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August 23, 2022

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The Hugh Wooding Law School, 1982

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Albert Baldeo (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022.

Baldeo also ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 24. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Biography

Albert Baldeo was born in Guyana. He obtained a bachelor's degree in July 1980 after attending the University of Guyana and the University of the West Indies. He earned an LL.B. from the Sir Hugh Wooding Law School in July 1982. He also received a legal education certificate. His professional experience includes working as a community advocate, an attorney, and a consultant.[1]

As of 2020, Baldeo was the president of the United Communities Alliance and the Baldeo Foundation, the chairman of Democrats United, an advisor for the Latinos Alliance, a life member of ASAAL, and a member of SAAPC, WFA, Cancer Research, and the Rotary Club.[1]

Elections

2022

State Assembly

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 24

Incumbent David Weprin won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 24 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Weprin
David Weprin (D)
 
98.7
 
15,897
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
212

Total votes: 16,109
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 24

Incumbent David Weprin defeated Albert Baldeo and Mizan Choudhury in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 24 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Weprin
David Weprin
 
65.8
 
3,558
Image of Albert Baldeo
Albert Baldeo
 
17.4
 
939
Mizan Choudhury
 
16.6
 
896
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
18

Total votes: 5,411
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State Senate

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 15

Incumbent Joseph Addabbo defeated Danniel Maio in the general election for New York State Senate District 15 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Addabbo
Joseph Addabbo (D / We the People Party)
 
57.2
 
30,394
Image of Danniel Maio
Danniel Maio (R / Conservative Party / Medical Freedom Party / Independence Party) Candidate Connection
 
42.6
 
22,643
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
72

Total votes: 53,109
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 15

Incumbent Joseph Addabbo defeated Japneet Singh and Albert Baldeo in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 15 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Addabbo
Joseph Addabbo
 
54.2
 
4,072
Image of Japneet Singh
Japneet Singh Candidate Connection
 
32.6
 
2,450
Image of Albert Baldeo
Albert Baldeo
 
12.7
 
957
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
39

Total votes: 7,518
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Danniel Maio advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 15.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Danniel Maio advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 15.

2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 24

Incumbent David Weprin won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 24 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Weprin
David Weprin (D)
 
99.2
 
34,000
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
276

Total votes: 34,276
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 24

Incumbent David Weprin defeated Mahfuzul Islam and Albert Baldeo in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 24 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Weprin
David Weprin
 
50.4
 
4,329
Image of Mahfuzul Islam
Mahfuzul Islam Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
2,540
Image of Albert Baldeo
Albert Baldeo Candidate Connection
 
19.7
 
1,693
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
24

Total votes: 8,586
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2022

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2020

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Albert Baldeo is a respected and beloved trailblazer, transformational leader, Civil Rights Leader, Community Advocate, Reformer and former Democratic District Leader. He has championed many grass roots and labor issues, and has continued to inspire, motivate and uplift communities all across NY State, especially in civil rights, workers' rights, education, health care, immigration, the environment, housing, employment, public safety, police relations and government services.

Albert will fight cuts to Medicaid, deliver COVID resources, improvements and attention we need in our health care system, set up a special program to expedite unemployment insurance applications, a Special Recovery Fund to assist veterans, displaced workers, tenants, help small business and mom-and-pop stores to reopen and thrive, improve our public transportation systems, eradicate transportation deserts and make them more accessible and affordable, create more senior and assisted living centers, bail out home owners from losing their homes, and upgrade our schools. He will fight on ALL fronts!

He has received numerous proclamations and commendations from Presidents, including Bill Clinton, Barak Obama, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, the US Congress (4 times), Governors, Mayors, the UN, WHO and other organizations for his community, humanitarian and empowerment work, philanthropy and legal advocacy.

An attorney by training, Albert heads the Baldeo Foundation and United Communities Alliance.
  • I am committed to a life of public service, and will fight for every resource and solution to lift our district out of this pandemic and recover economically from Day 1! As a leader, problem solver and activist, I am best equipped to lead this district, and to fight for and deliver the resources, attention and assistance we need in every area-health care, education, government services and help, public safety, jobs and wages.
  • I will ensure that everyone has a voice and a say in how problems and issues are addressed, with satellite offices all over the district and a 24 x 7 hotline! Unity and empowerment has always been my goal in our diverse communities. If elected, I will be the first person who reflects the broad diversity of the district. I will foster greater civic participation, so we can rise together, and overcome the challenges we face, united! Participatory democracy and budgeting will truly have meaning!
  • In this crisis, only strong, determined and brave leadership will secure us health care for all, better education for our kids, saving our small businesses and homes from foreclosure, affordable housing for all, benefits like unemployment insurance for the increased numbers of constituents affected at this time, equal treatment under the law, eradication of discrimination in all ugly forms so endemic in our diverse, immigrant district and economic development.
(1) Affordable and accessible health care for all, its shortcomings laid bare by the recent COVID pandemic. Our district cannot afford any more Medicaid cuts. Our health care systems must be upgraded. The New York Health Act must be made a priority.

