Stacey Prussman

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Stacey Prussman

Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Albany, 1992

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

Profession

Comedian

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Stacey Prussman (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Mayor of New York. She lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Prussman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

2021 battleground election

See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2021)

Eric Adams (D), Curtis Sliwa (R), and eight other candidates ran in the general election for mayor of New York City on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) did not run for re-election due to term limits.

The primary election on June 22, 2021, featured the first use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) for a mayoral primary in the city's history. Click here to read more about how ranked-choice voting works.

The top issues in the Democratic primary were crime, policing, affordable housing, jobs, and healthcare. Click here to learn more about the Democratic primary.

De Blasio was first elected in 2013 and won re-election in 2017 with 66% of the vote. Including de Blasio, four of the previous six mayors were Democrats.

Elections

2021

See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for Mayor of New York

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of New York on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Adams (D)	67.0	753,801
		Curtis Sliwa (R / Independent Party)	27.8	312,385
		Catherine Rojas (Party for Socialism and Liberation)	2.5	27,982
		William Pepitone (Conservative Party)	1.1	12,575
		Quanda Francis (Empowerment Party)	0.3	3,792
		Stacey Prussman (L)	0.3	3,189
		Raja Flores (Humanity United Party)	0.2	2,387
		Fernando Mateo (Save Our City Party)	0.2	1,870
		Skiboky Stora (Out Lawbreaker Party)	0.0	264
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	7,013

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,125,258
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vitaly Filipchenko (Independent)
• Deborah Axt (Working Families Party)
• Christopher Krietchman (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York

