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Blue Wave

NYSYD Is Proud to Endorse…

Posted October 17, 2018
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One major step to putting our state and nation on the right path is to work to elect the people making major decisions in our lives. Pound the pavement, knock doors, & GOTV!

We're proud to endorse the following individuals for the 2018 Election Cycle!

Congress

  • NY-3 – Tom Suozzi
  • NY-2 – Liuba Gretchen Shirley
  • NY-11 – Max Rose
  • NY-14 – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • NY-19 – Antonio Delgado
  • NY-21 – Tedra Cobb
  • NY-22 – Anthony Brindisi
  • NY-23 – Tracy Mitrano
  • NY-25 – Joe Morelle
  • NY-27 – Nathan McMurray

Statewide

  • Governor – Andrew Cuomo
  • Lieutenant Governor – Kathy Hochul
  • Attorney General – Tish James
  • Comptroller – Tom DiNapoli

State Senate

  • SD 3 – Monica Martinez
  • SD 4 – Lou D'Amaro
  • SD 7 – Anna Kaplan
  • SD 8 – John Brooks
  • SD 11 – John Liu
  • SD 15 – Joe Addabbo
  • SD 22 – Andrew Gournardes
  • SD 39 – James Skoufis
  • SD 40 – Pete Harkham
  • SD 41 – Karen Smythe
  • SD 43 – Aaron Gladd
  • SD 44 – Neil Breslin
  • SD 46 – Pat Strong
  • SD 50 – John Mannion
  • SD 51 – Joyce St. George
  • SD 53 – Rachel May

Assembly

  • AD 9 – Christine Pellegrino
  • AD 11 – Kimberly Jean-Pierre
  • AD 46 – Mathylde Frontus
  • AD 61 – Charles Fall
  • AD 64 – Adam Baumel
  • AD 94 – Vedat Gashi
  • AD 101 – Chad McEvoy
  • AD 102 – Aidan O'Connor, Jr.
  • AD 106 – Didi Barrett
  • AD 118 – Keith Rubino
  • AD 124 – Bill Batrowny

Local Elections

  • Broome County Legislator – Rob Rynearson
  • Broome County Legislator – Karen Beebe
  • Chautauqua County Sheriff – Joe Gerace
  • Chemung County Executive – Jerome Emanuel
  • Chemung County Legislator – Deborah Lynch
  • Chemung County Legislator – Bill McCarthy
  • Chemung County Legislator – Ed Bond
  • Columbia County Coroner – Bernadette Powis
  • Dutchess County Legislator – Tara Langworthy
  • Johnson City Village Trustee – Benjamin Reynolds
  • Putnam County Legislator – Scott Reing
  • St. Lawrence County Legislator – Kaitlin Tyndall
  • St. Lawrence County Legislator – Nicole Terminelli
  • St. Lawrence County Legislator – Shawna Cecot
  • St. Lawrence County Legislator – Anthony Arquiett

Northern and Western Vice President Special Elections

Posted April 4, 2018
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WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the offices of Northern Vice President and Western Vice President of the New York State Young Democrats due to the respective resignations of Vice Presidents Carina Haden and Heather Neu.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK JORDAN, President of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article V, Section 7 of the New York State Young Democrats Constitution, do hereby order and proclaim that an election for the offices of Northern Vice President and Western Vice President be held on the seventeenth day of April, two thousand eighteen and that such election is to be conducted in the manner prescribed by said section the New York State Young Democrats Constitution with the Presidents of the chapters which constitute the respective regions of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the New York State Young Democrats Bylaws, serving as the designated electors and that all perspective candidates shall apply no later than the sixteenth day of March, two thousand eighteen.

GIVEN under my hand in the City of New York, Borough of Queens this fourth day of April in the year two thousand eighteen.

Western Vice President Special Election

Posted January 30, 2018
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WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the office of Western Vice President of the New York State Young Democrats due to the resignation of Vice President Heather Neu.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK JORDAN, President of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article V, Section 7 of the New York State Young Democrats Constitution, do hereby order and proclaim that an election for the office Western Vice President be held on the twenty-fifth day of February, two thousand eighteen and that such election is to be conducted in the manner prescribed by said section the New York State Young Democrats Constitution with the Presidents of the chapters which constitute the respective regions of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the New York State Young Democrats Bylaws, serving as the designated electors and that all perspective candidates shall apply no later than the eighteenth day of February, two thousand eighteen.

GIVEN under my hand in the City of New York, Borough of Queens this thirtieth day of January in the year two thousand eighteen.

Chair of the Council of Presidents Special Election

Posted January 30, 2018
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WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the office of Chair of the Council of Presidents of the New York State Young Democrats due to the resignation of John Midwood as President of the Dutchess County Young Democrats.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK JORDAN, President of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article V, Section 7 and Article 3, Section 10 of the New York State Young Democrats Constitution, do hereby order and proclaim that an election for the office of Chair of the Council of Presidents be held on the eleventh day of February, two thousand eighteen and that such election is to be conducted in the manner prescribed by Article 3, Section 10 of the New York State Young Democrats Constitution with the Presidents of the chapters which constitute the New York State Young Democrats serving as the designated electors with one vote apiece.

GIVEN under my hand in the City of New York, Borough of Queens this thirtieth day of January in the year two thousand eighteen.

Attendees of #YDANYC on the 1 train

The Blue Wave is Here!

Posted January 24, 2018
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We had an amazing weekend for the YDA 2018 Winter National Committee Meeting. Held at The City College of New York in Harlem, the cradle of the black renaissance, young Democrats from all over the country came together to demand change and ride the Blue Wave that is coming in 2018. From the Women’s March to partying it up at LGBTQ+ beacon of resistance, Stonewall Inn, we said hell no to this administration at every turn. This weekend also reminds us that our work as true allies is far from over. Even we Democrats can do better by our people of color, our LGBTQ+ siblings, and our women.

