Daneek Miller

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Daneek Miller

Democratic Party

Prior offices

New York City Council District 27

Successor: Nantasha Williams

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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

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Miller was the president of Amalgamated Transportation Union, Local No. 1056.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New York, New York (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. 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.

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

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Miller participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. 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.	”
—Daneek Miller (August 11, 2017)

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
1	K-12 education	7	Public pensions
2	Housing	8	Crime reduction/prevention
3	Transportation	9	City services
4	Unemployment	10	Environment
5	Civil rights	11	Recreational opportunities
6	Homelessness	12	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
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	Local
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Improving the quality of life for working families
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Improve fairness and equity siting of City Services.
Do you approve of the city's approach to policing and public safety? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	We need to strengthen police community relations including giving both communities and rank and file police officers more input.
Do you approve of the city's sanctuary policy? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	Yes.
Do you approve of the city's approach to public transportation? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	The City needs to work with communities and electeds to improve bus service and reduce illegal commuter van operations.
Do you approve of the city's approach to housing policy? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	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.	”
—Daneek Miller (2017)

Endorsements

2017

Miller included the following endorsements in his response to the municipal candidate survey:

• 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)

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See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	New York City Council District 27 2013-2021	Succeeded by Nantasha Williams (D)