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Ali Mirza
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Last election

September 13, 2016

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Ali Mirza was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of New York.[1] Mirza was defeated by incumbent Gregory Meeks in the Democratic primary.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: New York's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Gregory Meeks (D) defeated Michael O'Reilly (R) and Frank Francois (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Meeks defeated Ali Mirza in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2016.[1][2]

U.S. House, New York District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Meeks Incumbent 85.5% 199,815
     Republican Michael O'Reilly 13% 30,312
     Green Frank Francois 1.5% 3,587
Total Votes 233,714
Source: New York Board of Elections


U.S. House, New York, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Meeks Incumbent 81.7% 7,056
Ali Mirza 18.3% 1,579
Total Votes 8,635
Source: New York State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Mirza's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Ending Political Corruption In Our Community: Political corruption is rampant in our neighborhoods. The congressman who is supposed to be representing our community and our community’s best interests has been involved in scandal after scandal. From lavish traveling all over the world on the taxpayer's dime, to his connections with a Queens nonprofit that cheated Hurricane Katrina victims, or his conveniently “losing” of paperwork after taking out a personal loan from a convicted fraudster, our Congressman’s first and only priority has been looking out for himself.
  • Addressing Economic Inequality: While our economy has continued to improve, the benefits of recovery have not reached nearly enough working Americans. Instead, inequality has increasingly led to a gap between the super- rich and everyone else, with more and more of the wealth in this country going straight to the top.
  • Tackling Climate Change: Climate change is an undeniable fact. We owe it to our children and our grandchildren to stop delaying action, because every day that passes the more serious the threat becomes to future generations. When elected, Ali will enact legislation that incentivizes development in the green energy sector so we can begin replacing our reliance on foreign oil and fossil fuel with new, clean energy sources.
  • Reducing Gun Violence: Whether shootings occur in schools or on city streets, any person dying from gun violence is one too many. Ali applauds President Obama's executive actions to better enforce our current laws, but more must be done if we are going to make meaningful progress towards preventing tragedies like San Bernardino, Aurora, and Newtown.
  • Guaranteeing Affordable Healthcare For Everyone As A Right: Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare have been as incessant as they've been futile, with every failed attempt costing taxpayers money and wasting lawmakers’ time. Ali is strongly opposed to this constant drain on legislative resources, and supports the law as an important first step in health care reform.

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—Ali Mirza's campaign website, http://www.mirzaforcongress.com/issues.html

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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