Select round: Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Eric Adams in round 8 . 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
		Eric Adams	50.4	404,513	49,856	Advanced (8)
		Kathryn Garcia	49.6	397,316	130,384	8
		Maya Wiley	0.0	0	-254,728	8
		Andrew Yang	0.0	0	0	7
		Raymond McGuire	0.0	0	0	6
		Dianne Morales	0.0	0	0	6
		Scott Stringer	0.0	0	0	6
		Shaun Donovan	0.0	0	0	5
		Art Chang	0.0	0	0	4
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.0	0	0	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.0	0	0	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.0	0	0	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Adams	40.5	354,657	37,565	Advanced (8)
		Kathryn Garcia	30.5	266,932	43,298	8
		Maya Wiley	29.1	254,728	15,554	8
		Andrew Yang	0.0	0	-135,686	7
		Raymond McGuire	0.0	0	0	6
		Dianne Morales	0.0	0	0	6
		Scott Stringer	0.0	0	0	6
		Shaun Donovan	0.0	0	0	5
		Art Chang	0.0	0	0	4
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.0	0	0	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.0	0	0	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.0	0	0	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Adams	34.6	317,092	21,294	Advanced (8)
		Maya Wiley	26.1	239,174	30,066	8
		Kathryn Garcia	24.4	223,634	31,758	8
		Andrew Yang	14.8	135,686	14,089	7
		Scott Stringer	0.0	0	-56,723	6
		Dianne Morales	0.0	0	-30,933	6
		Raymond McGuire	0.0	0	-27,934	6
		Shaun Donovan	0.0	0	0	5
		Art Chang	0.0	0	0	4
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.0	0	0	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.0	0	0	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.0	0	0	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Adams	31.7	295,798	3,992	Advanced (8)
		Maya Wiley	22.4	209,108	3,095	8
		Kathryn Garcia	20.5	191,876	5,145	8
		Andrew Yang	13.0	121,597	3,589	7
		Scott Stringer	6.1	56,723	3,124	6
		Dianne Morales	3.3	30,933	776	6
		Raymond McGuire	3.0	27,934	1,573	6
		Shaun Donovan	0.0	0	-24,042	5
		Art Chang	0.0	0	0	4
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.0	0	0	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.0	0	0	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.0	0	0	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Adams	31.2	291,806	1,751	Advanced (8)
		Maya Wiley	22.0	206,013	4,495	8
		Kathryn Garcia	19.9	186,731	2,062	8
		Andrew Yang	12.6	118,008	2,506	7
		Scott Stringer	5.7	53,599	1,648	6
		Dianne Morales	3.2	30,157	3,512	6
		Raymond McGuire	2.8	26,361	943	6
		Shaun Donovan	2.6	24,042	728	5
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.0	0	-7,819	4
		Art Chang	0.0	0	-7,093	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.0	0	-4,060	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.0	0	-2,780	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Adams	30.8	290,055	452	Advanced (8)
		Maya Wiley	21.4	201,518	325	8
		Kathryn Garcia	19.6	184,669	98	8
		Andrew Yang	12.3	115,502	201	7
		Scott Stringer	5.5	51,951	101	6
		Dianne Morales	2.8	26,645	111	6
		Raymond McGuire	2.7	25,418	146	6
		Shaun Donovan	2.5	23,314	125	5
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.8	7,819	61	4
		Art Chang	0.8	7,093	29	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.4	4,060	53	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.3	2,780	97	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.0	0	-2,254	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Adams	30.8	289,603	200	Advanced (8)
		Maya Wiley	21.4	201,193	66	8
		Kathryn Garcia	19.6	184,571	108	8
		Andrew Yang	12.2	115,301	171	7
		Scott Stringer	5.5	51,850	72	6
		Dianne Morales	2.8	26,534	39	6
		Raymond McGuire	2.7	25,272	30	6
		Shaun Donovan	2.5	23,189	22	5
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.8	7,758	16	4
		Art Chang	0.8	7,064	16	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.4	4,007	43	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.3	2,683	21	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.2	2,254	12	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Eric Adams	30.7	289,403	0	Advanced (8)
		Maya Wiley	21.4	201,127	0	8
		Kathryn Garcia	19.6	184,463	0	8
		Andrew Yang	12.2	115,130	0	7
		Scott Stringer	5.5	51,778	0	6
		Dianne Morales	2.8	26,495	0	6
		Raymond McGuire	2.7	25,242	0	6
		Shaun Donovan	2.5	23,167	0	5
		Aaron Foldenauer	0.8	7,742	0	4
		Art Chang	0.7	7,048	0	4
		Paperboy Prince	0.4	3,964	0	4
		Joycelyn Taylor	0.3	2,662	0	4
		Isaac Wright Jr.	0.2	2,242	0	3
		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.	0.2	1,568	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 942,031
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Loree Sutton (D)
• Carlos Menchaca (D)
• Barbara Kavovit (D)
• Edward Cullen (D)
• Max Rose (D)
• Zachary Iscol (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Mayor of New York

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Curtis Sliwa in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Curtis Sliwa	67.9	40,794	0	Advanced (1)
		Fernando Mateo	27.8	16,721	0	1
		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.	4.2	2,536	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,051
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sara Tirschwell (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. William Pepitone advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Mayor of New York.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Deborah Axt advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Mayor of New York.

Candidate profille

Stacey Prussman

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Stacey Prussman is a national touring headlining stand-up comic, a radio host, actress, and a public speaker. She decided to run for Mayor of New York City for the Libertarian Party, after witnessing the decline of the city she loves by irresponsible and corrupt elected leaders who have abandoned their constituents. Stacey wants to bring NYC back to its former glory by having residents & communities make their own choices, conduct business and do what’s in their best interests. Stacey has set priorities that will improve the quality of life for New Yorkers and give them a say in how their city government is run. Her platform revolves around police reform, animal rights, restoring the economy, enabling public education reform and transferring power from government to people. "

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Self Responsiobility

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Helping small businesses grow with tax breaks and radically reducing and reforming zoning.

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Restore Power Back to The People.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of New York in 2021.

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Stacey Prussman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Prussman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Stacey Prussman is a national touring headlining stand-up comic, a radio host, actress, and a public speaker.

