AFM Local 802 endorsements for 2021

ELECTION DAY FOR THE NEW YORK GENERAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY, NOV. 2

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Early voting is happening now. All voting info is here.

(Please note that the Local 802 elections are separate and will take place on Friday, Dec. 3 at Local 802).

Throughout 2021, the Executive Board of AFM Local 802 has endorsed candidates for our local races. The candidates we’ve selected below have demonstrated a deep commitment to music, the performing arts, and the rights of workers throughout the city. At this moment in time, it’s more important than ever to become involved in local politics, and we are confident these committed public servants will be essential partners as we rebuild our industry and our city.

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About AFM Local 802 

AFM Local 802 represents thousands of highly-skilled musicians who drive New York City’s thriving cultural and tourism economy. Its members – who perform on Broadway, at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and Radio City, in recording studios, as teaching artists, on late-night TV shows and in other televised bands, in hotels, clubs, festivals and venues across NYC – are protected by collective bargaining agreements ensuring proper classification, fair treatment and a living wage. For more background, see www.local802afm.org 


MEET OUR ENDORSED CANDIDATES

Mayor: Eric Adams

Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams

Comptroller: Brad Lander

Bronx Borough President: Vanessa Gibson

Brooklyn Borough President: Antonio Reynoso

Manhattan Borough President: Mark Levine

Queens Borough President: Donovan Richards

Staten Island Borough President: Mark Murphy

 

New York City Council

District 1: Chris Marte

District 2: Carlina Rivera

District 3: Erik Bottcher

District 4: Keith Powers

District 5: Julie Menin

District 6: Gale Brewer

District 7: Shaun Abreu

District 8: Diana Ayala

District 9: Kristin Richardson Jordan

District 10: Carmen De La Rosa

District 11: Eric Dinowitz

District 12: Kevin Riley

District 13: Marjorie Velazquez

District 14: Pierina Sanchez

District 15: Oswald Feliz

District 16: Althea Stevens

District 17: Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

District 18: Amanda Farías

District 20: Sandra Ung

District 21: Francisco Moya

District 22: Tiffany Cabán

District 23: Linda Lee

District 24: James Gennaro

District 25: Shekar Krishnan

District 26: Julie Won

District 27: Nantasha Williams

District 28: Adrienne E. Adams

District 29: Lynn Schulman

District 30: Robert Holden

District 31: Selvena Brooks-Powers

District 32: Felicia Singh

District 33: Lincoln Restler

District 34: Jennifer Gutiérrez

District 35: Crystal Hudson

District 36: Chi A. Ossé

District 37: Sandy Nurse

District 38: Alexa Avilés

District 39: Shahana Hanif

District 40: Rita Joseph

District 42: Charles Barron

District 43: Justin Brannan

District 45: Farah Louis

District 46: Mercedes Narcisse

District 47: Ari Kagan

District 48: Steven Saperstein

District 49: Kamillah M. Hanks

District 50: Sal Albanese