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Raul Rodriguez (New York)
Raul Rodriguez was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 79 of the New York State Assembly.
Campaign themes
2014
Rodriguez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "Working with educators to provide resources to best prepare our children for higher education."
Job Creation
- Excerpt: "Revitalizing small business programs and strengthening tourism infrastructures to take advantage of underutilized resources like The Hub Melrose, Morrisania, Tremont, Crotona Park, Bronx Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Pelham Bay Park."
Increasing Access to Affordable Housing
- Excerpt: "Providing incentives for developers for building new affordable housing units."
Advocacy for Senior Citizens
- Excerpt: "Securing additional resources to keep senior centers."
Expanding Access to Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Supporting President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, helping residents to negotiate the new system while fighting any cuts to Medicare and Medicaid."
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. Michael Blake defeated George Alvarez, Marsha Michael, Raul Rodriguez, Frederick Ricks and Lanita Jones in the Democratic primary, while Selsia Evans was unopposed in the Republican primary. Michael ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Evans ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Blake defeated Michael (WF) and Evans in the general election.[2][3][4]
Recent news
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See also
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Assembly District 79
- New York State Assembly elections, 2014
- New York State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Raul Rodriguez 2014, "Political Platform," accessed August 21, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ 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