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Federico Colon
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Federico Colon (Unity Party) is running for election to the New York City Council to represent District 8. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
Colon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Federico Colon graduated from the Mechanics Institute. His career experience includes working in construction and as a project manager. He has been affiliated with Way Out Ministries.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 8
Elsie Encarnacion, Tyreek Goodman, and Federico Colon are running in the general election for New York City Council District 8 on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 8
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Elsie Encarnacion in round 7 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 15,592 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 8
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tyreek Goodman in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 8
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tyreek Goodman in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 8
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Elsie Encarnacion in round 1 .
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Federico Colon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Colon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Healthcare: The United States ranks 48th worldwide. It ranks second in per capita healthcare costs ($8,608), surpassed only by Switzerland ($9,121), which, incidentally, boasts a healthcare system in the top 10 in terms of efficiency. It's striking how low the United States ranks in healthcare efficiency: among the 48 countries included in the Bloomberg study, it ranks 46th. Our District 8 suffers because, over the past 16 years, a large number of people with six-figure incomes have moved to our district with health insurance. So we look healthy and wealthy, but we are not.
- As of October 2025, the average rent in New York, NY is $4,041 per month. This is 148% higher than the national average rent price of $1,629/month. The average public housing family’s income in 2025 give of take a few hundreds or thousand is $30,000 and according to the Bureau of statistics in NYC is $74,500. This is really a Tale of Two Cities with 22 Projects of low income housing in District 8. This is a Tale of Two Cities.
- "The answer to our Tale of Two Cities." The best social program is a well-paying job, and even better than that is a union job. We can start by renewing the New York City Housing Authority. We can create employment opportunities, such as apprenticeship programs, for both male and female residents. The United States needs to improve its infrastructure. We can benefit from job creation. A skilled labor pool is necessary to relocate and restore U.S. leadership in global manufacturing and strengthen our aging infrastructure.
Abraham for all the hardships and Mandela for
The average cost of daycare in New York City is $2,000 to $4,200 a month. Let's think of single mothers.
We all worked whatever jobs came along, and things got better. She always told me God would provide.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 6, 2025
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