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Democratic Party

Education

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The Groton School

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Boston University

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New York University

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Pia Raymond was a Democratic candidate for District 40 representative on the New York City Council in New York. She was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017.

Biography

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Raymond earned a B.A. in psychology from Boston University and a master's degree in social work from New York University.[1][2]

At the time of her 2017 run for city council, Raymond was the founder and director of the family workshop and event nonprofit Creating Legacies. Her experience also includes work as the owner of the printing business Legacy Awards, a program manager for the New York City Mission Society, and a social worker for the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services and service as the chair of the Community Board 9 Economic Development Committee and the vice president of the Lefferts Manor Association and the Nostrand Avenue Merchants Association.[2][3]

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New York, New York (2017)

Incumbent Mathieu Eugene defeated Brian-Christopher Cunningham, Pia Raymond, and Jennifer Berkley in the Democratic primary for the District 40 seat on the New York City Council.[4]

New York City Council, District 40 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mathieu Eugene Incumbent 40.81% 5,560
Brian-Christopher Cunningham 30.12% 4,103
Pia Raymond 22.49% 3,064
Jennifer Berkley 6.44% 877
Write-in votes 0.15% 20
Total Votes 13,624
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Raymond's campaign website listed the following priorities:

“

Equal Rights for Women; Human Rights for All

  • Equal pay for equal work and income and work support programs to increase economic security for women
  • Increased gender balance on corporate boards, non-profit boards, and executive and judicial branches of government
  • Full access to comprehensive health care, including reproductive health care and women’s cancer prevention, screening, and treatment

Affordable Housing

  • Preserve rent controlled and stabilized apartments
  • Advocacy for housing that is affordable in relationship to income levels reflective of the entire community.
  • Foreclosure prevention programming

Quality Education

  • Funding of community schools
  • Investment in early childhood education
  • Advocate for Out of School Time (OST) programming in the areas of STEM and creative arts.

Immigration

  • Advocate for the DREAM Act
  • Expand the NYC ID Program
  • Increase funding for immigrant social service programs
  • Prevent unfair treatment of West Indian Day Carnival participants who are unfairly targeted by law enforcement

Public Safety

  • Advocate for police and community relations
  • Advocate for accountability and transparency of police
  • Implement school programming to build a bridge between youth and NYPD

Seniors

  • Support senior housing
  • Support programs such as EPIC, HEAP and free transportation
  • Expand senior center programming
  • Support for affordable access to prescription drugs

Domestic Violence

  • Introduce legislation to reduce gun violence against women.
  • Funding for community based organizations providing support to survivors
  • Addressing domestic abuse and sexual assault., with measures to include age-appropriate anti-violence education

Economic Development​

  • Job creation and training through workforce development
  • Continued implementation of Shop Local initiatives
  • Support for MWBE certification
  • Support of small businesses and resource programming

Supporting Families, Creating Legacies

  • Support the borough’s cultural institutions
  • Expand programming to enhance family and community relationships
  • Increase access to NYC resources[5]
 ”
—Pia Raymond's campaign website, (2017)[6]

Endorsements

2017

Raymond received endorsements from the following in 2017:

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See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New York City Campaign Finance Board, "Pia Raymond," accessed September 7, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Pia Raymond," accessed September 7, 2017
  3. ↑ Pia Raymond, "Meet Pia Raymond," accessed September 7, 2017
  4. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pia Raymond, "Platform," accessed September 7, 2017
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