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The Race ...
City Council
District 45
East Flatbush and Flatlands
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General Election Results
Kendall Stewart
Primary Results
Kendall Stewart
The Incumbent:
Kendall Stewart
General Election Challenger(s):
Salvatore Grupico
Erlene King
Primary Election Challenger(s):
Samuel A. Taitt
- Salvatore Grupico has not filed
- Erlene King
- Kendall Stewart
- Samuel A. Taitt
Feature Articles ...
The Incumbent:
Kendall Stewart | Dem |
Kendall Stewart was elected to the City Council in 2001. A podiatrist with his own practice, Stewart is a graduate of the City College of New York School of Podiatric Medicine. He also received his certification in computer programming from Albert Merril School of Computer Science.
Challenger(s):
Salvatore Grupico | Rep | IND | Con |
Salvatore Grupico is a beverage store owner. He is also involved in the Flatbush Business Association.
Erlene King |
Erlene King for several years managed the district office of City Councilmember Lloyd Henry. She is founder and chief executive officer of Erlene’s fashions in Brooklyn. King has been a community activist, a tenant's right at the New Vanderveer Estates housing complex. She supervises a food pantry, serving many churches and residents, is event coordinator of the third annual AIDS Walk Caribbean/Brooklyn and director of Public Relations for Kids Living with AIDS INC.
Samuel A. Taitt | Dem |
Sam Taitt is a professor of communications at Kingsborough College. He runs CaribbeanNews. com and is host of “Brooklyn45 with Sam Taitt,” a weekly community affairs program on cable television. He was one of the founders of STRIVE - The Coalition For A Better Flatbush. Taitt serve as minister of music, organist and choir director at Calvary & St. Cyprian's Church. He ran for City Council in 2001 and 2003.
Campaign Trail ...
Below are the latest Campaign Trail items for the District 45 race. For the full Campaign Trail archive, go here
Daily News Endorses Taitt for Council
September 10, 2005
“Incumbent Kendall Stewart has served the district poorly. The choice to replace him is Sam Taitt, a college professor who nearly unseated Stewart in 2003....Taitt, an ally of Brooklyn's dynamic Caribbean small-business owners, has sound ideas about how to help them. He would be a dramatic improvement over Stewart.”
September 8, 2005
Sam Taitt, who is running for the 45th Council District, is a young man who is very well regarded in that district, where he makes his home. He has been working with church and community leaders especially for immigrant communities, seniors, tenants and students. He has been endorsed by Rep. Major Owens. We endorse his run for City Council in the 45th. (Amsterdam News)
September 7, 2005
Dr. Stewart is in a keenly contested race for the City Council seat that was originally fashioned to give representation to large numbers of Caribbean immigrants. His mandate should be renewed, thus giving him a chance to complete unfinished business. But we wish to take this opportunity to let Dr. Stewart know that he has disappointed us at times with some of his actions, such as his comment sometime ago about Haitians and his failure to channel sufficient funds to help Caribbean organizations provide much-needed services to the immigrant community. Still, on balance, we believe he is the better candidate when compared with Sam Taitt, an assistant professor of communications at Kingsborough Community College. (Carib News Editorial Board)
New York Times Endorsement: Sam Taitt in District 45
August 29, 2005
45th District (East Flatbush and Flatlands): Two years ago the incumbent, Kendall Stewart, barely won re-election in a crowded field in this central Brooklyn district, where the population is mostly rooted in the Caribbean. Now Mr. Stewart, a podiatrist born in St. Vincent, faces a showdown with the second-place finisher, Sam Taitt. This is the third race for Mr. Taitt, who began this campaign badly by successfully challenging the nomination petitions of three opponents. That would be reason to look for another candidate if the district was not so much in need of better representation. Mr. Taitt - a native of Barbados, who teaches communication at Kingsborough College - has both the experience and the drive to do a better job. Since the last campaign, he has worked hard on community education and economic development projects. He is leading an effort to form a community credit union, which could offer hope to residents overlooked by conventional banks. Mr. Stewart has been a disappointment in the Council. He is chairman of the committee on immigration but has done little with the position. Sam Taitt offers a fresh approach, and he gets our endorsement. (New York Times)
Full District 45 Campaign Trail Archive
District 45 Campaign Trail in RSS format. 

