John Buthorn
John Buthorn (Patriot Workers Party) is running for election to the New York City Council to represent District 51. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He lost in the Republican primary on June 24, 2025.
Buthorn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Buthorn was born in Brooklyn, New York, New York. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1998 to 2004. He graduated from New Dorp High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2001, a graduate degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2013, and a graduate degree from Yeshiva University in 2023. His career experience includes working as a social worker and NYPD Sergeant. He has been affiliated with the Italian Club of Staten Island.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 51
Incumbent Frank Morano, Clifford Hagen, and John Buthorn are running in the general election for New York City Council District 51 on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 51
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Clifford Hagen in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 51
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Frank Morano in round 1 .
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Total votes: 4,048 |
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Buthorn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Buthorn's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Public Safety - A community is nothing without Safety. I am committed to Public Safety by supporting the NYPD through City Council funding to ensure they have adequate funding for specialized training, monies for recruitment, and adequate pay rates to retain officers from leaving for other Departments.
- Education - Our children need programs centered on the basis of reading, writing, and Math. they also need to have supplemented programs for the challenges and opportunities of our time in STEM, vocational careers, and the Arts. Additionally, schools need to be safe and have opportunities for children to remain after school for additional activities or programs centered don advanced learning
- Emotional Health - As a licensed social worker, I am committed to the challenges our communities face in lack of resources for mental health in regards to substance use counseling, community resources that allow children in school to receive counseling, and resources that allow mobile response teams to respond to immediate concerns of those at risk to harm themselves or others.
Courage - The ability to take action to fight for your constituents regardless of the outcome in has personally or politically for the candidate
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 17, 2025
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