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Mark Gjonaj

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Mark Gjonaj
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
New York State Assembly District 80
Predecessor: Naomi Rivera
New York City Council District 13

Education

Bachelor's

St. John's University

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Personal website

Mark Gjonaj (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York City Council, representing District 13. Gjonaj assumed office on January 1, 2018. Gjonaj left office on December 31, 2021.

Gjonaj served in the New York State Assembly, representing District 80 from 2013 to 2017.

Biography

Gjonaj earned an undergraduate degree from St. John's University.[1]

Gjonaj's experience includes working as the president of MP Realty Group Corporation. He also served as a member of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission and founded the Gjonaj Community, Accountability, Responsibility, Encouragement, Service initiative.[1][2]

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New York, New York (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.[3] Mark Gjonaj (D) defeated John Cerini (R), Marjorie Velazquez (Working Families), John Doyle (Liberal), and Alex Gomez (New Bronx) in the general election for the District 13 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 13 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Gjonaj 48.62% 10,602
     Republican John Cerini 35.73% 7,791
     Working Families Marjorie Velazquez 12.97% 2,829
     Liberal John Doyle 2.03% 442
     New Bronx Alex Gomez 0.55% 121
Write-in votes 0.1% 21
Total Votes 21,806
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "General Election - November 7, 2017," accessed January 2, 2018


Mark Gjonaj defeated Marjorie Velazquez, John Doyle, Victor Ortiz, and Egidio Sementilli in the Democratic primary for the District 13 seat on the New York City Council.[4]

New York City Council, District 13 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Gjonaj 38.46% 3,503
Marjorie Velazquez 34.17% 3,113
John Doyle 18.97% 1,728
Victor Ortiz 5.28% 481
Egidio Sementilli 2.96% 270
Write-in votes 0.15% 14
Total Votes 9,109
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017


Campaign themes

2017

In the New York Campaign Finance Board's voter guide, Gjonaj listed his top three issues as:

“
  1. Quality of Life
  2. Affordability for tenants and homeowners
  3. Public safety[15]
 ”
—Mark Gjonaj[16]

Endorsements

2017

Gjonaj received endorsements from the following in 2017:

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2017
• Banks
• Local Governments
• Real Property Taxation
• Small Business
• Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gjonaj served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Gjonaj served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Campaign finance summary

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Mark Gjonaj campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016New York State Assembly, District 80Won $179,609 N/A**
2014New York State Assembly, District 80Won $294,282 N/A**
2012New York State Assembly, District 80Won $347,127 N/A**
Grand total$821,018 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the 202nd New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2016


2015


2014


2013


Personal

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Gjonaj and his wife Roberta, have two children.

See also

External links

Personal

  • Website
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assemblymember Mark Gjonaj, "Biography," accessed August 30, 2017
    2. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Mark Gjonaj's Biography," accessed August 30, 2017
    3. ↑ New York Election Law, "Sec 6-160. Primaries," accessed July 14, 2017
    4. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
    5. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
    6. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
    9. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
    10. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
    11. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
    12. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
    13. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
    14. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
    15. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    16. ↑ New York City Campaign Finance Board, "Mark Gjonaj," accessed August 30, 2017
    17. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 26, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    18. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 29, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    19. ↑ Norwood News, "Gjonaj Secures Bronx Democratic County Committee Endorsement," May 19, 2017
    20. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 30, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    21. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 17, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    22. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 28, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    23. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 25, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    24. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 27, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    25. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 17, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017
    26. ↑ Twitter, "Mark Gjonaj on August 22, 2017," accessed August 30, 2017

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		New York City Council District 13
    2018-2021    		 Succeeded by
    Marjorie Velázquez (D)
    Preceded by
    Naomi Rivera (D)     		New York State Assembly District 80
    2013-2018    		 Succeeded by
    Nathalia Fernandez (D)
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