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Melanie Hidalgo
Melanie Hidalgo was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 72 of the New York State Assembly.
Campaign themes
2014
Hidalgo's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "Melanie will work tirelessly to put a stop to the high drop-out rates in our schools by working closely with students, parents and the community to create workable solutions and action plans and encouraging our youth to achieve their goals through education."
Family Integration
- Excerpt: "Melanie will advocate for our community to have more recreational and educational programs that involve both the youth and their parents to build a stronger bond between them and keep our families unified and growing healthy physically, socially, as well as emotionally."
More Jobs
- Excerpt: "Melanie will fight to make sure that the state Budget agreements lower the cost of doing business, making our community an attractive place for new and existing businesses to succeed."
Affordable Housing
- Excerpt: "Melanie Hidalgo will fight to preserve and strengthen rent stabilization laws and funding affordable housing alternatives to provide a safe and secure home for our families and to revitalize our community."
Safe Neighborhoods
- Excerpt: "Melanie will advocate for more officers to conduct more local surveillance, more prevention strategies in will police and the community work together to prevent crimes."
Elections
2014
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Guillermo Linares defeated Francesca Castellanos, Manny De Los Santos, Mayobanex Villalona and Melanie Hidalgo in the Democratic primary, while Ronnie Cabrera was unopposed in the Republican primary. Linares defeated Cabrera in the general election.[2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
91.4% | 12,226 | |
Republican | Ronnie Cabrera | 8.6% | 1,149 | |
Total Votes | 13,375 |
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Hidalgo ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 72. She lost against Mayra S. Linares, Gabriela Rosa, and Ruben D. Vargas in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012.[5][6][7]
Recent news
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See also
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Assembly District 72
- New York State Assembly elections, 2014
- New York State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Melanie Hidalgo, "About Melanie," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014