Helal Sheikh

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Helal Sheikh

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

New York City College of Technology

Graduate

Brooklyn College

Personal

Profession

Teacher

Contact

Personal website

Helal Sheikh (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 32. Sheikh lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Sheikh was a Democratic candidate for District 32 representative on the New York City Council in New York. Sheikh was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017.

Biography

Sheikh earned his bachelor's degree in computer information from the New York City College of Technology. He later received his master's degree in adolescent math education from Brooklyn College. Sheikh is a public school teacher.

Elections

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 32

Joann Ariola defeated Felicia Singh and Kenichi Wilson in the general election for New York City Council District 32 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joann Ariola (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)	66.2	16,910
		Felicia Singh (D)	32.6	8,322
	Submit photo	Kenichi Wilson (Community First Party)	1.1	283
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	40

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,555
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 32

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Felicia Singh in round 3 . 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Felicia Singh	39.7	4,686	987	Advanced (3)
		Mike Scala	36.0	4,248	632	3
	Submit photo	Helal Sheikh	9.3	1,100	0	2
	Submit photo	Bella Matias	6.9	817	0	2
	Submit photo	Kaled Alamarie	5.9	702	0	2
	Submit photo	Shaeleigh Severino	2.2	261	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Felicia Singh	36.3	3,699	38	Advanced (3)
		Mike Scala	35.5	3,616	26	3
	Submit photo	Helal Sheikh	10.8	1,100	7	2
	Submit photo	Bella Matias	8.0	817	3	2
	Submit photo	Kaled Alamarie	6.9	702	10	2
	Submit photo	Shaeleigh Severino	2.6	261	3	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Felicia Singh	35.6	3,661	0	Advanced (3)
		Mike Scala	35.0	3,590	0	3
	Submit photo	Helal Sheikh	10.6	1,093	0	2
	Submit photo	Bella Matias	7.9	814	0	2
	Submit photo	Kaled Alamarie	6.7	692	0	2
	Submit photo	Shaeleigh Severino	2.5	258	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.6	163	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,271
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 32

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Joann Ariola in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Joann Ariola	82.0	2,378	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Stephen Sirgiovanni	17.0	494	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.0	28	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,900
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Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Joann Ariola advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 32.

2019

See also: Public advocate election in New York, New York (2019)

General election

Special general election for New York City Public Advocate

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Public Advocate on February 26, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jumaane Williams (Nonpartisan)	32.8	138,803
		Eric Ulrich (Nonpartisan)	19.0	80,308
		Melissa Mark-Viverito (Nonpartisan)	11.2	47,375
		Michael Blake (Nonpartisan)	8.4	35,416
		Ydanis Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)	6.0	25,253
	Submit photo	Dawn Smalls (Nonpartisan)	4.1	17,420
		Rafael Espinal (Nonpartisan)	3.2	13,482
		Daniel O'Donnell (Nonpartisan)	3.0	12,774
		Ron Kim (Nonpartisan)	2.8	11,849
	Submit photo	Benjamin Yee (Nonpartisan)	2.5	10,701
		Nomiki Konst (Nonpartisan)	2.3	9,738
	Submit photo	Helal Sheikh (Nonpartisan)	1.3	5,347
		David Eisenbach (Nonpartisan)	0.8	3,491
	Submit photo	Manny Alicandro (Nonpartisan)	0.8	3,373
		Anthony Herbert (Nonpartisan)	0.8	3,189
		Latrice Walker (Nonpartisan)	0.6	2,549
	Submit photo	Jared Rich (Nonpartisan)	0.2	1,053
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 422,946
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danniel Maio (Nonpartisan)
• Gary Popkin (Nonpartisan)
• Ifeoma Ike (Nonpartisan)
• Mike Zumbluskas (Nonpartisan)
• Walter Iwachiw (Nonpartisan)
• Theo Chino-Tavarez (Nonpartisan)

Though the special election was nonpartisan, candidates were allowed to file with their own party line as long as it did not resemble an established political party's name. Click [show] below to see the list of party lines for each candidate.

Candidate party lines
Candidate	Party line
Manny Alicandro	Better Leadership
Michael Blake	For The People
Theo Chino	Courage To Change
David Eisenbach	Stop REBNY
Rafael Espinal	Livable City
Anthony L. Herbert	Housing Residents First
Ifeoma Ike	People Over Profit
Walter Iwachiw	I4panyc
Ron Kim	People Over Corporations
Nomiki Konst	Pay People More
Danniel Maio	I Like Maio
Melissa Mark-Viverito	Fix the MTA
Daniel O'Donnell	Equality For All
Gary Popkin	Liberal
Jared Rich	Jared Rich For NYC
Ydanis Rodriguez	UNITED FOR IMMIGRANTS
Helal Sheikh	Friends Of Helal
Dawn Smalls	No More Delays
Eric Ulrich	Common Sense
Latrice Walker	People For Walker
Jumaane Williams	The People's Voice
Benjamin Yee	COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Mike Zumbluskas	FIX MTA & NYCHA NOW

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New York, New York (2017)

Mike Scala defeated Helal Sheikh and William Ruiz in the Democratic primary election for the District 32 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 32 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Scala	43.65%	2,319
Helal Sheikh	29.87%	1,587
William Ruiz	25.01%	1,329
Write-in votes	1.47%	78
Total Votes		5,313
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2021

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2019

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2017

Sheikh's campaign website included the following themes:

“	Housing Our residents deserve access to affordable housing. As our city changes, none of our residents should be forced into poor living conditions or left without a home. Helal’s goals for City Council District 32: Preserve affordable housing. Repeal Urstadt and bring “home rule” for housing laws back to the NYC council, not the state legislature. Stop the loss of rent-stabilized and rent-controlled apartments by repealing high income and vacancy decontrol, and take steps to restore the apartments already lost. Keep remaining affordable units and preserve Mitchell-Lama and section 8 buildings. When Mitchell-Lama commitments expire, convert those living spaces into rent-stabilized apartments. Offer stronger incentives, such as property tax exemptions and abatements, for developers to build affordable housing. Create permanent affordability on housing projects through increased tax abatements. Reform rent-setting policies in a manner that suits both tenants and landlords. Assist small landlords in providing safe and affordable housing. Address the separate needs of small landlords and homeowners, and large, multiple homeowners. Assist homeowners in reducing costs and avoiding overcharges by educating them on their tax assessments and other bills. Help homeowners to pay down city liens and tax bills so they can keep their homes. Educate senior homeowners on necessary homeownership tasks and ensure they are not taken advantage of by scam artists. Development Helal supports a diverse community that is strong socially, culturally, and economically. He believes in a community where people have a voice and are involved in important decisions that affect where they live. Helal supports a strong involvement of the public and community board, and will work to promote development in jobs, commerce and affordable housing. Youth New York City’s future is in the hands of the youth, and they need a strong foundation in education. We must find ways to reorder our budget and make education the first priority. Helal’s goals for City Council District 32: Protect the Department of Education from harsh cuts and reductions. Fight for valuable resources to remain in public schools in areas where charter schools also operate. Provide access to afterschool educational programs for children where they can learn new skills and receive tutoring and assistance with homework. Prioritize music, art and athletics by offering local programs in these areas. Support programs like SYEP that help youth gain experience through summer jobs. Make health education a priority, and ensure healthy food is available to our students. Offer kosher and Halal food to students with religious backgrounds in public schools.	”
—Helal Sheikh (2017)

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