Perot's 1992 presidential campaign,it was created prior to Perot's run. In 2020,it affiliated with the Alliance Party,but disaffiliated in 2021. It used to have one elected member of the New York State Assembly,Fred Thiele,until Thiele switched his party affiliation to the Democratic Party in 2022. On December 9,2022,New York governor Kathy Hochul signed S1851A,banning the use of the words "Independent" and "Independence" from use in political party names in New York state.
Carmen E. Arroyo is an American politician and a native of Puerto Rico who is the first Hispanic woman elected to the New York State Assembly. She served the 84th Assembly District,which covers the Mott Haven,Port Morris,Melrose,The Hub,Longwood,Concourse,and Hunts Point sections of the South Bronx.
Jeffrey David Klein is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He represented the New York State Senate's 34th District,serving parts of Bronx and Westchester Counties from 2005 to 2018. Klein also served as Deputy Democratic Conference Leader.
Maria del Carmen Arroyo is the former Council member for the 17th district of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat.
David Rosado is an American politician from New York.
Rafael "Ralph" Salamanca Jr. is the councilmember for the 17th district of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Concourse Village,East Tremont,Hunts Point,Longwood,Melrose,Morrisania,Port Morris,and West Farms in The Bronx.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held November 6,2018 to elect a U.S. Representative from each of New York's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as an election to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2019 New York City Public Advocate special election was held on February 26,2019,to fill part of the unexpired term of Letitia James's vacated seat as New York City Public Advocate. It was triggered on January 1,2019,when James resigned to take office as Attorney General of New York.
New York's 34th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Nathalia Fernandez since 2023,succeeding Alessandra Biaggi.
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
Elections to the New York State Assembly were held on November 3,2020 in the U.S. state of New York. The elections were part of the biennial elections in the United States,with elections for the State Senate,the U.S. House,and U.S. president being held on the same day. Primary elections were held on June 23.
Chantel S. Jackson an American politician and social worker serving as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 79th district. Elected in November 2020,Jackson assumed office on January 1,2021.
The 2021 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Democratic Mayor Byron Brown won his fifth term in office as a write-in candidate. Brown's victory marked the first time since 1985 that Buffalo did not elect the Democratic nominee for mayor.
New York City's 8th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Diana Ayala since 2018,succeeding fellow Democrat and former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
New York City's 17th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Rafael Salamanca since a 2016 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Maria del Carmen Arroyo.
Amanda C. Farías is an American politician from New York City. She is the Democratic City Council Member for the 18th district of the New York City Council,which covers Soundview,Parkchester,and Castle Hill in the Bronx. She was elected Majority Leader of the New York City Council on January 3,2024. She is Chair of the Committee on Economic Development,and sit as a member on the following committees transportation,finance,sanitation,consumer and worker protection,cultural and intergoup relations,and Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus,and a member of the Black,Latino and Asian Caucus and Progressive Caucus. In 2024,she became the first Latina to hold the position of majority leader in the city council.
The 2022 New York State Assembly election was held on November 8,2022. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 150 districts across the State of New York. This election coincided with New York elections for the governorship,U.S. Senate,and state senate,among others. Districts for this election were redrawn following the 2020 United States census. Democrats had held a majority in the New York State Assembly since 1975.
New York's 84th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Amanda Septimo since 2021. She succeeded Carmen Arroyo,following her removal from the ballot due to petitioning fraud.
New York's 79th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Chantel Jackson since 2021.
