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Paul Rodriguez (New York)
Paul Rodriguez (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 38. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Paul Rodriguez was born in New York, New York. He graduated from Crestwood High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in 1992. Rodriguez’s career experience includes working in nonprofit development.[1][2]
Rodriguez has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- Republican National Hispanic Assembly
- Brooklyn (Kings County) Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Children's Aid
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 38
Incumbent Alexa Aviles defeated Paul Rodriguez in the general election for New York City Council District 38 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alexa Aviles (D / Working Families Party)  | 66.3 | 5,911 |
 | Paul Rodriguez (R / Conservative Party) | 33.0 | 2,939 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 69 | ||
| Total votes: 8,919 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alexa Aviles in round 1 .
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Paul Rodriguez in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Paul Rodriguez in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 38
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alexa Aviles in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rodriguez in this election.
2022
See also: New York Comptroller election, 2022
General election
General election for New York Comptroller
Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli defeated Paul Rodriguez in the general election for New York Comptroller on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas P. DiNapoli (D / Working Families Party) | 57.3 | 3,305,112 |
| Paul Rodriguez (R / Conservative Party) | 42.7 | 2,463,404 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2,880 | ||
| Total votes: 5,771,396 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Schmidt (L)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli advanced from the Democratic primary for New York Comptroller.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Quanda Francis (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Paul Rodriguez advanced from the Republican primary for New York Comptroller.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Paul Rodriguez advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York Comptroller.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York Comptroller.
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Comptroller
Brad Lander defeated Daby Carreras, Paul Rodriguez, and John Tabacco in the general election for New York City Comptroller on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Lander (D) | 69.6 | 752,710 |
 | Daby Carreras (R / Save Our City Party) | 23.1 | 249,460 | |
| Paul Rodriguez (Conservative Party) | 5.5 | 59,251 | |
| John Tabacco (L / Independent Party) | 1.7 | 18,802 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,935 | ||
| Total votes: 1,082,158 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Comptroller
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Brad Lander in round 10 . 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: 868,087 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris McNickle (D)
- Helen Rosenthal (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Daby Carreras advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Comptroller.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Tabacco (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Paul Rodriguez advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Comptroller.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rodriguez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Paul was born in Queens, New York to working-class Puerto Rican parents but was raised by a single mother all of his life. He relocated as an infant to Santurce, Puerto Rico, where he lived for 10 years and learned Spanish as his first language. He also lived in Roswell, Georgia, for 12 years, graduating from high school and college there.
Paul earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Certificate in Global Policy Studies at The University of Georgia. He also completed a Fellowship in Economics at Stanford University. Paul lives in Brooklyn with his Mexican wife of more than 18 years and their two daughters. His oldest daughter, from a prior marriage, lives in Puerto Rico with her husband.- Make neighborhoods safe again
- Expand educational choice and opportunities
- Improve Quality of Life
2. Empower parents over bureaucrats. Create more school choice and educational opportunity.
3. Real solutions for the homeless that are effective and compassionate.
4. Protect our neighborhoods from destructive up-zoning and over-development.
5. Real relief for small businesses. Cut taxes, red tape and excessive fines.
Kings County Republican Committee
Kings County Conservative Party
Republican National Hispanic Assembly
PLACE NYC - Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education
Asian Wave Alliance
Individuals:
New York State Assembly Member Lester Chang
New York State Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny
Former New York State Senator Martin Golden
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2022
Paul Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rodriguez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Real Government Accountability - I will stand up against corruption, pay-to-play politics, and the wasteful spending that increases the annual budget leading to fewer services received by New York residents. I will fulfill my oath of office and use my authority to hold public officials accountable regardless of the political party.
- Exposing Major Corruption & Waste - I will implement a bold approach to investigating fraud, waste, and abuse. To save New York from fiscal ruin, I will use the auditing power of the state comptroller's office to root out incompetence and corruption, regardless of the political party, and I will work diligently to ensure New York residents are not overtaxed.
- Professionalizing Pension Management - The comptroller has a fiduciary duty to allocate state pension assets ethically and prudently to maximize investment returns for pension holders. I believe that political ideology should not influence pension plan management. It is irresponsible to use pension assets as a political tool to fund pet projects or promote social agendas.
New York State is potentially on the hook for more than $200 billion in unfunded pension and other retiree benefits. The state government has largely overlooked this risk and seems inclined to defer the problem indefinitely. As State Comptroller, I will provide greater transparency about our state's financial obligations and work diligently to address any expected shortfall.
Increased Budgetary Oversight
I believe that the Comptroller should take a proactive role in the state budget process to ensure good stewardship of the taxpayers' hard-earned money. As State Comptroller, I will provide increased oversight at every stage of the process. I will also seek to expose harmful policies and wasteful spending before any budget is passed. The Comptroller must be proactive in overseeing the annual budgetary process that is often delayed and increasingly leads to out-of-control spending.
Investing in New York
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2021
Paul Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rodriguez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Mr. Rodriguez attended The University of Georgia, earning a BA in Economics and a Certificate in Global Policy Studies. He also completed a Summer Fellowship in Economics at Stanford University. Mr. Rodriguez was a Naval ROTC Midshipman at Northwestern University for two years, where he studied political science and international relations.
Mr. Rodriguez was born in Queens, New York to Puerto Rican parents. He was raised by a single mother, and lived several years in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and then in Atlanta, Georgia. A cancer survivor, he currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife of 16 years and two of his three daughters.- Protecting city pensions from insolvency
- Governmental reform, efficiency and transparency
- Advancing and expanding citywide commerce and jobs
Feckless bureaucrats and many of the city’s elected leaders have simply larded on more spending, more taxes, more fees — “whatever it takes” — to maintain a governmental structure and operation that has not been critically examined or seriously overhauled in anyone’s living memory.
A government that purports to serve the people has morphed into a government that assumes the people serve it. I aim to put an end to that in my first term.
In my view and experience, New York City offers opportunity for all, so long as they are willing to work hard, play by the rules, and respect their neighbors. I want everyone in this city to fulfill the ultimate limit of their personal potential, and will do anything I can to ensure that they do. I’ll help do that by keeping government off your back, and limiting the costs and time required to maintain our city government. We will do this by:
- Overhauling City Agency Management
- Ensuring Integrity of New York City Public Pensions
- Adopting Performance-Based Budgeting
- Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in City Budgets
- Adopting Zero Base Budgeting
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See also
2023 Elections
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