Juan Carlos Polanco
Juan Carlos Polanco was a Republican candidate for New York City Public Advocate in New York. Polanco was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Polanco also ran on the Reform Party and Stop de Blasio ballot lines.
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.[1] Incumbent Letitia James (D) defeated Juan Carlos Polanco (R), Michael O'Reilly (Conservative), James Lane (Green), and Devin Balkind (Libertarian) in the general election for public advocate of New York City.
| New York City Public Advocate, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Letitia James Incumbent |
73.81% | 812,234 | |
| Republican | Juan Carlos Polanco | 15.68% | 172,601 | |
| Conservative | Michael O'Reilly | 8.00% | 88,060 | |
| Green | James Lane | 1.76% | 19,404 | |
| Libertarian | Devin Balkind | 0.61% | 6,737 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.13% | 1,407 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,100,443 | |||
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Certified Election Results," November 28, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Polanco's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:
| “ |
Revamping the Role of the Public Advocate Education As an educator for 17 years, I understand the struggles many parents face by being forced to send their children to underperforming schools. To complicate matters, politics is at the forefront of educational policy. Because of this, students continue to be “taught for a test.” Many times, teachers find themselves becoming test-prep tutors, as opposed to educational professionals. I will work with parent and teacher organizations to advocate for the end of Common Core and to advocate for our teaches to have the tools necessary educate our students. As Public Advocate, I will stand up to aggressively expand the number of Charter Schools: As a former member of a charter school board of trustees, I know that charter schools work. There is no question that these institutions continue to provide families an opportunity to succeed. I will advocate for increasing the size and number of charter schools to reduce the incredibly long wait almost 100,000 families are now facing to provide a better opportunity for their children. In first year as advocate, I will lead a city-wide campaign to encourage parent participation in parent-teacher conferences. When parents participate and contribute, students succeed. Sanctuary Cities Because the overwhelming number of undocumented immigrants are good, hardworking people who are here to provide a better life for their families, I oppose massive inhumane deportations. However, there are some undocumented immigrants who are criminals, and I will be a strong advocate for the city to provide ICE with those charged with crimes. Often, so-called sanctuary laws protect criminal elements of the undocumented immigrant community who often victimize the same people these laws are said to protect. As your next Public Advocate, I will make the case for re-introducing ICE in our jails with the assurance that there will be no mass deportations of non-criminal undocumented immigrants.[2][3] |
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| —Juan Carlos Polanco (2017) | ||
Endorsements
2017
Polanco received endorsements from the following:
- Wagner College Republicans[4]
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Juan Carlos Polanco 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 19, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the Wagner College Republicans," November 8, 2017
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