NYC Council Republicans Illegally Endorse Curtis Sliwa

July 11, 2025 New York City, Republicans

City & State reports:

The New York City Council Minority Delegation on Wednesday (unsurprisingly) endorsed Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa in the general election – which it is not allowed to do. While individual council members are able to make endorsements, they cannot do so in the official capacity of their elected offices, according to Chapter 68 of the City Charter and previous Conflicts of Interest Board decisions.

Minority Leader Joann Ariola posted a statement to X on council letterhead. “For too long, we’ve watched this city fall deeper under the grip of a one-party machine. A five-way race like this is our opportunity to break through,” the letter reads. “The Adams administration wants you to think Zohran Mamdani represents a drastic change from the status quo that has already destroyed our city. In reality it’s just going from the frying pan to the fire.”

Read the full article. Only 6 of 51 NYC Council members are Republicans. GOP Council member Vickie Paladino recently appeared here for her call to have Mamdani deported as a “radical leftist who actually hates everything about the country and is here specifically to undermine everything we’ve ever been about.”



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