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Frank Francois
Frank Francois was a Green candidate for District 27 representative on the New York City Council in New York. Francois was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Francois was a 2016 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of New York.[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 | ||||
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Gregory Meeks (D) defeated Michael O'Reilly (R) and Frank Francois (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Meeks defeated Ali Mirza in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2016.[1][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gregory Meeks Incumbent |
85.5% | 199,815 | |
| Republican | Michael O'Reilly | 13% | 30,312 | |
| Green | Frank Francois | 1.5% | 3,587 | |
| Total Votes | 233,714 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gregory Meeks Incumbent |
81.7% | 7,056 | ||
| Ali Mirza | 18.3% | 1,579 | ||
| Total Votes | 8,635 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2017
Francois provided the following candidate statement for the New York City voter guide:
| “ |
I am a full time community activist and advocate for true freedom, justice and equality for all. Many communities in this city, state, and across this nation face many of the same systematic problems, there are some problems unique to individual areas. I have realize that the root cause for all most of our community problems is corporate greed. Issues like Inadequate health care, affordable housing, failing schools, poor services for the elderly, low paying jobs, police brutality, crime, abuse of our environment, and laws and rules that do not benefit the masses amongst others stem from corporate control of our elected Democrat and republican so called leaders. As your elected representative from Council District 27, I will work with local, state, and federal officials, but mostly with community members to inform educate and get everyone involved to help implement real solutions. Lets stop the insanity, time to stop relying on the same political parties and their chosen leaders, stay informed, Go Green![4][5] |
” |
| —Frank Francois (2017) | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ New York City Campaign Finance Board, "2017 General Election Voter Guide," accessed October 19, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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