Elizabeth Williams-Riley from the American Conference on Diversity, host of our Make it About Race panel said, “Intent doesn’t equal impact.” In its simplicity, this powerful statement epitomizes how we can do better to support our marginalized communities. We must continue to fight against systems that are so deeply ingrained in our society and say, no, that doesn’t work for me. We must challenge our own inclinations to take the easy road, and then follow-through with action. Words are easy, actions are hard! As we move forward in 2018, we look forward to putting our money where our mouth is, as we take on this administration.

Thank you to my amazing team, Vice President Lauren Bailey, Treasurer Stephanie Campanha Wheaton, Secretary Justin Westbrook-Lowery, National Committeeman Tazbir Alam, National Committeewoman Stacey Eliuk, and my Chief of Staff Seamus Campbell for their late nights and hard work to make this possible. A special thank you to the Manhattan Young Democrats President Malik Wright and Vice President Henri Metivier and their team for hosting and helping make this meeting such a huge success.

And I would be remiss if I didn’t nod to our sponsors that believed in our mission and supported us this weekend.  So thank you to the following sponsors: New York State Democratic Party, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, DNC Vice Chair Assemblymember Michael Blake, Assemblymember Jamel C. Holley, Kings County Democratic Chairman Frank Seddio, Manhattan Young Democrats, Queens County Young Democrats, New Jersey Young Democrats, Connecticut Young Democrats, NYC & Company, and Pizzuti Strategic Associates.
To a year of resistance!

Capital and Western Vice President Special Elections

Posted November 10, 2017
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WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the offices of Capital Vice President and Western Vice President of the New York State Young Democrats due to the respective resignations of Vice Presidents Danielle McMullen and Heather Neu.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK JORDAN, President of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article V, Section 7 of the New York State Young Democrats Constitution, do hereby order and proclaim that an election for the offices of Capital Vice President and Western Vice President be held on the tenth day of December, two thousand seventeen and that such election is to be conducted in the manner prescribed by said section the New York State Young Democrats Constitution with the Presidents of the chapters which constitute the respective regions of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the New York State Young Democrats Bylaws, serving as the designated electors and that all perspective candidates shall apply no later than the third day of December, two thousand seventeen.

GIVEN under my hand in the City of New York, Borough of Queens this tenth day of November in the year two thousand seventeen.

Northern Vice President Special Election

Posted September 27, 2017
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WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the office of Upstate Vice President of the New York State Young Democrats due to the recent chartering of the County of Oneida;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK JORDAN, President of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article V, Section 7 of the New York State Young Democrats Constitution, do hereby order and proclaim that an election for Northern Vice President be held on the twelfth day of October, two thousand seventeen and that such election is to be conducted in the manner prescribed by said section the New York State Young Democrats Constitution with the President of the lone chapter of the Northern Region of the New York State Young Democrats serving as the designated elector and that all perspective candidates shall apply no later than the fifth day of October, two thousand seventeen.

GIVEN under my hand in the City of New York, Borough of Queens this twenty seventh day of September in the year two thousand seventeen.

Downstate Vice President Special Election

Posted June 12, 2017
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WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the office of Downstate Vice President of the New York State Young Democrats;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK JORDAN, President of the New York State Young Democrats, pursuant to Article V, Section 7 of the New York State Young Democrats Constitution, do hereby order and proclaim that an election for Downstate Vice President for the unexpired term be held on the sixteenth day of July, two thousand seventeen and that such election is to be conducted in the manner prescribed by said section the New York State Young Democrats Constitution with the Presidents of the chapters of the Downstate Region of the New York State Young Democrats serving as the designated electors and that all perspective candidates shall apply no later than the Ninth day of July, two thousand seventeen.

GIVEN under my hand in the City of New York, Borough of Queens this twelfth day of June in the year two thousand seventeen.

Statement on Comments Made at Convention

Posted May 9, 2017
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In light of comments of which I was made aware following convention, I want to make something perfectly clear about the board of the New York State Young Democrats: we will not tolerate any racially charged nor racially insensitive comments made by anyone who wants to be a member of this organization.

We will do anything and everything that we can do to tackle the issue of race. I will work with any chapter who asks, as well as the New York State Democratic Party, to fight this. If you have any statements on actions of individuals that were made at convention please report them to myself and any member of the board you wish to handle this. I will respond to any questions or comments as quickly as I can.

It is my belief that the diversity of this organization is one of its strongest as well as most important qualities. However, moving forward, I do want us all to have open and frank discussions and dialogues about how to address issues of race in the future of this organization.

NYSYD Campaigning for State Senator Todd Kaminsky

2016 Campaign Season Recap

Posted December 15, 2016
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The numbers speak for themselves.

Doors knocked: 561,551
Calls Made: 1,311,300
Positive Identifications: 104,608
Volunteer Shifts: 1,347

That is what the New York State Young Democrats and their county chapters were able to do this year on Campaigns. Though the fruits of our labor were not as sweet as we wish they had been, we have worked harder and smarter than we ever have before – the impact of young dems speaks for itself.

Our work as an organization puts us in the same league as some of the largest unions and the numbers they are able to produce to support Democrats running for office. Through continued work and organization is my belief the issues of Young Democrats will continued to pushed forward within the Democratic party platform.

I would like to thank the leadership of the board under President Michael Corbett and Executive Vice President Tom Meier for making such Campaign efforts possible. And to thank all Young Democrats for their support in executing the campaign plan I had out together nearly 2 years ago that has led to this moment – in this holiday season all I have is thanks to give and hope for our next campaign cycle.

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