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Manual Williams
Manual Williams (Republican Party) (also known as Jomo) is running for election to the New York City Council to represent District 7. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The Republican primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.
Biography
Manual Williams was born in Manhattan, New York. He began serving in the United States Army in 2020.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for New York City Council District 7
Incumbent Shaun Abreu, Manual Williams, and Edafe Okporo are running in the general election for New York City Council District 7 on November 4, 2025.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 7
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shaun Abreu in round 1 .
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Total votes: 33,217 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 7
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Manual Williams in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 7
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shaun Abreu in round 1 .
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2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 7
Shaun Abreu defeated Carmen Quinones and Manual Williams in the general election for New York City Council District 7 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shaun Abreu (D) | 88.9 | 20,206 | |
| Carmen Quinones (Black Women Lead Party) | 7.2 | 1,646 | ||
| Manual Williams (Black Lives Matter Party) | 3.3 | 747 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 22,730 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 7
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shaun Abreu in round 12 . 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.
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Total votes: 23,189 |
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Manual Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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2) A victim of our Justice System that admitted to practicing discriminations and profiling upon minorities and political activists. 3) Attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice 4) A past store front business owner in Harlem NY (and also in sister state N.J.). 5) A present Internet Services Provider (Operations temporarily suspended due to pandemic; and major ISP that refuse to allow minorities to enter into market) 6) Former Technician for Verizon (NYNEX & NJ Bell); and other ISP & telecommunication companies. 7) Work several years as a Paralegal for several Attorneys and firms. 8) After close of Business (see 4 above) open my Business doors to community residents to head and run social community groups & tenant groups. 9) A current Executive member of, and candidate for the Black Lives Matter Party, that seeks & aims for social equality and racial harmony.
- Social Equality & Justice Reform
- Affordable Housing
- Economy
(1) Protecting long term residents' interest who are being targeted for evictions and convictions due to landlords greed (collateral consequences of the gentrification process). While maintaining economical growth; development; and imploring diversity (racial harmony).
(2) End all practices that unlawfully subject & target particular groups to disproportionate mass incarcerations.
(3) Pandemic Recovery for local residents & small businesses.
(4) The "Black Lives Matter Market" project proposed by BLM Party, to develop market mall inside the old Fairway Market location (on the Waterfront strip at the Westside end between 125 to 134 streets Harlem, N.Y.C.) for small businesses and local street vendors.
(5) Open more Municipal parking lots and place more slated parking.
(6) Oppose any new NYC Mayor, that may propose the reinstituting of past "Stop & Frisk" policies.
(7) Using Job Creation as too a tool to combat crime and recidivism.
(8) Address all discriminations practices and algorithms implemented by major Internet & Telecommunication providers that thwart and effects minorities' business efforts and online social space.
(9) implore & welcome a diverse collective effort and allyship in combatting hate, bigotry, discrimination, and oppressive racist brutalities of all forms.
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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 October 9, 2021
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