2012 CITIZENS UNION CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES
General Election
KEY
Citizens Union endorsed candidates in bold.
Incumbents noted with a caret (^)
Races that were not evaluated by Citizens Union are noted with an asterisk (*)
Senate District 33* – J. Gustavo Rivera^
Senate District 34* – Jeffrey D. Klein^Assembly District 81 – Jeffrey Dinowitz^Councilmanic District 12** – No endorsement – Andy King, Joseph Nwachukwu, Cheryl Simmons-Oliver, Michael Welch BrooklynSenate District 18* – Martin Malave Dilan^
Senate District 20 – Eric Adams^
Senate District 22 – Martin J. Golden^, Andrew GounardesAssembly District 41* – Joseph Hayon
Assembly District 45* – Russell C. Gallo
Assembly District 47* – William Colton^
Assembly District 52* – Joan Millman^
Assembly District 54* – Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.^
Assembly District 55* – William F. Boyland Jr.^
Assembly District 57* – Walter T. Mosley III
Assembly District 60* – Inez D. Barron^Manhattan
Senate District 27 – Brad M. Hoylman
Senate District 28* – Liz Krueger^
Senate District 31* – Adriano Espaillat^
Assembly District 65 – No endorsement – Wave Chan
Assembly District 72* – Gabriela Rosa
Assembly District 76 – No endorsement – Micah Kellner^, Mike Zumbluskas
Queens
Senate District 10 – James Sanders Jr.
Senate District 11 – Tony Avella^
Senate District 12* – Tony A. Arcabascio
Senate District 15 – Joseph Addabbo^, Eric Ulrich
Senate District 16 – No endorsement – Toby Ann Stavisky^, J.D. Kim
Assembly District 25 – Nily Rozic, Abe Fuchs, Jerry M. Iannace
Assembly District 33* – Barbara M. Clark, Clyde Vanel
Assembly District 36* – Aravella Simotas^
Assembly District 40 – Ron Kim, Phil Gim
Staten Island
Senate District 23 – Diane J. Savino^
Assembly District 62 – Joseph Borelli, Anthony Mascolo
Assembly District 64 – Nicole Malliotakis^, John Mancuso
Outside of New York City
Senate District 53 – David Valesky
**Note that for City Council District 12, this is a Special Election to fill the remainder of the term, which will complete at the end of 2013.
Primary Election – Contested Races
KEY
Citizens Union preferred candidates in bold.
Incumbents noted with a caret (^).
Races that were not evaluated by Citizens Union are noted with an asterisk (*).
Bronx – Democratic Primaries
Senate District 33* – J. Gustavo Rivera^
Assembly District 77* – Anthony Curry
Assembly District 80 – Mark Gjonaj
Assembly District 84 – Maximino Rivera
Assembly District 86* – Nelson Castro^
Assembly District 87 – Daniel Figueroa III, Luis R. Sepulveda
Brooklyn – Democratic Primaries
Senate District 18 – Martin Malave Dilan^, Jason A. Otano
Assembly District 42 – Rodneyse Bichotte, Rhoda S. Jacobs^
Assembly District 54* – Rafael L. Espinal Jr.^
Assembly District 55 – William F. Boyland Jr.^, Nathan Bradley, Anthony L. Herbert
Assembly District 57 – Olanike Alabi, Martine Guerrier, Walter T. Mosley III
Assembly District 58* – Terry Hinds
Assembly District 60 – Christopher Banks, Inez D. Barron^
Manhattan – Democratic Primaries
Surrogate Judge – Barbara Jaffe, Rita Mella
Senate District 27 – Thomas M. Greco, Brad M. Hoylman, Tanika Inlaw
Senate District 31 – Adriano Espaillat^, Guillermo Linares
Assembly District 72 – Mayra S. Linares, Gabriela Rosa
Assembly District 74 – Brian P. Kavanagh^
Queens – Democratic Primaries
Senate District 10 – Gian J. Jones, James Sanders Jr.
Senate District 16 – John A. Messer**, Toby Ann Stavisky^
Assembly District 25 – Jerry M. Iannece, Nily D. Rozic
Assembly District 33* – Barbara M. Clark^, Clyde Vanel
Assembly District 38* – Etienne David Adorno
Assembly District 40 – Ethel Chen, Yen S. Chou, Martha Flores-Vazquez, Ron Kim
Queens – Republican Primaries
Senate District 15 – Juan D. Reyes, Eric A. Ulrich
Assembly District 40 – Sunny Hahn
Queens – Independence Primary
Senate District 15* – Eric A. Ulrich
** John Messer’s updated questionnaire provided here. Citizens Union’s 2012 Primary Election Voters Directory contains the original responses of Messer, as this updated questionnaire was provided after the print date.