(2) Making government more responsive, efficient and accountable. Cut the fat and waste out of government. Lean and transparent government.
(3) Get rid of corruption and nepotism in politics. True democracy will enable any person wanting to serve the public be entitled to run. In this district, the Weprins have held this seat since 1962, and have maintained their status quo although the district has changed considerably over the years. Its nepotism is the antithesis to democracy, and empowerment of the people.

(4) Everyone must have equal justice, in both access to and in its delivery.
I look up to my parents. They worked and sacrificed to make us successful, and to fight and care about the grassroot folks. My dad was a taxi driver, had no health insurance, nor union, while my mom was a stay at home mom. Yet they raised their 4 children to become an engineer/educator, medical doctor, lawyer and educator. They always taught us charity, respect and care for others, and that the true test of character is to be humble and committed to making the world a better place, daily. They instilled values that are very scarce today.

I also admire Mahatma Gandhi, who showed us to be the change we want to see in the world, and to lead by example. I also look up to the civil rights icons like Martin Luther King, Jr, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, and other freedom fighters, because they stood for higher ideals, and were motivated to bring transformational change to systems that suppressed humanity, even if it cost them their own lives and liberty. They made the ultimate sacrifice, and changed the world.
Yes. Any books on the lives and dreams of MLK, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Dr. Cheddi Jagan
Honesty, concern, integrity and frankness with everyone, and being fair to all. He/she must also be open to all voices and concerns, even if they are city and federal issues, and guide constituents accordingly.
-Experience with the grassroots, labor organizations, workers alliances

-I am an immigrant and minority myself, who pulled myself up by the bootstraps
-Spent my life in public work and service to others, the needy, disadvantaged
-Activist, advocate, fighter, leader and insurgent all my life
-Independent thinker and problem solver
-Was a victim of legal, economic and political injustice for being a reformer

-Understands and was gutted by nepotism and corruption: Won a State senate seat in 2007, was declared the winner, decision reversed overnight to barely lost by .5%!
-Public discussions with constituents-frequently, openly and transparently

-Honesty and frankness with constituents and fellow legislators alike
-Knowing you are a servant of the people, a voice to amplify their concerns and issues, to whoever (Governor, Mayor, etc).
-Compromise
-Accountability and explanation of your actions, without nuance

-Not to hold grudges over disagreements
That everyone has a civic and moral duty to stand up and be counted, that you will always be overlooked unless you organize, unite and fight common causes, and unite and empower ourselves. That there is strength in unity, and that "united we stand, divided we fall." That we are here on earth for a limited time, and that we must "be the change we want to see in the world" (Gandhi), and "must be ashamed to die unless you have won some victory for humanity." (Horace Mann).
I became the first student to pass the Common Entrance Examinations in my Primary School at Vryheid's Lust, Demerara, Guyana, at 10 years old. This was a historic occasion, and the school rewarded me and celebrated. This granted me admission to the most elite secondary school in the Commonwealth-Queens College, a prestigious institution that instilled in me the virtues of helping your fellow man, being leaders and fighting the good fights.

