City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. attends the 2023 Tenant Resource Fair in his district.
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Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson could face some competition for the podium next year, according to filings with the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB).
Current Bronx City Council member Rafael Salamanca Jr., representing South Bronx District 17, joins the city. campaign finance program As a participant in the 2025 Citywide Election for Bronx Borough President.
CFB spokesperson Tim Hunter said that participation in the program does not mean a potential candidate has officially started a campaign, but that “candidates are This means that an election committee has been established to collect and spend money.”
Salamanca told the Bronx Times in a Feb. 6 statement that he had not yet officially decided whether to run for borough president.
“While I have not yet made a final decision on my decision to serve as Borough President, I am establishing a review committee to continue to have important conversations with my family, my team, and the wonderful people who call the Bronx home before making any decisions. I can do it. “He said. “When the time is right, I will let Bronkits know what’s next for me after my term as a city councilor ends.”
Michael Ivory, Mayor Gibson's communications director, confirmed to the Bronx Times on February 6 that Gibson will run for re-election in 2025. Mr. Gibson is listed as a participant in the Bronx mayor's race, along with Mr. Salamanca and Brian Hodge Vasquez.According to who linkedin and CFB Currently serving as an intern for the New York City Council, he campaigned unsuccessfully for a seat in 2021.
Mr. Salamanca entered the world of borough politics as the Bronx Community Board's No. 2 district manager, a position he held for nearly six years with the city, he said. Biography of the Council. Longwood progressives won the 17th District Council seat in a 2016 special election. Maria del Carmen Arroyo resigned in 2015. She secured her first term in 2017 and was re-elected in 2021 and 2021. 2023.
The City of Salamanca also launched its first bid for Bronx Borough President in 2021; fell off This is to focus on re-electing city council members. According to the report, political handbook, Although it's rare for an incumbent ward to face a challenger, Salamanca could have a close election next year.
gibson Made history in 2021 She is the first woman and first Black person to hold the title of Bronx borough president, and the first non-Latino to hold the title in 35 years. Her rise to politics includes serving as a state legislator in 2009 and as a City Council member since 2013.
A Salamanca City Council member called on far-left Democrats to ask questions about policing in the South Bronx. So we did that.
Gibson looks to 2025 Over $176,000 According to CFB's campaign finance program, that's already the case.
Meanwhile, Salamanca, who will step down as a term-limited City Council member at the end of next year, has not raised any funds for 2025 as of February 6, according to CFB records.
Bronx residents still have to wait to see if he launches a BP campaign, but he told the Bronx Times that his term on the city council has been a fulfilling part of his political career.
““It has been the greatest honor of my professional life to serve on the New York City Council for the past eight years, representing the community I have called home all my life and where I now raise my family,” said Salamanca. Told.
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