Public Advocate Candidates Answer FSNYC Questions On Food And Health

by Mark Foggin 

Last month, FSNYC decided it was time to get more involved on the political side of policymaking. For the first time, we issued a questionnaire to the public advocate candidate running in a contested primary on Tuesday, September 15. (Special thanks to the Communications and Policy Committees of the Network for developing it!) We were able to reach four of the five Democratic candidates running for public advocate and heard back from each. The questionnaire and the candidates’ verbatim responses can be found here.

As a 501(c)3 organization, FSNYC cannot endorse any candidates, nor editorialize on the candidates’ responses in the context of an election. However, we are presenting this information to the Network so that you can be guided by it when making decisions about for whom you will vote. If you have a platform for sharing your opinion on these responses, we encourage you to use it to engage your stakeholders and readers in a discussion.

This was our first, modest foray into candidate questionnaires. We have already learned lessons we will apply in the future. But we also encourage you to give us your feedback so we can make it even better next time.

It’s too late to register to vote on September 15 if you haven’t already. But if you are registered, please remember to vote!