Latchmi Gopal

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Latchmi Gopal

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Latchmi Gopal (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 15. Gopal lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Gopal (Go For The Bronx) also ran in a special election to the New York City Council to represent District 15. Gopal lost in the special general election on March 23, 2021.

Gopal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2021

Regular city council election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Incumbent Oswald Feliz defeated Ariel Rivera-Diaz in the general election for New York City Council District 15 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oswald Feliz (D)	84.1	7,224
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz (R / Conservative Party)	15.6	1,340
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	21

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,585
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Oswald Feliz in round 6 . 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
		Oswald Feliz	65.2	4,348	557	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	34.8	2,325	286	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	-1,421	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	52.3	3,791	383	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	28.1	2,039	227	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	19.6	1,421	177	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	-1,195	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	44.5	3,408	161	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	23.7	1,812	111	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	16.2	1,244	183	5
		John Sanchez	15.6	1,195	107	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	-902	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	40.6	3,247	77	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	1,701	87	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	13.3	1,061	77	5
		John Sanchez	13.6	1,088	65	4
		Troy Blackwell	11.3	902	59	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	-194	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	-194	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	-166	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.7	3,170	5	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.7	1,614	5	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.5	1,023	2	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	843	1	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	194	1	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	166	1	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.6	3,165	0	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.6	1,609	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.4	1,021	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	842	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	193	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	165	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.	0.4	31	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,204
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ariel Rivera-Diaz in round 2 . 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
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	53.7	80	2	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	46.3	69	3	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	49.1	78	0	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	41.5	66	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.	9.4	15	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 159
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Special city council election

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Oswald Feliz in round 10 . 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
		Oswald Feliz	56.5	1,766	456	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	43.5	1,362	244	10
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	-1,062	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	0.0	0	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	37.5	1,310	150	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	32.0	1,118	221	10
		John Sanchez	30.4	1,062	177	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	0.0	0	-712	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	31.7	1,160	28	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	24.5	897	37	10
		John Sanchez	24.2	885	36	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	19.5	712	47	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	-184	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	30.7	1,132	22	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	23.3	860	14	10
		John Sanchez	23.0	849	14	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	18.0	665	16	9
		Latchmi Gopal	5.0	184	9	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	-113	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	29.8	1,110	19	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	22.7	846	12	10
		John Sanchez	22.4	835	12	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	17.4	649	23	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.7	175	5	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	3.0	113	4	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	-107	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	29.0	1,091	9	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	22.2	834	10	10
		John Sanchez	21.9	823	9	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	16.6	626	17	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.5	170	4	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.9	109	8	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.8	107	3	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	-89	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.6	1,082	8	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.7	824	6	10
		John Sanchez	21.5	814	19	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	16.1	609	12	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.4	166	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.7	101	2	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.7	104	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.3	89	5	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	-78	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.2	1,074	3	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.4	818	3	10
		John Sanchez	20.8	795	8	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.6	597	5	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.4	166	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.6	99	1	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.7	104	4	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.2	84	3	5
		Jose Padilla	2.0	78	7	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	-45	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.0	1,071	1	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	815	0	10
		John Sanchez	20.6	787	1	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.5	592	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.3	166	1	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.6	98	1	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.6	100	1	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.1	81	1	5
		Jose Padilla	1.9	71	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	1.2	45	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	27.9	1,070	0	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	815	0	10
		John Sanchez	20.5	786	0	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.4	592	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.3	165	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.5	97	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.6	99	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.1	80	0	5
		Jose Padilla	1.9	71	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	1.2	45	0	3
		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.	0.3	12	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,832
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

To view Gopal's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Latchmi Gopal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gopal's 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 Latchmi Devi Gopal and I am running for City Council to represent District 15. I grew up in The Bronx, and am a first generation Guyanese-American. I often say that The Bronx raised both me and my parents, who came to America in their late twenties. I am running for City Council in The Bronx because many of the systemic issues that our community endures are due directly to lack of budgetary investments. We are in the midst of an extremely difficult time, for The Bronx especially, but we are also in the midst of a major cultural reckoning that has engagement levels at an all-time high. Budget justice is on the horizon, if we are equipped to fight for it. I have devoted my life to advocating for economic justice, from my work with DEMOS studying the minimum wage and economic inequality, to my position as Director of Communications and Strategic Partnerships at Unemployed Workers United, (UWU). I currently work as Distributed Organizer and Training Lead with The Frontline, a new campaign from Movement for Black Lives & the Working Families Party. Before that I worked as National Distributed Organizer for the Bernie 2020 Presidential Campaign and as a lead organizer with Riders Alliance fighting for transit justice. And perhaps most importantly, I grew up in the Bronx, and am a first generation Guyanese-American. Making real change requires sustained organizing and dedicated movement building, and I'm ready to get to work. Learn more: https://gopalforthebronx.org

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?

• My first priority if elected would be to pass the New York Health Act. The issue of universal healthcare has mobilized people all across the country, and we can take action on this in New York by passing the New York Health Act and insuring everyone in our state.
• Everyone deserves to live in a stable and healthy home. Unfortunately, New York City’s affordability crisis keeps low income New Yorkers at constant risk of displacement. If elected, I’ll continue to fight for truly affordable housing by shifting the balance toward more ownership, empowering tenants and saving NYCHA.
• We deserve more! We deserve more from our government, we deserve more from our leaders, we deserve more joy and health and safety than we’ve ever imagined.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My top three issues if elected are Affordable Housing, Equitable Economic Development, and Healthcare For All. I have devoted my life to fighting for economic justice, from my work with DEMOS, to my current position leading volunteer training and engagement with The Frontline, a movement formed by The Working Families Party, Movement for Black lives, and United we Dream. Women, undocumented people, and communities of color pay the price in our current system and making sure every person is able to be housed, have their needs met and have healthcare, is what motivates me everyday. Especially in District 15, where so many live uninsured, under-resourced, and without housing. As a private citizen I've worked to address these problems, through serving on the associate board of WHEDco, fighting for transit justice, and working on mutual aid efforts. But I feel clear that real change is not going to be made unless legislative action is taken. I am eager to invest in community land trusts, expand public benefits regardless of immigration status, pass the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, and pass the New York Health Act, amongst many other legislative goals.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am running for this position because I think that my background as a community organizer makes me uniquely suited to the challenges our district faces. We need long term, sustained investment. We also need to engage the community leaders in our borough who have been fighting for our residents for years. Elected officials exist to serve those who they represent, and if I elected I would work to engage community in every decision possible. Organizers are always working to build relationships, coalitions, an create meaningful, concrete change. We need a leadership who is going to be in the streets building relationships, even when it isn't campaign season. We also need a leader who is going to take the time to empower residents in the decision making process, so that the policy we create is a direct reflection of the needs of the community.

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