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Daneek Miller
Daneek Miller (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York City Council, representing District 27. Miller assumed office in 2013. Miller left office on December 31, 2021.
Miller (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 27. Miller won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Miller was the president of Amalgamated Transportation Union, Local No. 1056.[1]
Elections
2017
New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.[2] Incumbent Daneek Miller (D) defeated Rupert Green (R) and Frank Francois (Green) in the general election for the District 27 seat on the New York City Council.
| New York City Council, District 27 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daneek Miller Incumbent |
94.85% | 23,488 | |
| Republican | Rupert Green | 3.23% | 799 | |
| Green | Frank Francois | 1.80% | 446 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 31 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,764 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Certified Election Results," November 28, 2017 | ||||
Incumbent Daneek Miller defeated Anthony Rivers in the Democratic primary election for the District 27 seat on the New York City Council.[3]
| New York City Council, District 27 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Daneek Miller Incumbent |
77.90% | 8,119 |
| Anthony Rivers | 21.46% | 2,237 |
| Write-in votes | 0.64% | 67 |
| Total Votes | 10,423 | |
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Miller participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[4] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Education and we already created Pre-K for All and funded millions for our local school including new classrooms, laptops, mobile science labs, smart board and playgrounds.[5] | ” |
| —Daneek Miller (August 11, 2017)[6] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| K-12 education | Public pensions | ||
| Housing | Crime reduction/prevention | ||
| Transportation | City services | ||
| Unemployment | Environment | ||
| Civil rights | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Homelessness | Government transparency | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Important | |
| Local | |
| Focusing on small business development | |
| Improving the quality of life for working families | |
| Improve fairness and equity siting of City Services. | |
| We need to strengthen police community relations including giving both communities and rank and file police officers more input. | |
| Yes. | |
| The City needs to work with communities and electeds to improve bus service and reduce illegal commuter van operations. | |
| Need to improve use of local hiring and organized labor to building more affordable units |
Miller provided the following additional comments with the survey:
| “ |
As to setting of minimum wage, my answer is each level of government, Federal, State, Local, should set a standard but state and local respectively should be able to go farther. My accomplishments and advocacy demonstrates his commitment to working and middle class families. I work with principals, teachers, and parents to provide our young scholars the resources they need for a successful future. My advocacy for transportation equity resulted in the MTA adopting my Freedom Ticket for Southeast Queens which will soon reduce Long Island Rail Road fares with free bus or subway transfers. Families kept their homes through a first of its kind mortgage buyback and a foreclosure prevention initiative. I increased affordable housing, protected workers, saved thousands of good-paying union jobs, including school bus drivers and attendants, and refused to vote for property tax hikes.[6][5] |
” |
| —Daneek Miller (2017) | ||
Endorsements
2017
Miller included the following endorsements in his response to the municipal candidate survey:[6]
- NYC Central Labor Council
- Queens County Democratic Organization
- U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D)
- U.S. Rep. Greg Meeks (D)
- State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D)
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Daneek Miller New York City Council. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York City Council, "Daneek Miller," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Daneek Miller's Responses," August 11, 2017
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New York City Council District 27 2013-2021 |
Succeeded by Nantasha Williams (D) |
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