Vincent Ignizio running in the 51st District

Vincent M. Ignizio (51) 

His website is here. 

His campaign contact info: (917) 763-0951, Staten Island, NY 10306

Tamika Humphreys running in District 8

Tamika L. Humphreys is running against Melissa Mark-Viverito of New York City’s 8th Council District.

Her website is here. 

Her campaign contact info: (516) 782-9339, 342 East 119^th Street, 5B, New York, NY 10035

Ari Hoffnung is running in District 11

Ari N. Hoffnung (11): is currently Deputy Comptroller for Budget and Public Affairs. Prior to joining Comptroller Liu’s administration, Hoffnung served as Chief of Staff to then-City Councilman Simcha Felder, and was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns where he worked for more than a decade. He ran for this seat in 2005 and entered and then withdrew from the race in 2009. 

His campaign contact info: 917 687-6106, 646 West 227^th Street, Bronx, NY 10463

Sean Henry is running in District 42

Sean K. Henry (42) keeps a very low profile. No information about him could be found. 

His campaign, Friends of Sean K. Henry 2013, can be contacted at (718) 216-6188 and 659 Ashford Street, 2, Brooklyn, NY 11207

Edward Hartzog running in the 5th District

Edward A. Hartzog (05) is an advocate for more green and open spaces, and for greater transparency of and accessibility to government. He is running in the Upper East Side's 5th District. 

His website is here. 

His campaign's contact info: (917) 705-6126, 300 East 75^th Street, 12J, New York, NY 10021

Jesse Hamilton running for Brooklyn District 35

Jesse E. Hamilton (35) has worked for the New York City Department of Finance and now wants to represent District 35 in Brooklyn.

His website is here. 

His campaign's contact info: Jesse Hamilton 2013: (917) 553-7953,910 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

David G. Greenfield, current member in the 44th, is running to keep his seat

David G. Greenfield (44) won his seat in a special election in March of 2010. He is an attorney and an expert in education policy.

His city council page is here. 

His campaign's contact info: (347) 985-1135, 1011 East 3^rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230

Brian Gotlieb hopes to replace Recchia in District 47

Brian Gotlieb is a candidate who is running for the open seat being vacated by Domenic Recchia, Jr. in District 47.  Gotlieb had a committee established for the ‘09 cycle, which he “suspended” when the term-limit extension allowed Recchia to hang onto his seat for another term. He is currently an attorney for the firm Gerber & Gerber, PLLC. He was most notably Congressman Anthony Weiner's deputy chief of staff.

His website is here.

His campaign contact info is

• (718) 996-5668
• 2930 West 5^th Street, 12, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Sara Gonzalez is defending her seat in District 38

Sara M Gonzalez is a Brooklyn incumbent, in the 38th.  She came into the Council in a special election, so she is still entitled to run this year for her own seat.

Last year the NY Daily News called her one of the least active law makers on the council.

Her City Council page can be found here.

Her campaign contact info is

• (347) 463-9330
• 9221 SMB #13, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Lisa Giovinazzo for District 50

Lisa is a Republican and has the support of Michael Grimm and Guy Molinari. Read more here. She practices as an attorney and mediator in divorce law. According to the bio on her practice's website she has also worked with NY1 News and PBS as a correspondent and commentator.

Her campaign's contact info: (718) 448-1600, 45 Grymes Hill Road, Staten Island, NY 10301

Dan Garodnick hopes to keep his seat in District 4

Daniel R. Garodnick has been representing the 4th District since 2006. His city council webpage is here.  His personal webpage is here.

For a short time last year he ran for City Controller. Read politicker's coverage here.

His twitter handle is @DanGarodnick

His campaign website is here.

Campaign contact info: (212) 818-0580, 211 East 43^rd Street, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10017

Kirsten John Foy is running for District 36

Councilman Al Vann has met his term limit and Kirsten Foy is running for his seat.

Interesting facts:

• He was de Blasio's Director of Intergovernmental Affairs 
• He gained notoreity after he was arrested along with Councilman Jumaane Williams.

Read the "Kirsten John Foy Leaves Public Advocates Office" on politicker here.

NYTimes "City Aide in Spotlight After Being Detained" article here.

NY Daily News article "Ex-city official Kirsten John Foy sues city in police pounding at West Indian Day Parade" here.

His campaign website is here.

Campaign contact info: 215 East 23^rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

 

Julissa Ferreras: 21st District Candidate & Incumbent

Julissa Ferreras already represents District 21. Her city council webpage is here.

Her twitter handle is @JulissaFerreras
In 2010, NY1 ran a story about how she didn't pay one of her employees.

Her campaign's website is here.
The campaign's contact info:

• (800) 829-7059
• 104-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 1, Corona, NY 11368

Meet Alicia Barksdale!

She is running in the 7th District and is a voice for youth and target income housing.
Here's her website, http://www.aliciaforcouncil.com/