New York City mayoral election, 2005

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The New York City mayoral election of 2005 will occur on Tuesday November 8, 2005, with incumbent Republican mayor Michael Bloomberg expected to face a Democratic opponent as well as many third party candidates. Current Democratic challengers include City Council speaker Gifford Miller, former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer, current Manhattan borough president C. Virginia Fields, and Congressman Anthony D. Weiner.

Bloomberg's 2001 opponent Mark Green has stated that he will stay out of the 2005 race. On April 17, 2005, former Nebraska Senator and president of New School University Bob Kerrey briefly considered a mayoral run against Mayor Michael Bloomberg. However, by April 20, Kerrey decided not to challenge Mayor Bloomberg. The first television ads were launched in English and Spanish by the Bloomberg campaign on May 18th. On May 28th, the Independence Party endorsed Michael Bloomberg for re-election.

Current issues include education, taxes, crime, public housing, homeland security funding, the city budget and New York's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games; New York City is one of the finalists to serve as host city. On June 6th, the planned West Side Stadium was defeated by the Public Authorities Control Board when Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno refused to vote for it. Since then, the New Mets Stadium has been supported by Mayor Bloomberg as the centerpiece to the bid.

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Scheduled events

Potential candidates for mayor

Democratic Party

  • Jose Adames - an education paraprofessional and a television producer, Adames has been a Republican district leader, president of the precinct community council, and a translator for the Board of Elections. He has run the New York State Senate, Congress, the New York City Council and for president of the Dominican Republic.[1] (http://www.gothamgazette.com/campaign2005/52)
  • Christopher X. Brodeur - former 2001 Green Party mayoral candidate born in Marlborough, Massachusetts and is a vegetarian. Brodeur's platform involves fiscal responsibility, tax cuts, education reform, free subways, public bathrooms and mandatory organ donations. [2] (http://mayorbrodeur.org/inno.html)
  • Fernando Ferrer - a former political activist, former City Council member (1982-87), former Bronx borough president (1987-2001) and 2001 primary candidate narrowly defeated by Mark Green. Ferrer is the current Democratic front-runner and was endorsed by New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer, Carl McCall, Geraldine Ferraro, the Transport Workers Union and current Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrión, Jr.. Ferrer has also been endorsed by Representatives Joseph Crowley, Gregory W. Meeks, Major Owens, Ed Towns and Nydia Velázquez. Ferrer has proposed instituting a stock transfer tax for Wall Street to help pay for education which ended in 1981.
  • C. Virginia Fields - a former social worker and current Manhattan borough president (1997-present) who was endorsed by Congressman Charles B. Rangel and City Councilman Charles Barron, who dropped out of the mayoral race on February 13, 2005.
  • Gifford Miller - the current City Council member (1993-present) and current City Council Speaker (2002-present) endorsed by several Democratic politicians including Representative Carolyn Maloney, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz, former City Council speaker Peter Vallone, Sr., the Kings County Democratic Committee and the Queens Democratic Party on May 23, 2005. [3] (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/24/nyregion/metrocampaigns/24mayor.html) Miller has proposed income tax surcharges on the wealthiest New Yorkers to help pay for education.
  • Anthony D. Weiner - a former aide to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, former City Council member (1991-1999) and current congressman representing New York's 9th Congressional District. On June 9, 2005, Weiner was endorsed by the Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, a LGBT political club. Weiner has written a book of proposals available at [4] (http://www.weinersolutions.com/)

Republican Party

  • Michael Bloomberg - incumbent New York City mayor elected in 2001.
  • Tom Ognibene - former Queens City Councilman (1992-2002) and minority leader who supports tax cuts, education reform and opposes Mayor Bloomberg's smoking ban. Ognibene was endorsed by the leaders of the Queens County Republican Committee on February 10, 2005 and is expected to win the endorsement of the Conservative Party [5] (http://www.nysun.com/article/11342).
  • Steve Shaw - 30-year old former investment banker who supports tax reform, reducing city debt, relaxing the city smoking ban and tax cuts. He also supports the death penalty, gay marriage and background checks for gun owners. Shaw opposes the city's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the West Side Stadium and abortion except in cases rape, incest or when the mother's life is in jeopardy.

