John-Alexander Sakelos

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John-Alexander Sakelos

Save Our City Party, Conservative Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan

Graduate

George Washington University

Personal

Religion

Greek Orthodox

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John-Alexander Sakelos (Conservative Party, Save Our City Party, Republican Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 19. Sakelos (Conservative Party, Save Our City Party) lost in the general election on November 2, 2021. He lost in the Republican primary on June 22, 2021. He advanced from the Conservative Party primary on June 22, 2021.

Biography

John-Alexander Sakelos earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from George Washington University.

Elections

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 19

Vickie Paladino defeated Tony Avella and John-Alexander Sakelos in the general election for New York City Council District 19 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vickie Paladino (R / Independent Party)	47.2	12,790
		Tony Avella (D)	45.7	12,400
		John-Alexander Sakelos (Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)	6.8	1,857
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	71

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,118
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 19

Select round: Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Tony Avella in round 4 . 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
		Tony Avella	54.7	6,429	960	Advanced (4)
	Submit photo	Richard Lee	45.3	5,317	1,080	4
	Submit photo	Austin Shafran	0.0	0	-2,939	3
	Submit photo	Adriana Aviles	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Nabaraj KC	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Francis Spangenberg	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Tony Avella	43.3	5,469	463	Advanced (4)
	Submit photo	Richard Lee	33.5	4,237	408	4
	Submit photo	Austin Shafran	23.2	2,939	345	3
	Submit photo	Adriana Aviles	0.0	0	-1,058	2
	Submit photo	Francis Spangenberg	0.0	0	-378	2
	Submit photo	Nabaraj KC	0.0	0	-186	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Tony Avella	38.4	5,006	14	Advanced (4)
	Submit photo	Richard Lee	29.3	3,829	11	4
	Submit photo	Austin Shafran	19.9	2,594	2	3
	Submit photo	Adriana Aviles	8.1	1,058	5	2
	Submit photo	Francis Spangenberg	2.9	378	2	2
	Submit photo	Nabaraj KC	1.4	186	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Tony Avella	38.1	4,992	0	Advanced (4)
	Submit photo	Richard Lee	29.2	3,818	0	4
	Submit photo	Austin Shafran	19.8	2,592	0	3
	Submit photo	Adriana Aviles	8.0	1,053	0	2
	Submit photo	Francis Spangenberg	2.9	376	0	2
	Submit photo	Nabaraj KC	1.4	186	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.	0.5	69	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,086
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 19

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Vickie Paladino in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Vickie Paladino	51.6	1,765	0	Advanced (1)
		John-Alexander Sakelos	47.0	1,608	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.	1.4	47	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,420
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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 19

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: John-Alexander Sakelos in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		John-Alexander Sakelos	88.4	107	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Dawn Anatra	8.3	10	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.	3.3	4	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 121
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2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 26

Incumbent Edward Braunstein defeated John-Alexander Sakelos in the general election for New York State Assembly District 26 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward Braunstein (D)	54.8	28,683
		John-Alexander Sakelos (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)	45.1	23,603
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,320
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Edward Braunstein advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 26.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. John-Alexander Sakelos advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 26.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. John-Alexander Sakelos advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 26.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Edward Braunstein (Independence Party)

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

John-Alexander Sakelos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sakelos' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is John Alexander Sakelos and I am a moderate Republican running for New York State Assembly in District 26. I am a union actor and professor who entered politics with the intention of making a difference in my community.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We want to repeal the dangerous bail reform law passed by the state assembly and replace it with responsible criminal justice reform that protects our neighborhoods while providing a second chance to non-violent offenders.
• We want to lower taxes and make Queens affordable for the middle class families that make this city the economic powerhouse of the nation.
• We want to institute term limits to curb the graft and corruption that runs rampant in Albany.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My goals include restoring law and order in our communities that are now hotbeds of crime, bringing an end to years of corruption and governmental waste by instituting term limits, and passing responsible yet compassionate criminal justice reform state wide. Our campaign wants to keep Rikers Island open, we do not support the construction of new jails in our neighborhoods.

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