Meet the Candidates

Hear from the candidates on the issues that matter to you

AARP New York invited all candidates on the Democratic and Republican ballots in the 2021 NYC Municipal Election Primaries to submit a candidate questionnaire for this online voter guide. Click below to read their answers in their own words.

If your campaign submitted a questionnaire and it is not included below, please contact Kevin Jones at kjones [at] aarp [dot] org.

Mayor
Shaun Donovan
Kathryn Garcia
Ray McGuire
Dianne Morales
Maya Wiley
Andrew Yang

Public Advocate
Theo Chino
Tony Herbert

Comptroller
Corey Johnson

Bronx Borough President
Fernando Cabrera

Brooklyn Borough President
Kim Council
Khari Edwards
Pearlene Fields
Jo Anne Simon

Manhattan Borough President
Lindsey Boylan
Elizabeth Caputo
Brad Hoylman
Mark Levine
Kimberly Watkins

Staten Island Borough President
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

Queens Borough President
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

Find your City Council district.

City Council District 1
Sean Hayes
Susan Lee
Maud Maron

City Council District 2
Carlina Rivera

City Council District 3
Erik Bottcher

City Council District 4
Keith Powers

City Council District 5
Kim Moscaritolo
Tricia Shimamura

City Council District 6
Maria Danzilo

City Council District 7
Marti Allen-Cummings

City Council District 8
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 9
Joshua Clennon
Keith Taylor

City Council District 10
Carmen De La Rosa

City Council District 11
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 12
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 13
Marjorie Velázquez

City Council District 14
Pierina Sanchez
Yudelka Tapia

City Council District 15
Troy Blackwell

City Council District 16
Ahmadou Diallo
Althea Stevens

City Council District 17
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 18
Michael Beltzer

City Council District 19
Tony Avella
Richard Lee

City Council District 20
John Choe
Sandra Ung
Dao Yin

City Council District 21
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 22
Leonardo Bullaro
Evie Hantzopoulos
Felicia Kalan

City Council District 23
Steve Behar
Linda Lee

City Council District 24
James F. Gennaro
Mohammed Uddin

City Council District 25
Alfonso Quiroz

City Council District 26
Denise Keehan-Smith
Badrun Khan
Hailie Kim
Steven Raga
Emily Sharpe
Julie Won
Ebony Young

City Council District 27
Al Hassan Kanu

City Council District 28
Adrienne Adams

City Council District 29
Avi Cyperstein
Sheryl Fetik
Aleda F. Gagarin
Eliseo D. Labayen
Lynn Schulman
Douglas Shapiro
Donghui Zang

City Council District 30
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 31
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 32
Helal Sheikh
Felicia Singh

City Council District 33
Toba Potosky
Lincoln Restler
Stu Sherman

City Council District 34
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 35
Renee Collymore
Michael Hollingsworth
Crystal Hudson

City Council District 36
Henry Butler

City Council District 37
Darma V. Diaz
Rick Echevarria
Sandy Nurse

City Council District 38
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 39
Shahana Hanif
Justin Krebs
Briget Rein
Douglas Schneider
Jessica Simmons
Brandon West

City Council District 40
Cecilia Cortez
Kenya Handy-Hilliard
Rita Joseph
Edwin Raymond

City Council District 41
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 42
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 43
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 44
No candidate on the ballot responded to AARP’s invitation to submit a candidate questionnaire.

City Council District 45
Cyril F. Joseph

City Council District 46
Zuri S. Jackson

City Council District 47
Ari Kagan

City Council District 48
Binyomin Bendet

City Council District 49
Amoy Barnes
Mike Schnall

City Council District 50
Sal Albanese
Jordan Hafizi