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Oz Sultan
Oz Sultan (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the New York State Senate to represent District 30. He lost in the special general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Oz Sultan was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1996 and a master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999. Sultan's career experience includes working as a corporate strategist and blockchain consultant.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: New York state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for New York State Senate District 30
Cordell Cleare defeated Oz Sultan and Shana Harmongoff in the special general election for New York State Senate District 30 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cordell Cleare (D) | 88.6 | 43,148 |
 | Oz Sultan (R) | 5.9 | 2,896 | |
 | Shana Harmongoff (Hope 4 NY)  | 5.3 | 2,560 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 98 | ||
| Total votes: 48,702 | |||
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2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 30
Incumbent Brian Benjamin defeated Oz Sultan in the general election for New York State Senate District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Benjamin (D) | 93.0 | 115,397 |
| Oz Sultan (R) | 6.8 | 8,477 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 148 | ||
| Total votes: 124,022 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Benjamin advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 30.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Oz Sultan advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 30.
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Oz Sultan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Oz Sultan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sultan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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That was a catalyst for me. I've been involved in Harlem for years and have seen how much we've lost with the passing of leaders like Brother Akil Rose and Sister Rubye Wright.
My background is 20 years in Corporate America and Startups, with a decade working with Non-Profits and Interfaith groups.
Post COVID, we are going to need the leader that has shown they are willing to first respond, as well as able to get work done in Albany. We will have bi-partisanship and cooperation.
Also, By rule, we can focus on our constituents and meet in a town hall fashion, to build from this and continue to solve issues.- Solving Joblessness, Creating Job Opportunities and engaging HBCU opportunities
- Developing Community Banking, sensible Blockchain legislation and Protecting citizen data
- Police Reform and Community Engagement to focus on helping youth, not incarcerating them
- Creating Job Opportunity - Providing Training and Education Access
- Sensible Police Reform - protecting our community, our people and our streets
- Blockchain legislation - Repealing the Bitlicense, opening the state to new business
- Data Privacy and Security - Oz endorses the www.ownyourdata.foundation platform - working to secure your data and rights
- HUB zones and Opportunity zones - Creating new entrepreneurship opportunities for New Yorkers
- Criminal Justice Reform - Fair trials, fair sentencing and fixing Prison recidivism
- Fair access to Hemp and Legal Cannabis Jobs - With Billions in Medical Marijuana revenue pouring into NY, we need fair access jobs and training
- Data driven Legislation - Working to provide resources to our poorest communities
- DLT policy - leveraging Blockchain to ensure fair property ownership, food assistance, taxation and services - with the ability for us to audit it
- Domestic Violence and Mental Health services - Increasing access and working on non-incarceration options to solve problems
- Post-COVID solutions - Working with State, Federal and HUD resources to empwer and rebuild businesses and local communities
Brother Akil Rose - who worked tirelessly on HEN (The Harlem Emergency Network) and helping folks across Harlem.
- Pizzamaker - Sbarro's Pizza - age 15
For example - consider the complexities of Housing law and the fact that most of our constituents are confused by it.
We've already started working on reviewing existing Food Support, Housing and Economic incentive legislation. The goal is to improve legislation and fix problems for all New Yorkers.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 22, 2020