Green Party

  • Theo Chino - Green Party candidate who opposes the West Side Stadium and seeks to expand teacher training, lowering tuition to City University of New York and reforming homeless shelters.

Libertarian Party

  • Audrey Silk - former police officer, community activist and founder of NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, nominated by the party on April 16, 2005. [6] (http://www.eisinc.com/release/storiesh/MLIBRT.024.html)

Socialist Workers Party

Education Party

  • Seth Blum - a math teacher from the Manhattan International High School and candidate for mayor for the Education Party, created in 2004. [8] (http://www.educationparty.org/)

Other candidates

Opinion polling

ORIGINAL


Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=552) November 10, 2004 Fernando Ferrer 45% Michael Bloomberg 40%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=552) November 10, 2004 C. Virginia Fields 42% Michael Bloomberg 38%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=552) November 10, 2004 Gifford Miller 42% Michael Bloomberg 36%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=552) November 10, 2004 Anthony Weiner 40% Michael Bloomberg 35%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=552) November 10, 2004 Charles Barron 42% Michael Bloomberg 32%
Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=640) January 19, 2005 Fernando Ferrer 43% Michael Bloomberg 43%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=640) January 19, 2005 C. Virginia Fields 39% Michael Bloomberg 44%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=640) January 19, 2005 Gifford Miller 38% Michael Bloomberg 43%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=640) January 19, 2005 Anthony Weiner 36% Michael Bloomberg 43%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=640) January 19, 2005 Charles Barron 31% Michael Bloomberg 46%
Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=657) March 2, 2005 Fernando Ferrer 47% Michael Bloomberg 39%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=657) March 2, 2005 C. Virginia Fields 38% Michael Bloomberg 41%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=657) March 2, 2005 Gifford Miller 38% Michael Bloomberg 40%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=657) March 2, 2005 Anthony Weiner 36% Michael Bloomberg 41%
Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=666) March 30, 2005 Fernando Ferrer 46% Michael Bloomberg 40%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=666) March 30, 2005 C. Virginia Fields 42% Michael Bloomberg 41%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=666) March 30, 2005 Gifford Miller 40% Michael Bloomberg 40%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=666) March 30, 2005 Anthony Weiner 35% Michael Bloomberg 43%
Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/AM050427.htm) April 27, 2005 Fernando Ferrer 38% Michael Bloomberg 51%
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/AM050427.htm) April 27, 2005 C. Virginia Fields 41% Michael Bloomberg 47%
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/AM050427.htm) April 27, 2005 Gifford Miller 36% Michael Bloomberg 50%
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/AM050427.htm) April 27, 2005 Anthony Weiner 36% Michael Bloomberg 48%
Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=681) May 11, 2005 Fernando Ferrer 38% Michael Bloomberg 47%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=681) May 11, 2005 C. Virginia Fields 38% Michael Bloomberg 43%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=681) May 11, 2005 Gifford Miller 35% Michael Bloomberg 42%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=681) May 11, 2005 Anthony Weiner 32% Michael Bloomberg 44%
Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/MY050610.htm) June 10, 2005 Fernando Ferrer 46% Michael Bloomberg 45%
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/MY050610.htm) June 10, 2005 C. Virginia Fields 43% Michael Bloomberg 45%
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/MY050610.htm) June 10, 2005 Gifford Miller 41% Michael Bloomberg 46%
Marist College Poll (http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nycpolls/MY050610.htm) June 10, 2005 Anthony Weiner 36% Michael Bloomberg 49%
Poll Source Date Democratic % Republican %
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=744) June 22, 2005 Fernando Ferrer 37% Michael Bloomberg 50%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=744) June 22, 2005 C. Virginia Fields 34% Michael Bloomberg 49%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=744) June 22, 2005 Gifford Miller 33% Michael Bloomberg 49%
Quinnipiac University Poll (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11370.xml?ReleaseID=744) June 22, 2005 Anthony Weiner 30% Michael Bloomberg 51%

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