Tag Archives: 2013 elections

Via press release: The Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, the city’s leading LGBT party organization, will back City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for Mayor of New York City. The Speaker won the club’s endorsement in a landslide victory Wednesday evening, capturing 80% of the vote. The city’s oldest LGBT Democratic organization joins a growing list of supportive LGBT …

Well, Gov. Cuomo has certainly never been one to mince his words in the past. Today, in an editorial board meeting with Cuomo and The Post-Standard and Syracuse Media Group, the governor was asked whether he thought the New York State Legislature should limit how long legislative leaders, like the Assembly speaker, should serve. Cuomo repeated a version of his …

His candidacy is finally official. “Look, I made some big mistakes. And I know I let a lot of people down. But I’ve also learned some tough lessons. I hope I get a second chance to work for you.”

This weekend the Virginia Republican Party officially nominated vicious anti-gay activist E.W. Jackson to be Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s running mate in the November gubernatorial race. Today Right Wing Watch posted a recap of statements by Jackson, many of which have appeared here on JMG over the last two years.  RWW writer Brian Tashman: Jackson on gays and lesbians: Referred …

Anthony Weiner has hired a campaign manager, making it all but certain that he will enter the New York City mayoral race. Danny Kedem, who worked on Mark Murphy’s congressional run in New York’s 11th District last year, has been brought on as Weiner’s campaign manager for a race he is likely to announce next week, according to multiple sources. …

John Becker writes at Bilerico: The candidate, who also goes by the name Princess Anna Pierre, told Local 10 reporter Janine Stanwood that she learned of Mr. Christ’s “spiritual endorsement” by praying before she registered her candidacy. Pierre also claimed to have received three signs confirming that Jesus is, in fact, on her side. When Stanwood asked what those three …

“Take a look at that illustration. No, really take a look. What is that fleshy redhead doing holding that puny penis in between her index and thumb? Is she about to put it in her mouth? Take a deep, mouth-filling drag of that cigar-cum-phallus? Chew on the tobacco stick? Or is she about to flick it away, stomp on it, …

Openly gay Knesset member Nitzan Horowitz has announced his intent to run for mayor of Tel Aviv. Horowitz, a second-term MK and former journalist for Channel 10 News, will be challenging former Labor member Ron Huldai, who has served as Tel Aviv’s mayor since 1998. If he wins, Horowitz (49) would be Tel Aviv’s first openly gay mayor, and the …

New York state Assemblymember Deborah Glick and state Sen. Brad Hoylman have endorsed Christine Quinn for New York City mayor.  Via their joint press release: “Christine Quinn has remained a stalwart advocate of civil rights, driven by a passion for equality and justice,” said State Senator Brad Hoylman. “She is a ‘do-er’ not a ‘say-er’—her commitment to improving housing and …

JMG reader Steve Weinstein has written a lengthy look at the LGBT detractors of NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s mayoral candidacy.  An excerpt:  At her public appearances, on the web, in social media, and in the pages of newspapers from the Daily News to Gay City News, Christine Quinn is being subjected to a protracted ideological litmus test. But no …

Totally straight Rep. Aaron Schock has announced that he will not be running for governor of Illinois. Schock, 31, from Peoria, ultimately decided he could do more good politically for the state by staying in the Republican-led House than by seeking the governor’s office, said Steven Shearer, Schock’s chief of staff. “It’s been up and down,” Shearer said of Schock’s …

He’s running for NYC mayor again. The song isn’t half bad.

“It’s not 20 and it’s not 100. I did it with more than one person. It was wrong. I was doing it for some time, and I’m glad it’s behind me If reporters want to go try to find more, I can’t say that they’re not going to be able to find another picture or find another person. The basics …

A raft of big name LGBT folks and allies from the entertainment world will hold a fundraiser for NYC mayoral candidate Bill De Blasio next month.  A former Clinton administration regional HUD director and city councilman, De Blasio was elected NYC Public Advocate in 2009. Since then he’s been a major thorn in the side of the Bloomberg administration.  Another …

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner returned to the scene of his downfall yesterday. He’s posted just two tweets so far and both link to a document titled 64 Ideas To Keep NYC The Capital Of The Middle Class.

Capitol New York reports that Christine Quinn’s mayoral polling lead has eroded by 11 points due to the prospect of Anthony Weiner’s candidacy. Back in February, when Marist last polled, Quinn got 37 percent from Democrats, near the 40 percent level needed in the primary to avoid a run-off. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio had 15 percent, former comptroller Bill …

New York City mayoral candidate and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio just had a campaign staffer resign for offensive tweets he made under the handle Hyman Doodlesack. Via Gothamist: According to the Post, a part-time staffer named Anthony “Tony” Baker resigned yesterday after the paper outed him for his tweets composed under the handle “Hyman Doodlesack,” some highlights of which …