Meet the people who are seeking to represent you in City Hall and make the decisions that will affect your tax bill and the services you receive.
Candidates for the six City Council seats to be voted on Nov. 8 will participate in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle on Monday, October 17, 6:45 p.m in the City Council Chambers at New Rochelle City Hall, 515 North Avenue.
The public is invited to present written questions, which will be sorted and read by a League moderator from another community. The forums will be recorded for replay on Government Access Channels Cablevision 75 and Verizon 28 in the days before the election.
A second forum on Monday, October 24, include the candidates for mayor, followed by the candidates for the three County Legislative Districts representing New Rochelle. It will also start at 6:45 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
For further information, contact Voter Service Chairs Joan Alexander, 914-715-3916 or Haina Just-Michael, 917-572-6654.
The incumbent from District 2, who has no opponent, is invited to make a statement but will not participate in the question and answer session. Candidates for City council are
District 1: Challenger Roberto Lopez (D) and incumbent Louis J Trangucci (R)
District 2: Incumbent Albert A. Tarantino, unopposed
District 3: Incumbent Jared Rice (D) and challenger John J. Earvin Jr. (R)
District 4: Ivar Hyden (D) and Kevin Barrett (R)
District 5: Incumbent Barry Fertel (D) and challenger Ilyse L. Spertus (R)
District 6: Shari D. Rackman (D) and Stephen J. Mayo (R)
Will this be a fair forum?
Since we do not know how the questions will be selected there is much speculation that questions which do not favor the candidate choices of the League’s organizers will not be selected. I hope the press will be there for any comments after the forum. Otherwise, I urge all residents whose questions are ignored to post their comments on this blog. Questions may be collected before the forum begins so make sure you arrive early if you want to put questions in the boxes for candidates.