Emmanuel Martinez
Emmanuel Martinez (Democratic Party) (also known as Manny) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 78. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Martinez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 78
George Alvarez defeated Michael Dister in the general election for New York State Assembly District 78 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | George Alvarez (D) | 80.8 | 9,059 |
 | Michael Dister (R) | 19.1 | 2,140 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 11,216 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 78
George Alvarez defeated incumbent Jose Rivera and Emmanuel Martinez in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 78 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Alvarez | 47.1 | 1,923 |
 | Jose Rivera | 28.1 | 1,147 | |
 | Emmanuel Martinez | 24.2 | 988 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 4,082 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shanequa Charles (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Dister advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 78.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Emmanuel Martinez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martinez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After years of community engagement, I decided to be the change our community called for and ran for the position of Chairperson. The board believed in my leadership and elected me as Chairperson of Bronx Community Board 7, making me the youngest Chairperson in New York City at the time.
Despite being under the same leadership for the last twenty years, our quality of life is steadily declining. It's time to reverse that trend and break the cycle of elected officials who ignore the real issues. In my role as Community Board Chairperson, I've succeeded where others have failed at creating tangible improvements in our neighborhoods. As a coalition builder between city and state agencies, community-based organizations, faith groups, and community leaders, I have successfully been able to push for safer streets and more units of affordable housing. I'm running for the State Assembly to bring that same energy to Albany. Our people deserve a leader who is truly community-based and has the expertise necessary to bring real change to our district.- As Chairperson of the local Community Board, I have been on the ground fighting to bring real improvements to our district.
- I was born and raised right here in the Northwest Bronx, and I wouldn't trade my upbringing for anything.
- With my concrete plan and an intimate knowledge of our district, I will be ready on day 1 to fight for the change our community demands.
Crime in the Northwest Bronx is at its highest in years, and unfortunately a significant portion of it is driven by our young people. Due to budget cuts, many of our schools no longer offer after-school programs like art, music, and sports. If it wasn't for my middle school's chess program, I never would have received the college scholarship that allowed me to pursue higher education. As an Assemblymember, I will fight to increase funding for our local schools so they can bring back these much needed programs and save our Bronx youth.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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