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The Race ...

City Council
District 26

Long Island City, Maspeth, Sunnyside and Woodside

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Election Results ...

General Election Results

Eric Gioia

Primary Results

No Primary

Candidates...

The Incumbent:
Eric Gioia

General Election Challenger(s):
Nancy Hanks
Robyn Sklar

Primary Election Challenger(s):

(Candidate Biographies below)

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Candidate Bios ...

The Incumbent:

Eric Gioia | Dem | WFP |
Eric Gioia was elected to the City Council in 2001. He is an attorney and coordinated Al Gore's presidential campaign in New York. He also worked for three years in the White House Office of the Deputy Counsel and most recently was an attorney at the firm of Milbank Tweed.

Challenger(s):

Nancy Hanks | IND |

Robyn Sklar | Gre |
Robyn Sklar implements literacy programs in New York City public elementary schools as a supplementary learning project for the Everybody Wins Foundation. She has worked for Americorps, creating mentoring programs for at-risk youth and the disabled. With the Ohio State Senate Minority Caucus, she researched legislation for twelve State Senators. She is a member of the West Side Queens Greens and founding member of the Green Party Office of Manhattan, where she serves as a board member. She is a member of Sunnyside Peace, a community organization dedicated to non-violence.

Campaign Trail ...

Below are the latest Campaign Trail items for the District 26 race. For the full Campaign Trail archive, go here

City Council Members Holding Fundraisers Before Jan 18 Filing Deadline

January 2, 2005
Several City Council members are holding fund-raisers to rake in as much cash as possible before they have to file with the Campaign Finance Board on Jan. 18. Leading the pack is Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Queens). So far he's raised nearly $400,000 for the 2005 election, he said. City Council Speaker Gifford Miller is hosting a $250-to- $2,750-a-plate fund-raiser for Gioia on Wednesday.

"I wanted to start early this year," he said.

City Hall insiders predict Gioia will run for public advocate in 2009 and then try for mayor in 2013.

"I'm preparing for re-election, and I'm also preparing for future opportunities," Gioia said. "In politics in New York, opportunities abound and it makes sense to be prepared."
(New York Post)

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