Daily Kos: Dromm for City Council

From Daily Kos:Mole333
For many of us here in NYC, the 2008 election was already being overshadowed by the 2009 NYC elections. I know so many people running for office it is silly. But I take local politics seriously and I am hoping that Omaba's theme of "change" can be carried into the sordid politics of NYC.

Here is my tentative endorsement list for City Council races for 2009. Actually not really an endorsement list just yet. More like the races and candidates I am finding interesting enough to look into and watch. Consider this my shot across the bow for 2009 City Council races. This list is based on three main criteria:

1.) preferring progressives but also wanting to pick challengers who
have the best chance of winning against particularly lousy opponents;

2.) targeting some open seats, but primarily eyeing challenges to those
City Council members who voted for the Bloomberg Putsch and/or have been particularly weasley in other ways;

3.) taking Working Families Party preferences into account at least to some degree. I don't always like WFP's chosen candidates and they have accused me of being a party hack. But right now WFP is the force standing up to the worst Democrats in the city, so I would like to ally with them on this where it makes sense. For the WFP background on some of these races, go here.

QUEENS: Council District 25 (Queens) (Helen Sears is the incumbent to beat)

The candidate I am endorsing is Daniel Dromm. Dromm is a a public school teacher. I often like supporting real community members like teachers and police officers for office because I think they bring more to a legislature than the usual lawyers we elect do. Dromm was a founder of the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens and chapter leader of United Federation of Teachers, PS 199Q. He has been endorsed by the United Federation of Teachers, Mark Green, and others. WFP seem to be considering him as well. Dromm received the "Community Service Impact Award" from the Times Ledger Newspapers (2006), the "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" PS 199Q Principal's Award (2006), and the "Citation of Honor" from the Queens Borough President (1995). Seems like exactly the experience we need on the City Council.