This previous Saturday was extra of a raucous 100 Ladies marketing campaign get together than a rally at Restoration Plaza in Brooklyn. New York State Lawyer Basic Letitia James hosted the occasion to focus on her longtime colleague Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman’s bid for reelection within the 56th Meeting District.
“This crammed my coronary heart,” stated Zinerman in regards to the giant gathering that confirmed as much as assist her. “These of us who reside right here, serve collectively, work collectively, play collectively—I feel this was the message we wished to ship.”
James emceed a lot of the occasion, encouraging the gang to bounce and rejoice after every speaker.
Zinerman initially met James whereas she was on the Analysis Basis (RF) of Metropolis College of NY (CUNY) earlier than turning into an elected official. James was a Brooklyn councilmember on the time. Then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg was slated to chop funding to her program, stated Zinerman, however James fought to maintain it open.
The 2 have been shut supporters of one another ever since.
“From that point, I began getting extra civically engaged as a result of how may one particular person simply shut down a program and put so many individuals out of labor?” Zinerman stated. “I joined the Vanguard Impartial Democratic Affiliation (VIDA) and [James] was there once I obtained there. The remaining is historical past.”
Heavy-hitter leaders from throughout Brooklyn made an look at Zinerman’s rally, together with Blondel A. Pinnock, president and CEO of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Company; State Meeting Majority Whip and Brooklyn Social gathering Boss Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn; former Assemblymembers Annette Robinson and Tremaine S. Wright; Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the mayor’s chief advisor; and fellow Assemblymembers Maritza Davila, Jo Anne Simon, Monique Waterman, Latrice Walker, and Nikki Lucas. There was additionally a fairly sturdy exhibiting of union members, labor teams, and residents in attendance.
Zinerman was first elected to workplace in 2020 and assumed workplace in 2021. She has raised about $23,440, based on the newest March submitting with the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE). Her marketing campaign stated she filed greater than 2,000 signatures this petitioning season.
Her essential challenger is schooling activist Eon Tyrell Huntley, who’s backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Senator Jabari Brisport. His marketing campaign has raised about $43,280, based on his newest March submitting with the NYSBOE. He filed 2,497 signatures this petitioning season, stated Huntley.
Robinson represented the Mattress-Stuy district within the meeting for nearly 15 years, and continues to be a outstanding member of VIDA. She considers Zinerman a part of the political membership’s legacy. “There are those that want to cease the legacy,” stated Robinson. “The coalition for group empowerment for us was to find out our personal leaders, not for out of doors forces to make that dedication.”
Zinerman acquired endorsements from Bichotte Hermelyn and Congressmember Yvette Clarke.
“It’s a robust testomony to the resilience, strengths, the management of girls,and of Black ladies, and a celebration of 1 distinctive chief specifically: Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman,” stated Bichotte Hermelyn on the rally, “Stefani Zinerman has been a beacon of hope and progress within the 56th Meeting District and her dedication to our group is aware of no bounds.”
“In a second when ladies’s voices are paramount to shaping a good and progressive future, I’m honored to face alongside my sisters in elected management to endorse Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman,” stated Clarke in an announcement. “Stefani embodies the power, intelligence, and resilience that defines Brooklyn. Her unwavering dedication to justice and fairness speaks volumes of her character and dedication to our collective future. We want her voice and steadfast management in Albany, working for us all.”
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