Michael Beltzer

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Michael Beltzer

Democratic Party

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Last election

June 22, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Stony Brook

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City University of New York, Baruch College

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Community organizer

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Michael Beltzer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 18. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Beltzer also ran as a Democratic candidate for New York City Council District 18 in 2017. He was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017.

Biography

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Beltzer earned a B.A. in sociology and political science from SUNY-Stony Brook and an M.B.A. in finance and investments from CUNY-Baruch.

At the time of his 2017 run for city council, Beltzer was a community organizer. His professional experience includes work as a financial analyst for the New York City Comptroller's Office and as a merchant organizer for the Bronx Chamber of Commerce. Beltzer has also served as a member of Community Board 9 and of the Bronx Democratic County Committee for Assembly District 8.

Elections

2021

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

General election

General election for New York City Council District 18

Amanda Farías defeated Lamont Paul in the general election for New York City Council District 18 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Farías (D)	86.7	10,312
	Submit photo	Lamont Paul (R)	13.1	1,559
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	25

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,896
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 18

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

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Amanda Farías 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
		Amanda Farías	52.3	6,004	1,464	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	William Rivera	47.7	5,467	1,194	6
		Michael Beltzer	0.0	0	-2,079	5
		Darlene Jackson	0.0	0	-1,964	5
	Submit photo	Mohammed Mujumder	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Mirza Rashid	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Eliu Lara	0.0	0	0	2
		William Moore	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Amanda Farías	35.3	4,540	489	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	William Rivera	33.2	4,273	336	6
		Michael Beltzer	16.2	2,079	109	5
		Darlene Jackson	15.3	1,964	154	5
	Submit photo	Mohammed Mujumder	0.0	0	-1,768	4
	Submit photo	Mirza Rashid	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Eliu Lara	0.0	0	0	2
		William Moore	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Amanda Farías	29.9	4,051	103	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	William Rivera	29.1	3,937	44	6
		Michael Beltzer	14.6	1,970	23	5
		Darlene Jackson	13.4	1,810	39	5
	Submit photo	Mohammed Mujumder	13.1	1,768	310	4
	Submit photo	Mirza Rashid	0.0	0	-732	3
	Submit photo	Eliu Lara	0.0	0	0	2
		William Moore	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Amanda Farías	28.7	3,948	83	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	William Rivera	28.3	3,893	113	6
		Michael Beltzer	14.2	1,947	80	5
		Darlene Jackson	12.9	1,771	190	5
	Submit photo	Mohammed Mujumder	10.6	1,458	36	4
	Submit photo	Mirza Rashid	5.3	732	13	3
		William Moore	0.0	0	-577	2
	Submit photo	Eliu Lara	0.0	0	-136	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Amanda Farías	27.7	3,865	13	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	William Rivera	27.1	3,780	6	6
		Michael Beltzer	13.4	1,867	4	5
		Darlene Jackson	11.3	1,581	3	5
	Submit photo	Mohammed Mujumder	10.2	1,422	2	4
	Submit photo	Mirza Rashid	5.2	719	0	3
		William Moore	4.1	577	2	2
	Submit photo	Eliu Lara	1.0	136	3	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Amanda Farías	27.5	3,852	0	Advanced (6)
	Submit photo	William Rivera	27.0	3,774	0	6
		Michael Beltzer	13.3	1,863	0	5
		Darlene Jackson	11.3	1,578	0	5
	Submit photo	Mohammed Mujumder	10.2	1,420	0	4
	Submit photo	Mirza Rashid	5.1	719	0	3
		William Moore	4.1	575	0	2
	Submit photo	Eliu Lara	1.0	133	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.	0.5	70	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,984
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Lamont Paul advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 18.

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. Ruben Diaz Sr. (D) defeated Michael Beltzer (Liberal), Eduardo Ramirez (Conservative), William Moore (Reform), and Carl Lundgren (Green) in the general election for the District 18 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 18 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ruben Diaz Sr.	78.92%	12,473
	Liberal	Michael Beltzer	8.18%	1,292
	Conservative	Eduardo Ramirez	5.33%	843
	Reform	William Moore	4.33%	685
	Green	Carl Lundgren	2.95%	466
		Write-in votes	0.28%	45
Total Votes				15,804
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "General Election - November 7, 2017," accessed January 2, 2018

Ruben Diaz Sr. defeated Amanda Farias, Elvin Garcia, Michael Beltzer, and William Moore in the Democratic primary for the District 18 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 18 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ruben Diaz Sr.	42.12%	4,017
Amanda Farias	20.88%	1,991
Elvin Garcia	14.65%	1,397
Michael Beltzer	13.44%	1,282
William Moore	8.83%	842
Write-in votes	0.08%	8
Total Votes		9,537
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2021

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2017

Beltzer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	SOCIAL REFORM For a Better Future Despite many of our best efforts, there will always be those less fortunate than others. That doesn’t mean that they should go hungry or have to work three jobs just to keep the lights on. Employers shouldn’t be able to get away with paying the same wages they paid twenty five years ago today without accounting for inflation. It’s a long road, but as a community we can push for a place where noone has to live in poverty and we can see better quality of life for all. PUBLIC SAFETY The Stakes are High The Bronx is our home. It’s where we raise our kids, host our events and do our work. It’s a place where you should be secure in just how safe it is when you end the day. But crime is an unfortunate reality we have to face, and one we should want out of our streets. There’s a tomorrow where you can walk fearlessly after dark through your neighborhood, but it’s one we all need to strive for together. As a community, we need to band together and push reforms and systems to create a secure environment, and make the Bronx the kind of home we want to live in. EDUCATION Key Policy As we near the year 2020, you have to ask yourself how there can still be schools with outdated textbooks and broken supplies? Why are we still cramming thirty or more students in understaffed classrooms? Educating our children isn’t just some sort of tax-paid day care, it’s creating a better future for the Bronx with each high school graduate. There shouldn’t be a single graduate who doesn’t have a shot at an ivy league school by the time they’re done.	”
—Michael Beltzer's campaign website, (2017)

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