New York
Liz Krueger
State Senate, New York State Senate District 28
From Ballotpedia: "Liz Krueger (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 28. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Krueger (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 28. She is on the ballot in the Working Families Party primary on August 23, 2022. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 23, 2022."
Long time incumbent Liz Krueger will run unopposed in both the Democratic and Working Party primaries on August 23rd. She will however face a Republican opponent in the General Election on November 8th. Liz usually wins this District handily, but the recent redistricting may have an impact. Progressives should plan to support Liz going into the General Election. Progressives in her District should plan to get out the vote and to vote for her in the primary, but more importantly, in the General Election on November 8th.
Robert Jackson
State Senate, New York State Senate District 31
From Ballotpedia: "Robert Jackson (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Jackson (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 31. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022. He is on the ballot in the Working Families Party primary on August 23, 2022."
Robert is on both the Democratic and Working Family Party primary ballots. He is unopposed as the candidate for the Working Party, but will face three challengers in the Democratic Primary. Progressives should be supporting Robert NOW so that the can build his base in order to win the Democratic Primary. If he loses the Democratic Primary, he will still be on the General Election Ballot as the Working Families canidaate. If he wins the Democratic Primary, he will be both the Democratic and Working Families candidate, and will be opposed by a candidate running as both a Republican and Conservative Party candidate on the November 8th ballot. Progressives in his District should be getting out the vote for him, and voting for him in the primary and in the General Election.
Brad Hoylman
State Senate, New York State Senate District 47
From Ballotpedia: "Brad Hoylman (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 1, 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Hoylman (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 47. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022."
Brad will face a Democratic challenger in the primary on August 23rd. If he wins the primary, he will be unopposed and will be elected on November 8th. It is important for Progressives to support Brad NOW to insure he can build his base to win the primary. Progressives in his District should plan to get out the vote for him primary and vote for him in the primary and General Election.
Rachel May
State Senate, New York State Senate District 48
From Ballotpedia: "Rachel May (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 53. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2023.
May (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 48. She is on the ballot in the Working Families Party primary on August 23, 2022. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022."
Rachel is running unopposed in both the Democratic and Working Family primaries. She will however face either one Republican and one Conservative Party candidate or one candidate on the ballot lines for the Republican and Conservative Parties. Progressives should be supporting Rachel going into the General Election. Progressives in Rachel's District should plan to get out the vote and to vote for Rachel in the General Election.
John Mannion
State Senate, New York State Senate District 50
From Ballotpedia: "John Mannion (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 50. He assumed office on December 16, 2020. His current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Mannion (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 50. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022. He is on the ballot in the Working Families Party primary on August 23, 2022."
John is unopposed in the August 23rd primaries but will be opposed in the General Election by a candidate running on the Conservative and Republican ballot lines. Progressives should be supporting John going into the General Election to insure his base is strong enough to win on November 8th. Progressives in John's District should be getting out the vote for and voting for John, most importantly in the General Election.
Samra Brouk
State Senate, New York State Senate District 55
From Ballotpedia: "Samra Brouk (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 55. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Brouk (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 55. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022. She is on the ballot in the Working Families Party primary on August 23, 2022."
Samra runs unopposed in the Democratic and Working Family Party primaries to be held on August 23rd. In the November 8th General Election, her name will appear on both the Democratic and Working Family Party candidate lines on the ballot. She will be opposed in the General Election on November 8th by a candidate who will be on both the Republican and Conservative candidate lines on the ballot. It is uncertain what impact if any the recent redistricting will have on the electability rating of the District, although this District seems to be a toss up based on recent election results. Progressives should plan to support Samra to insure that she has a sufficient base of support to be re-elected to a state senate seat.
Kristen Gonzalez
State Senate, New York State Senate District 59
From Ballotpedia: "Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic Party) is running for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 59. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022."
UPDATE: Kirsten faced 4 other Democratic candidates, and won in the Democratic primary on August 23rd. Great job Progressives! Kirsten will face an Independent candidate in the General Election on November 8th. Progressives should be supporting Kristen so that she can continue to build her base and win the General Election on November 8th. Progressives in Kirsten's District should plan to get out the vote and to vote for Kirsten in the General Election.
Charles Lavine
State House, New York State House District 13
From Ballotpedia: "Charles Lavine (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 13. He assumed office in 2005. His current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Lavine (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 13. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022."
Chuck is unopposed in both the Working Family and Democratic primaries. Chuck will however be opposed by a challenger running on both the Conservative and Republican lines of the ballot. Progressives should be supporting Chuck into the General Election so that he can continue to build his base of support and win on November 8th. Progressives in Chuck's District should be getting out the vote and voting for Chuck in the General Election.
Zohran Mamdani
State House, New York State House District 36
From Ballotpedia: "Zohran Kwame Mamdani (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 36. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Mamdani (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 36. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022."
Zohran is in a fortuitous situation in that he is running unopposed for his House seat in the November election. It is good to see so many New York Progressive candidates who are winning their elections unopposed.
Catalina Cruz
State House, New York State House District 39
From Ballotpedia: "Catalina Cruz (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 39. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2023.
Cruz (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 39. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022."
In a win for Progressives, Catalina Cruz is running unopposed in the Working Family Party primary, and will be unopposed in the General Election on November 8th. Progressives in her District should get out the vote for her and plan to vote for her.