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Benjamin Yee
Benjamin Yee ran in a special election for New York City Public Advocate. Yee lost in the special general election on February 26, 2019.
Biography
Yee earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan in 2006. His professional experience includes working as a digital strategist and startup founder.
Yee is affiliated with the Manhattan Democratic Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, and Reinvent Albany.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Public advocate election in New York, New York (2019)
General election
Special general election for New York City Public Advocate
The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Public Advocate on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jumaane Williams (Nonpartisan) | 32.8 | 138,803 |
 | Eric Ulrich (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 80,308 | |
 | Melissa Mark-Viverito (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 47,375 | |
 | Michael Blake (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 35,416 | |
 | Ydanis Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 25,253 | |
| Dawn Smalls (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 17,420 | ||
 | Rafael Espinal (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 13,482 | |
 | Daniel O'Donnell (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 12,774 | |
 | Ron Kim (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 11,849 | |
| Benjamin Yee (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 10,701 | ||
 | Nomiki Konst (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 9,738 | |
| Helal Sheikh (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,347 | ||
 | David Eisenbach (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,491 | |
| Manny Alicandro (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,373 | ||
 | Anthony Herbert (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,189 | |
 | Latrice Walker (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 2,549 | |
| Jared Rich (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 1,053 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 825 | ||
| Total votes: 422,946 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danniel Maio (Nonpartisan)
- Gary Popkin (Nonpartisan)
- Ifeoma Ike (Nonpartisan)
- Mike Zumbluskas (Nonpartisan)
- Walter Iwachiw (Nonpartisan)
- Theo Chino-Tavarez (Nonpartisan)
Though the special election was nonpartisan, candidates were allowed to file with their own party line as long as it did not resemble an established political party's name.[2] Click [show] below to see the list of party lines for each candidate.
| Candidate party lines | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Party line |
| Manny Alicandro | Better Leadership |
| Michael Blake | For The People |
| Theo Chino | Courage To Change |
| David Eisenbach | Stop REBNY |
| Rafael Espinal | Livable City |
| Anthony L. Herbert | Housing Residents First |
| Ifeoma Ike | People Over Profit |
| Walter Iwachiw | I4panyc |
| Ron Kim | People Over Corporations |
| Nomiki Konst | Pay People More |
| Danniel Maio | I Like Maio |
| Melissa Mark-Viverito | Fix the MTA |
| Daniel O'Donnell | Equality For All |
| Gary Popkin | Liberal |
| Jared Rich | Jared Rich For NYC |
| Ydanis Rodriguez | UNITED FOR IMMIGRANTS |
| Helal Sheikh | Friends Of Helal |
| Dawn Smalls | No More Delays |
| Eric Ulrich | Common Sense |
| Latrice Walker | People For Walker |
| Jumaane Williams | The People's Voice |
| Benjamin Yee | COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT |
| Mike Zumbluskas | FIX MTA & NYCHA NOW |
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I am running in order to bring the work I've been doing for the past ten years -- engaging people in the most local decision making of their own government by exposing some of the most obscure processes in politics and helping communities elect new representatives -- to all New Yorkers. Our government as it exists today does everything it can to hide how the system works and keep people in the dark so that powerful electeds, party bosses, and wealthy interests can dictate the future of our cities and states. I want to fix the system and empower communities to take the reins of their own government through citywide grassroots education, organization, and advocacy. Is there anything you would like to add? I'm running for for Public Advocate of NYC to do three simple things our city government should have been doing all along to empower New Yorkers. 1. Civics for All I will implement a program of citywide civic education. Modeled off of the popular workshops I've taught, this will make the full system of democracy accessible. Not just the bits current leaders feed you. I will build tools to leverage people's power in civic processes. A Political 311 Hotline will be the place you call to find out who's making a decision for your community and how to reach them. 2. Power for Communities We will create grassroots coalitions of community institutions. Community Boards, School Committees, and Precinct Boards rarely work together to develop a citywide perspective. A united coalition of community institutions will wield more people power. Let's stop special interests and overbearing electeds from dividing and conquering for their own ends. As Public Advocate I will help organize community coalitions to create unified visions on key issues that matter to you. I will pressure city government to support the plans that grow directly out of and have buy-in from your community. If city agencies choose to disregard a community's vision, I will subpoena them and introduce legislation to enact community decisions. 3. Justice for New Yorkers I will investigate and provide legal support to sue bad actors* who threaten our civic systems. Let's fight back against...
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| —Benjamin Yee[1] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on January 16, 2019
- ↑ Gotham Gazette, "23 Candidates Submit Petitions to Get on February 26 Public Advocate Ballot," January 15, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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