City Council District 25
Incumbent: Helen Sears (D)
Incumbent Sears was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Challengers: Daniel Dromm (D), Mujib Rahman (R).
Communities: Parts of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Rego Park, Woodside, Corona.
By Chauncey Alcorn
TimesLedger Newspapers
Photo by William Alatriste
Council District 25: Corona and Elmhurst-based immigration reform advocates, including City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-Elmhurst) and Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), were arrested last week during a civil disobedience protest outside the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service building in Manhattan.
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By Chauncey Alcorn
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 26: City Councilmen Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) are still riding high months after their historic election as the first two openly gay men to serve Queens on the Council, but this week they will be riding even higher.
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By Philip Newman
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Photo by Philip Newman
Council District 25: Elected official from Queens, other legislators and civil rights advocates denounced Arizona’s new immigration law last Thursday as hateful, unconstitutional and creating a climate of intolerance.
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By Jeremy Walsh
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 25: City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) passed his first bill as primary sponsor in the Council last week as the body approved a measure requiring the city Administration for Children’s Services to protect immigrant children in the foster care system.
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By Jeremy Walsh
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 25: Freshman City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) spent his first week in office adjusting, learning — and dusting.
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By Jeremy Walsh
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 29: Queens City Council members picked up a bevy of committee chairmanships last Thursday as the 2010 legislative year began in earnest.
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By Anna Gustafson
TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 25: City Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and close to 600 residents celebrated the inauguration of one of the first two openly gay politicians to represent Queens with spirited speeches by government officials and a performance by one of the original Village People to mark the beginning of a tenure expected to help meet the needs of an increasingly diverse district.
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