TWU Notches Two Special Election Wins

Politico reported early this morning that "former state assemblyman Barry Grodenchik clinched the Democratic nomination for an open City Council seat on Thursday, defeating a crowded field of candidates that included a former aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio and the president of the one of the largest co-op associations in Queens. Grodenchik, a lifelong resident of Queens who had the backing of the county’s Democratic Party, along with the United Federation of Teachers, the Uniformed Firefighters Association and the Transportation Workers Union, won with nearly 28 percent of the vote, according to the city’s Board of Elections." TWU Local 100's Political Action Department was on the ground for Grodenchik (above left), urging transit workers in his district to cast their votes for the candidate.

In Westchester, it was another TWU win as Yonkers Democrat Ken Jenkins "secured a commanding win over primary challenger Nicole Benjamin-Horsford in the District 16 (Yonkers) Democratic primary. He received 979 votes to her 631." With the winner last night were TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Angel Giboyeaux (at right), and, at left of the candidate, Private Lines Bus Division Chair Bill Mooney. Congratulations!