She decided to run for Mayor of New York City for the Libertarian Party, after witnessing the decline of the city she loves by irresponsible and corrupt elected leaders who have abandoned their constituents. Stacey wants to bring NYC back to its former glory by having residents & communities make their own choices, conduct business and do what’s in their best interests. Stacey has set priorities that will improve the quality of life for New Yorkers and give them a say in how their city government is run. Her platform revolves around police reform, animal rights, restoring the economy, enabling public education reform and transferring power from government to people.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Self Responsiobility

• Helping small businesses grow with tax breaks and radically reducing and reforming zoning.
• Restore Power Back to The People.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As mayor of NYC, I will do the following:

Public Safety
Promote public safety by supporting police efforts to combat violent crime and protect potentially vulnerable communities by instituting comprehensive police reform.
Prussman Plan for Coronavirus Safety
Revive New York City’s culture by establishing science based coronavirus mitigation and reopening guidelines, instead of the haphazard regulations crushing our city.
Democratize Education
End the mayoral control of the Department of Education and allow local elections of education boards.
Save CUNY
Restore the CUNY budget through elimination of a tax loophole and democratizing its board of trustees, among other critical reforms.
Animal Rights
Successfully end the horse drawn carriage industry in Manhattan and establish NYC as a no-kill animal shelter zone.
Mental Health
People in need of mental health treatment need to get access to care without stigma, no matter their socioeconomic background. Coming out of the COVID crisis, this need has become even more urgent.
Homelessness
Simplify and update zoning laws which have kept us from developing housing for lower income people and families. Additionally, the ability to build inexpensive housing through technologies like 3D printing must be pursued so that we can end homelessness in New York City.
NYCHA

Expand the rent to own program to include all interested NYCHA residents. Homeownership is an important way to help people out of poverty

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Campaign website

Prussman's campaign website stated the following:

“	Stacey Prussman’s platform is based on giving power back to the people. As mayor of NYC, Stacey will do the following: Public Safety Promote public safety by supporting police efforts to combat violent crime and protect potentially vulnerable communities by instituting comprehensive police reform. Prussman Plan for Coronavirus Safety Revive New York City’s culture by establishing science based coronavirus mitigation and reopening guidelines, instead of the haphazard regulations crushing our city. Democratize Education End the mayoral control of the Department of Education and allow local elections of education boards. Save CUNY Restore the CUNY budget through elimination of a tax loophole and democratizing its board of trustees, among other critical reforms. Animal Rights Successfully end the horse drawn carriage industry in Manhattan and establish NYC as a no-kill animal shelter zone. Mental Health People in need of mental health treatment need to get access to care without stigma, no matter their socioeconomic background. Coming out of the COVID crisis, this need has become even more urgent. Homelessness Simplify and update zoning laws which have kept us from developing housing for lower income people and families. Additionally, the ability to build inexpensive housing through technologies like 3D printing must be pursued so that we can end homelessness in New York City. NYCHA Expand the rent to own program to include all interested NYCHA residents. Homeownership is an important way to help people pull themselves out of poverty. Reform and Reduce Red Light and Speeding Cameras Red light and speeding cameras serve as a tax on the poor, as we can see by the neighborhoods they are installed in, how difficult it is to fight them, and the dependence on them to patch budget holes. The number of these cameras must be reduced, and those that remain must be under a revised program following the reform guidelines of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Legalize Cannabis and Other Natural Therapeutic Substances New York City has an amazing opportunity to end wasteful enforcement of the victimless crime of cannabis possession and develop a crucially needed revenue stream by legalizing it. We should not be denying veterans and at-need patients the natural tools to manage their symptoms. Open Up Vaping The regulations on the vaping industry have pushed a booming potential revenue source out of our city while increasing the use of cigarettes. We must open this industry up in New York City. Decriminalize sex work Sex workers are forced to live with the dual dangers of pimps and arrest. We can end that by letting them come out from the underground legally.	”
—Prussman for NYC Mayor

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