Sunday, November 24, 2013

Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio
2013 election for Mayor
On January 27, 2013, de Blasio announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York City in the fall election. [37]

The Democratic primary consists of 9 candidates including big names such as Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner and, former New York City Comptroller and nominee for Mayor in 2009 Bill Thompson.[38][39] Early polls following the entrance of Weiner into the race in April showed De Blasio in fourth or fifth place.[40]
De Blasio with his wife, Chirlane (left) and children, Chiara and Dante

Despite this poor starting position, de Blasio was able to gain the endorsements of many major Democratic clubs such as the Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan as well as New York City's largest trade union, SEIU Local 1199. Celebrities such as Alec Baldwin and Sarah Jessica Parker have also given endorsements.[41][42] Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and U.S. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke have also thrown in their endorsements.[43]

De Blasio gained media attention during the campaign when he and a dozen others, including City Councilman Stephen Levin, were arrested for protesting the closing of Long Island College Hospital.[44] Fellow Democratic mayoral hopefuls Anthony Weiner and City Comptroller John Liu were also at the protest but stayed in the background to avoid arrest. De Blasio and Levin were released a few hours later with a disorderly conduct summons.[45]
Over time, de Blasio began to move up in the polls and a mid-August poll showed him taking the Democratic lead for the first time.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Mary Kay Henry is the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

Note: Anna Burger was the secretary-treasurer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and a director at the Economic Policy Institute.
Andrew L. Stern was the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and his son is James S. Crown.
James S. Crown is Lester Crown’s son, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, married to Paula Hannaway Crown, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Paula Hannaway Crown is married to James S. Crown, a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Sarah Jessica Parker is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Yo-Yo Ma is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and an artist in residence at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Damian Woetzel is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and the arts program director for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Robert K. Steel is the chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the deputy mayor for New York (NY).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute, the Aspen Institute (think tank), the People for the American Way, the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Alec Baldwin is a director at the People for the American Way.
Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, and is the New York (NY) mayor.
Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. was the corporation counsel for New York (NY), and is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
Raben Group is the lobby firm for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the People for the American Way, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Judith Scott is a general counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a director at the Alliance for Justice, and a director at the American Constitution Society.
Robert Raben is a director at the Alliance for Justice, the president of the Raben Group, and was a director at the American Constitution Society.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Alliance for Justice, the American Constitution Society, the Center for American Progress, and the Economic Policy Institute.
George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American Progress, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Economic Policy Institute.
Melody C. Barnes was an EVP for the Center for American Progress, a principal for the Raben Group, is the vice provost for New York University, and  Barack Obama’s golf partner.
John Brademas is the president emeritus & life trustee for New York University, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Andrew L. Stern was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Anna Burger was a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and the secretary-treasurer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Mary Kay Henry is a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

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