Fortunately for us, the real estate industrys

candidate is being challenged by a remarkable

woman: a bright, energetic and principled leader
who is not beholden to the landlords, developers or
their investment bankers: Jenifer Rajkumar.
Ivy League educated and a Stanford Law graduate,
Jenifer is a civil rights lawyer who worked at the
National Womans Law Center in Washington,
DC. Rajkumar has excelled
in her position as local Dem-
ocratic district leader and has
received endorsements from
a wide swath of our commu-
nity: ranging from China-
town leaders to the Sierra
Club; from advocates for the
disabled to trade unions; from community activists
to political reformers. Jenifer was chosen by City
& State as a Rising Star: 40 Under 40. Jenifer is
the real deal: committed to our benefit, not the real
estate lobby.
We endorse Jenifer Rajkumar for City Council.
Borough President:
Weve never had a borough president from down-
town: someone who lives, works and raises a
family here; someone who knows our problems
and how to solve them. Someone like Julie Menin.
Serving as chair of the local community board for
seven years, Menin steered our community
through the aftermath of 9/11, and is intimately
involved in downtowns rejuvenation and growth.
As a watchdog on the Lower Manhattan Develop-
ment Corporation, Julie exposed waste of taxpay-
ers funds and won a $200 million victory against
Con Edison when it tried to raise our rates and
pocket public funds. Julie got more schools for
downtown and fought for more affordable housing.
Menin is the only candidate in the race who stood
up against the NYU expansion and tried to get it
moved to the WTC site, and who also opposed the
positive outcome reflects the good character and
integrity we have long witnessed John display as
comptroller.
It is for these reasons that we proudly endorse
John Liu for Mayor.
Comptroller:
Should a job as important as the comptroller, the
citys chief nancial ofcer, be used to redeem a
disgraced politicians career? We think not.
Besides, Eliot Spitzer described himself as a
steamroller and that is the last thing a
comptroller should be.
On the other hand, Scott Stringer has excelled
as Manhattan borough president. He took a
hands-on approach at reforming the community
boards, not to mention formulating dozens of
policy ideas that benet our borough and our city.
Unhesitatingly, we endorse Scott Stringer for
Comptroller.
Public Advocate:
Four candidates are running for public advocate,
including local state senator, Daniel Squadron.
Daniel has served us well and would make a ne
public advocate. We endorse Daniel Squadron.
Council District 2:
In the East Villages 2
nd
Council District,
incumbent Rosie Mendez is facing two chal-
lengers with community roots, Richard Del Rio
and Juan Pagan. However, Mendezs accom-
plishments in her eight years as councilmember
are so broad and so impressive that there is no
question that we endorse Rosie Mendez.
Council District 3:
On the West Side, the contest to replace Christine
Quinn is between civil rights attorney Yetta
Kurland and Community Board 4 chair Corey
Johnson. Corey has an impressive record and
garnered wide support. For the 3
rd
Council
District we endorse Corey Johnson.
closure of St Vincent's Hospital and the subsequent
construction of a luxury high-rise on the site.
Her three uptown opponents, city councilmembers
Gale Brewer, Jessica Lappin and Robert Jackson,
all voted for the NYU and St. Vincents deals.
Manhattan needs a proven leader with a solid track
record, dedicated to us. That is the reason we
endorse Julie Menin for Borough President.
Mayor:
In the crowded eld of mayoral candidates, two
stand out: comptroller John Liu and public
advocate Bill de Blasio.
Bill de Blasio is a leader in ghting the growing
inequality in our city: from abused children to
unscrupulous landlords; from battling the
corrosive inuence of corporate money in politics to
championing paid sick leave and living wage laws.
However, John Liu is the progressives progres-
sive and a superb comptroller to boot.
Blending integrity with action, John has fought for
a shared prosperity, while exposing corruption and
malfeasance in city government. He strongly feels
that helping the working poor out of poverty will
only strengthen the middle class, and places
community priorities rst.
Liu excelled as a comptroller, exposing scams like
CityTime, saving us hundreds of millions of
dollars. He also saved the city $1 billion dollars by
renancing outstanding municipal bonds.
Yes, its unfortunate that his campaign has been
clouded by the misdeeds of two overzealous aides.
However, while the controversy has hampered the
campaign, ironically it has guaranteed us a
candidate above reproach.
You see, despite a thorough, three-year-long
investigation with hundreds of hours of wiretaps,
Liu has emerged as clean as a whistle. This
Council District 1:
Margaret Chin was elected in 2009 as the afford-
able housing candidate. However, once in ofce,
Chin ipped and has gone over to the dark side as
the real estate industrys darling politician.
Margaret Chin:
sold out the historic South Street Seaport to
the Howard Hughes Corporation
sold out Greenwich Village to NYU
reneged by 50% on promised affordable
housing at the SPURA site on Delancey Street
pushed a Chinatown & SoHo B.I.D. against
the wishes of the residents and small businesses
singlehandedly forced a bill through the
Council to demolish a landmarked 1817
Federal townhouse at 135 Bowery, owned by
overseas bank buddies who later contributed
$5,900 to Chins re-election campaign
endorsed by Real Estate Board governor and
Independence Plaza landlord, Larry Gluck
Not to worry. Chins real estate friends have
rewarded her well for her services.
