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Hercules Reid
Hercules Reid (Education is Key) ran in a special election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 58. He lost in the special general election on May 24, 2022.
Reid (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 58. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Reid completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
Regular
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 58
Incumbent Monique Chandler-Waterman defeated Monique Allen-Davy in the general election for New York State Assembly District 58 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Monique Chandler-Waterman (D / Working Families Party) | 95.0 | 22,565 |
| Monique Allen-Davy (R / Conservative Party) | 5.0 | 1,178 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 23,762 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 58
Incumbent Monique Chandler-Waterman defeated Hercules Reid in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 58 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monique Chandler-Waterman | 65.3 | 5,410 |
| Hercules Reid | 34.6 | 2,866 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 8,285 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Otis Danne Jr. (D)
- Cory Provost (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Monique Allen-Davy advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 58.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Monique Allen-Davy advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 58.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Monique Chandler-Waterman advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 58.
Special
See also: New York state legislative special elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for New York State Assembly District 58
Monique Chandler-Waterman defeated Hercules Reid and Monique Allen-Davy in the special general election for New York State Assembly District 58 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monique Chandler-Waterman (D / Working Families Party) | 79.8 | 1,985 |
| Hercules Reid (Education is Key) | 17.7 | 440 | ||
| Monique Allen-Davy (R / Conservative Party) | 2.4 | 60 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,487 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2019)
General election
Special general election for New York City Council District 45
The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Council District 45 on May 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Farah Louis (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 3,949 |
| Monique Chandler-Waterman (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 2,848 | |
| Jovia Radix (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 871 | ||
 | Adina Sash (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 696 | |
 | L. Rickie Tulloch (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 638 | |
| Xamayla Rose (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 545 | ||
| Anthony Alexis (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 119 | ||
 | Victor Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 46 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 9,728 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hercules Reid (Nonpartisan)
- Anthony Beckford (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hercules Reid completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Reid'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 graduating, Hercules continued the fight as the Co-Chair of the New York City Council’s CUNY Taskforce where he created a white paper addressing accessibility, affordability, and raising graduation rates at the CUNY. The report increased public support for improvements to the university. He then returned to USS as Legislative Director where he mentored and inspired new student leaders and worked to promote investment in public higher education.
Hercules’s dedication to service brought him to the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, where he worked as a community liaison who empowered the residents of Central Brooklyn through coordinating events like Know Your Rights forums, COVID-19 relief, and community clean-ups. During the civil unrest of 2020, Hercules marched on the frontlines, as an organizer for Strategy for Black Lives, demanding police accountability and policy change.
Hercules Reid helps represent a new generation of leaders stepping up to tackle today’s issues and inspire tomorrow’s youth.- Education is key to the future of our community and education is among the principal functions of democratic government. There are few more strategic, ethical, and effective ways to invest our public funds than directly into learning. Recognizing the centrality of education, we will direct resources to our education system to restore its status as a world leader — and give our people what we deserve
- Physical and mental health are prerequisites to lives of joy and dignity. It is the responsibility of good government to ensure that its constituents have access to quality, affordable care. For too long, our representatives have all pointed fingers, insisting they would address the deficiencies in our healthcare system if only they could. Let’s be clear: It is the responsibility of the State. It is within the power of the state. And I’m running to be held accountable in delivering on that responsibility
- The home should be a source of warmth, comfort, and security — never stress and insecurity. Renters are struggling to pay their rent, homeowners are burdened by mortgages, and many of our neighbors have no stable housing at all. Some will try to pit us against one another, but I know we are on the same side. If a small homeowner-landlord needs rent payments to make the payments on their own home, they are not the enemy of tenants, struggling to make ends meet. Rather, small renters and small homeowners are members of the same class, both of whom must be protected from predatory lending, wage-thefting employers and more. We are neighbors; we are on the same team.
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hercules Reid did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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