Abigail Martin
Abigail Martin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 11. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.
Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Abigail Martin was born in Portland, Maine. She earned a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College in 2003 and a graduate degree from Columbia University in 2006. Her career experience includes working as a social worker; advocate for healthcare, child welfare, and criminal legal systems; and teacher.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 11
Incumbent Eric Dinowitz defeated Kevin Pazmino in the general election for New York City Council District 11 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Dinowitz (D) | 80.4 | 15,416 |
 | Kevin Pazmino (R / Conservative Party)  | 18.5 | 3,557 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 213 | ||
| Total votes: 19,186 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 11
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Eric Dinowitz in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 17,008 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kevin Pazmino advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 11.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Kevin Pazmino advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 11.
Endorsements
To view Martin's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2021
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Abigail Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Historically, NYC has recovered from financial crises off of working families and those on fixed incomes. In a city with more billionaires than anyplace on earth, this cannot happen again.
After decades of insider politics, our community wants an outsider. I know this because of the conversations I’ve had with you on the streets and on your doorsteps.
When I'm at City Hall you’re going to be right there with me. Together we will build back better for a thriving Bronx that is just and equitable for all.
Our district needs a new Councilwoman who understands the complex systems impacting all of us. From the Department of Education to the criminal legal system, I have experience navigating all of them. I understand where and how they need to change to better serve New Yorkers. I’m fighting for a better Bronx. I’m fighting for you.
- I will fight to make New York City affordable again.
- I will fight for a City that is just and equitable for all.
- I am the pragmatic progressive who can win in this district. I have the on-the-ground experience that is invaluable to creating solutions as we build back better.
I will fight for:
- Aging justice: Address and invest in older New Yorkers’ needs in every issue from housing, to food security, to health care, with targeted services for diverse seniors.
- Small business support: Ensure that funds and resources reach the small businesses that need it most.
- Equitable, high-quality education: Advance policies to ensure that our schools serve every child.
- Housing as a human right. Ensure that all New Yorkers have access to safe, affordable housing.
- Affordable, high-quality child care for all: Create a child care system that helps families thrive, and values child care workers.
- A Green New Deal for NYC: Accelerate an equitable approach to addressing the climate crisis, creating good, living-wage union jobs.
- A real living wage: Establish a new citywide livable wage.
- Universal health care: End the root causes of racial health disparities AND fix our unequal and inadequate health care system.
- Food justice: Support a strong local food economy; and ensure children have healthy, appealing food at school.
- Arts, Culture & Public Spaces: Equitably invest in the places and people that make our city a vibrant, livable, culturally rich, economic powerhouse.
For example, when it comes to budgets, I know that we don’t need cuts, we need smart spending. As a social worker I have seen what budget cuts do to already vulnerable families, throwing their lives into chaos. I will fully fund programs that address poverty and prevention because I understand that preventing problems is significantly more cost-effective than dealing with a problem once it happens.
And...one very cool part of participatory budgeting is that young New Yorkers, age 11 and up, get a vote! It’s a fantastic way to get involved in civic life and have your voice heard alongside adults.
Instead of experience navigating machine politics, I bring years of experience navigating complicated bureaucracies on behalf of Bronxites. For instance, it is clear that the relationship between the NYPD and the people of New York City is broken. We need to create a new relationship with the NYPD - one based on accountability, collaboration, transparency, and zero tolerance for abuse. I am the candidate who can do this because I have experience on many sides of policing - I’ve partnered with the NYPD in child abuse and sexual assault investigations, and I’ve worked in the criminal legal system advocating for reduced sentences. I am the only candidate in this race who has worked within the criminal legal system and I am the most qualified to change it.
- Listen to constituents' concerns and fight for those issues.
- Take the emotion out of issues and seek to understand them from a holistic, systemic, and strengths-based perspective.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 2, 2021
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