“RESILIENCE BUILDERS” - CITY COUNCIL and BOROUGH PRESIDENT CANDIDATES
RESILIENCE PAC ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF “RESILIENCE BUILDER” DISTINCTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL AND BOROUGH PRESIDENT CANDIDATES
For Immediate Release: April 14, 2021
For more information contact: info@resiliencepac.org
Resilience PAC Is A Member-Driven Political Action Committee Led By Experts In Urban Planning, Climate Policy, Communications, and Resilience - 165 Candidates Sought the Distinction
“Resilience Builder” Candidates Have Demonstrated Knowledge of the Risks Climate Change Poses to NYC and Have Offered Holistic Solutions That Address Social, Ecological, and Physical Vulnerabilities
Multiple Candidates in Each Race Can Receive the Distinction - One Candidate in Each Race Will Receive an Endorsement Later in the Election Cycle
New York, NY - Resilience PAC, the city’s first political action committee focused exclusively on building climate resilience and ensuring equitable and expansive adaptation to climate change, today announced the following candidates for citywide office will receive their “Resilience Builder” seal.
See all ReSILIENCE PAC SELECTED “Resilience Builders” here AND BElow
Winners of “Resilience Builder” seals in citywide races were announced last week.
Resilience PAC has a two phase process for providing support to candidates - a “Resilience Builder” seal and an endorsement. Over the previous month, the PAC issued questions via email to candidates seeking endorsement. In their responses, candidates were asked to demonstrate knowledge of the risks climate change poses in New York City and have strong positions on actions needed to mitigate these risks. Candidates were also asked to describe holistic solutions that simultaneously address social, ecological, and physical vulnerabilities.
Seventeen PAC members reviewed responses from 165 candidates and the Citywide campaigns with strong answers today received a Resilience PAC “seal” that can be shared on campaign materials, social media, and press indicating this advancement.
Citywide Candidates who receive a “seal” in Stage one will be invited to seek a full endorsement. The evaluation process will include an interview and Resilience PAC member review, and candidates will be invited to classes on resilient infrastructure and housing. With a full Resilience PAC endorsement, the campaign may receive support such as volunteer mobilization efforts for GOTV, financial contribution, press and social media support. While multiple candidates in each race may receive a “Resilience Builder” seal, only one will receive a full endorsement.
About Resilience PAC:
The New York City Panel on Climate Change projects that we will see three to six feet of sea level rise, and an increased frequency of heat waves, which, left unabated, will exacerbate inequity. The members of Resilience PAC believe that we must solve all these issues, to solve one. The PAC will achieve this by supporting candidates who commit to 1) Embed climate science and equity in all land use policies and capital planning, 2) Prioritize disinvested communities, and 3) Make government actions transparent and accountable. The organization’s full policy platform can be found here and below. And a list of the founding members can be found here.
CANDIDATES FOR BOROUGH PRESIDENT
THE BRONX
NATHALIA FERNANDEZ
BROOKLYN
KHARI EDWARDS
ANTONIO REYNOSO
MANHATTAN
BRAD HOYLMAN
MARK LEVINE
QUEENS
JIMMY VAN BRAMER
STATEN ISLAND
LORRAINE HONOR
CANDIDATES FOR CITY COuNCIL
DISTRICT 1
GIGI LI
JENNY LOW
DISTRICT 2
CARLINA RIVERA
DISTRICT 3
ERIK BOTTCHER
MARNI HALASA
LESLIE BOGHOSIAN MURPHY
DISTRICT 4
KEITH POWERS
DISTRICT 5
BILLY FREELAND
JULIE MENIN
KIM MOSCARITOLO
TRICIA SHIMAMURA
DISTRICT 6
GALE BREWER
JEFFREY OMURA
DISTRICT 7
MARTI ALLEN-CUMMINGS
DISTRICT 9
PIERRE GOODING
KRISTIN RICHARDSON JORDAN
MARIO ROSSER
DISTRICT 10
JOHANNA GARCIA
ANGELA FERNANDEZ
DISTRICT 12
SHANEQUA E MOORE
DISTRICT 14
PIERINA SANCHEZ
YUDELKA TAPIA
DISTRICT 16
AMANDA FARIAS
ALTHEA STEVENS
DISTRICT 19
TONY AVELLA
DISTRICT 20
JOHN CHOE
DISTRICT 21
FRANCISCO MOYA
DISTRICT 22
TIFFANY CABÁN
CATHERINA GIOINO
EVIE HANTZOPOULOS
DISTRICT 23
DEBRA MARKELL
DISTRICT 24
JIM GENNARO
DISTRICT 25
SHEKAR KRISHNAN
DISTRICT 26
AMIT S. BAGGA
JULIE WON
DISTRICT 29
ALEDA GAGARIN
DISTRICT 30
JUAN ARDILA
DISTRICT 32
KALED ALAMARIE
FELICIA SINGH
DISTRICT 33
LINCOLN RESTLER
DISTRICT 34
JENNIFER GUTIERREZ
DISTRICT 35
MICHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH
CRYSTAL HUDSON
DISTRICT 36
TAHIRAH A. MOORE
DISTRICT 37
DARMA DIAZ
RICK ECHEVARRIA
SANDY NURSE
DISTRICT 39
SHAHANA HANIF
BRANDON WEST
DISTRICT 40
KENYA HANDY-HILLIARD
RITA JOSEPH
DISTRICT 42
WILFREDO FLORENTINO
NIKKI LUCAS
DISTRICT 43
JUSTIN BRANNAN
DISTRICT 45
FARAH N. LOUIS
DISTRICT 46
ZURI S. JACKSON
DISTRICT 47
JOSEPH PACKER
DISTRICT 48
MARIYA MARKH
DISTRICT 49
AMOY BARNES
SELINA GREY
KAMILLAH HANKS
MICHAEL SCHNALL