NYC Council Candidate Videos

To qualify for our ballot candidates must either be previously endorsed incumbents seeking reelection or have submitted SDNYC’s questionnaire. To view questionnaire responses, Click Here.

In addition, SDNYC has invited Council candidates seeking our endorsement to submit optional videos for our membership to review in advance of voting at our meeting on 4/21. See below for the videos that have been submitted thus far. This page will be updated as additional candidates submit videos.

SDNYC 2021 Special Election Endorsements

On Wednesday evening we held a virtual meeting where we heard from candidates requesting the club endorsement in the Special Elections to fill vacancies in City Council Districts 11, 15, 24, and 31. Below are our endorsement results:


CD 11
- Eric Dinowitz

CD 15 - Elisa Crespo

CD 24 - Jim Gennaro

CD 31 - No Endorsement

The election for District 24 (Queens) is on February 2, the election for District 31 (Queens) is on February 23, and the election for Districts 11 (Bronx) and 15 (Bronx) will be held March 23. Thank you to everyone who participated in the endorsement process and meeting.

SDNYC 2021 Special Election Questionnaires

The following candidates submitted questionnaires to be considered for SDNYC’s endorsement in the 2021 Special Elections:

  • Eric Dinowitz - District 11

  • Jessica Haller - District 11

  • Mino Lora - District 11

  • Carlton Berkley - District 11

  • Elisa Crespo - District 15

  • John Sanchez - District 15

  • Ischia Bravo - District 15

  • Troy Blackwell - District 15

  • Kenny Agosto - District 15

  • Latchmi Gopal - District 15

  • Moumita Ahmed - District 24

  • Neeta Jain - District 24

  • James F Gennaro - District 24

  • Shawn Rux - District 31

Click here to view the responses to our questionnaire.