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Representatives of The Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club (BFRDC) have announced that the club will hold club leadership elections during its annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
In addition to some club business, club representatives said the following endorsement will be considered: Shall the Club Make an Endorsement for Bronx District Attorney? They added that if the answer is yes, recognized candidates, Darcel Clark and Tess Cohen, will speak and answer questions.
Club representatives said members of the public are invited to view the meeting via Zoom. They clarified that only club members in good standing will be eligible to question the candidates or vote. Non-members who wish to attend the Zoom meeting are requested to email the club at benfranklinclub@gmail.com, include a contact name, address, and preferred email address and the club will reply and provide a link via email prior to the meeting.
As reported, club representatives previously announced in October 2022 that it would “discuss and decide whether to endorse a candidate for the 2023 11th district city council [Democratic] primary election.” A representative for the Kingsbridge-based club said if the club decided to go ahead with the proposal, club members would take a vote on any such endorsement for the council position, currently held by incumbent city councilman, Eric Dinowitz.
Virginia Krompinger was elected president of the BFRDC club in early 2022. Krompinger later confirmed that during the November 2022 club meeting, club members voted unanimously to endorse Dinowitz in the 2023 city council primary election.
The club also endorsed the following candidates in 2022:
Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer for U.S. senator of New York
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul for New York governor
Lieutenant Gov. Anthony Delgado, for New York State lieutenant governor
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for State comptroller
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) for State assembly district 81
Sara Liss for female Democratic district leader (A.D. 81)
William F. Weitz for male Democratic district leader (A.D. 81)
Johanna Edmondson for female Democratic State committee (A.D. 81)
Michael Heller for male Democratic State committee (A.D. 81)
Michele Davila for civil court judge
Yadhira Gonzalez-Taylor for civil court judge
Sophia Hershman for civil court judge
Cynthia Isales for civil court judge
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) for the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-13)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) for the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-15)
Miguelina Camilo for State senate in S.D. 33 (Camilo lost in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022.)
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