I came from humble beginnings, but I became the recipient of a world class education, went on to earn my accreditation to be a lawyer in several countries. I have dedicated my life to helping others who have been victims of the inequities of government and our justice system, and to deliver public benefits for those seeking same. However, we need a legislative fix for most of these problems, hence my pilgrimage into politics to gain a voice and a seat off the menu and onto the table.
A lawyer employed by the Government of Guyana in 1982-1985. I was tasked with prosecuting violent crimes before juries, and giving free counsel to indigent folks who could not afford legal costs. I was employed as a Senior State Counsel, then I left to become a Magistrate/Judge in Guyana, where I delivered equal justice to ALL.
"Three Felonies a Day-How the Feds target the Innocent," by Harvey Silvergate. It shows how the average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of modern federal criminal laws, which have exploded in number but also become impossibly broad and cruel. The author reveals how federal criminal laws have become dangerously disconnected from the English common law tradition and how prosecutors can pin dubious federal crimes on any one of us, for even the most seemingly innocuous behavior. The volume of federal crimes in recent decades has increased well beyond the statute books and into the morass of the Code of Federal Regulations, handing federal prosecutors an additional trove of vague and exceedingly complex and technical prohibitions to stick on their hapless targets. The dangers spelled out in Three Felonies a Day do not apply solely to "white collar criminals," state and local politicians, and professionals. No social class or profession is safe from this troubling form of social control by the executive branch, and nothing less than the integrity of our constitutional democracy is being diminished daily.
Any fighter for justice and fair play: Batman, Superman etc.
Climbing the proverbial mountains and valleys from a rural village in Guyana (Better Hope), to becoming an advocate and fighter for others, being a voice for the underdog when there was none, and not being accepted into the Queens Democratic Party for whom I am, because of the institutional barriers and prejudices that control that organization. Struggle to ensure that everyone is treated equally and fairly.
They operate independently of each other. The only difference between members of the state Assembly and state Senate is the size of their districts. The state Senate acts as a check and balance to the state Assembly and vice versa. No bill can get through the Legislature without passing through both houses. This makes discussion, participation, compromise and consensus a necessary step in the process. This is the hallmark of democracy.
No. This goes hand in hand with term limits. Fresh ideas, ideals, and faces truly reflect the changing demographics and needs of districts, especially in NYC. Indeed, grassroots activists bring the people's voices and grievances to the table in a very democratic way, and usually make good leaders.

Corruption and lethargy are most associated with those who have become disinterested in, and aloof to the needs of their constituents, like in this district. For decades, since 1962, it was monopolized by the Weprin family, similar to a monarchy. Change is good, especially when leadership comes from the heart, with fresh ideas and an open mind!

Previous experience often inculcates deep biases and prejudices in politics and government. This is institutionalized in Queens, and must be eradicated.
-Restoring the economy after the corona pandemic, and preventing small businesses, mom and pop stores from closing.

-Finding medical and health care solutions to prevent a recurrence, paying hazard benefits for essential workers
-Bringing and keeping new jobs with realistic wages and benefits.
-Preventing foreclosures of homes and bankruptcies of small businesses, the engines of the local economy
-Preventing taxes from stifling working families, and homeowners
-Getting the Mayor and Governor, and other executives charged with shared governance, to cooperate for the common good, and rise above pettiness and ego
-Preserving the legal rights of immigrants and minorities, while helping police relations to grow

-Lifting spirits everywhere, working in partnership with the people
Maintaining mutual respect for each other, while being independent in the work they do. Appreciating that they all work, ultimately, for the people, and not for themselves, or their friends and family, that they must adhere to ethical, moral and legal guidelines, and must always put the people first. That compromise is a necessity in good governance and the acceptance that no one is superior to the other. That grudges and malice have no place in serving the tax payers in New York State, or anywhere for that matter.
Yes. To prioritize, sponsor and pass legislation, and to work for the people. Respect for the different views that will obtain for different communities, and being able to find common ground are all necessary if the work of constituents are to be honored. But not to the extent of being an appendage of the Speaker, or another legislator. Constituents' needs must always come first.
-Economic Development, Job creation, Commerce and Industry

-Health
-Small business
-Children and Family
-Education
-Consumer Affairs and Protection
-Housing
-Labor

-Transportation
Yes. In whatever role I am chosen for. I will keep an open mind, knowing this depends on the vacancies. Preferably in labor, housing, aging, because there are too many workers struggling in my district-taxi drivers committing suicide, small businesses closing, workers being laid off despite years of service, seniors dying, homes being foreclosed, etc.
No. I would just want to carry out my constituent's mandate and goals to the best of my ability. But I would want to serve with dignity, integrity and objectivity.
I never say never, but it's hardly likely. Any seat is a blessing, and a first, for our community.
Yes. This is a recurring story. There are many immigrants who gave up a lot to pursue the American Dream in my district. They gave up everything to become American citizens. After spending their blood, sweat and tears, and working much harder than the typical person, they lost their job, then their life, and their dream because the system was not accommodating of such deserving people.

They resented living as second class citizens after all that sacrifice, despite America being touted as "a nation of immigrants."

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