The Real Estate Board the trade association for
the citys biggest developers has created a $10
million lobbying fund, a PAC cynically called Jobs
For NY, to funnel cash into Chins beleaguered
campaign. The PACs special interest money is
pouring in, flooding your mailboxes, telephone
lines and apartment buildings with ads for Chin.
These savvy real estate developers dont invest in
a politician without wanting payback in return.
What these investors expect for their money is for
Chin to continue to hand over our community to
real estate developers.
Jenifer Rajkumar
John Scott
Paul Newell
Jean Grillo
District Leaders
Jim Stratton
Alan Schulkin
Vice Presidents
Adam Malitz
Secretary
DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
D D
Jeanne Wilcke
President
Sean Sweeney
Treasurer
Jenifer Rajkumar
District Leader:
In certain parts of our district Battery Park City,
the Financial District and parts of the Lower East
Side and SoHo there is a contest for Democratic
district leader.
District leaders are volunteer Democratic party
ofcials, comparable to the old precinct captains,
who advocate and intercede for us with govern-
mental agencies, as well as ensuring that the
voting is goes smoothly on election day and that
Democrat candidates are elected.
Current district leader Jenifer Rajkumar, besides
running for the city council, is also running for
re-election as district leader a post in which she
has excelled receiving broad praise and accolades
in reinvigorating that position.
Jenifer is challenged by Robin Forst, deputy
director of the Lower Manhattan Construction
Command Center. Working for this quasi-govern-
mental agency and receiving taxpayer money, Forst
is using poor judgment running for a partisan
ofce. Government employees should not engage
in politics. It is a conict of interest. How can Forst
impartially criticize bureaucracies when she herself
is a bureaucrat?
We need a principled, independent, hard-working
district leader: not afraid to take on city agencies
and willing to be a strong advocate for our
communities.
We need and endorse Jenifer Rajkumar for
District Leader.
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Tuesday, September 10
Polls Open: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Judicial Delegates:
In the 66
th
Assembly District (Deborah Glick) on
the West Side, there is a contest for Judicial
Delegates this year.
Judicial Delegates are local residents elected to
select the best State Supreme Court judges at the
judicial convention, held uptown in September. It
is important we have enlightened, community-
based delegates, who will choose fair and
independent justices for us.
There is usually no contest for this unpaid, arcane
position. However, this year an opportunistic
group are running a slate of basically unknown
individuals, many of whom do not even live in the
district. Some live as far away as upper Manhattan
and their agenda is unknown to us. That is
troublesome.
On the other hand, our Downtown Slate is com-
prised of residents, selected cooperatively from a
wide array of neighborhood organizations, activists
who have served our community and who share
our values.
Mayor: John Liu
Public Advocate: Daniel Squadron
Comptroller: Scott Stringer
Borough President: Julie Menin
Council District 1: Jenifer Rajkumar
Council District 2: Rosie Mendez
Council District 3: Corey Johnson
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Delegates
Nadine Hoffman
Elliot Silber
Maria Derr
Martha Speranza
John Scott
Arthur Schwartz
Georgina Christ
Jeanne Wilcke
Norma Ramirez
Alan Schulkin
Luke Henry
Alternate Delegates
Peter Gleason
Maia Gottesfeld
Lois Rakoff
Harold Donohue
Jennifer Hoppe
Maureen Ramacle
Adam Malitz
Erika Luchterhand
Raymond Cline
Timothy Mobley
Thomas Gass
You can bring this brochure with you into the voting booth.
Vote for ALL Eleven Delegates
& ALL Eleven Alternates
Delegates
Nadine Hoffman
Elliot Silber
Maria Derr
Martha Speranza
John Scott
Arthur Schwartz
Georgina Christ
Jeanne Wilcke
Norma Ramirez
Alan Schulkin
Luke Henry
Alternate Delegates
Peter Gleason
Maia Gottesfeld
Lois Rakoff
Harold Donohue
Jennifer Hoppe
Maureen Ramacle
Adam Malitz
Erika Luchterhand
Raymond Cline
Timothy Mobley
Thomas Gass
Founded in 1972, Downtown Independent Democrats
is the premier Reform club in Lower Manhattan.
Today we serve large parts of the Lower East Side,
Greenwich Village, the East Village, the South
Village, Little Italy, Chinatown, NoHo, SoHo, West
SoHo, TriBeCa, Independence Plaza, Battery Park
City, Civic Center, the Financial District and
Governors Island.
If you are interested in joining or learning more, please
contact us at info@didnyc.org
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To contact the Board of Elections:
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Jenifer Rajkumar
John Scott
Paul Newell
Jean Grillo
District Leaders
Jim Stratton
Alan Schulkin
Vice Presidents
Adam Malitz
Secretary
DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
D D
Jeanne Wilcke
President
Sean Sweeney
Treasurer