Queens Chronicle - Deacy, Ulrich Early Leaders
Early returns from polling stations in South Queens at the end of Primary Day reveal that Republicans want the local party to head in a new direction.
According to unofficial Board of Elections figures, Jane Deacy and Eric Ulrich hold a comfortable lead over Denise Walsh and John Calcagnile for the positions of Republican State Committee members in the 23rd Assembly District. The male and female State Committee members, more commonly known as district leaders, work to organize the party locally and push its candidates in city and state elections.
Current Republican District Leaders Terry Ariola and Ed O’Hare endorsed Walsh and Calcagnile. Both Walsh and Calcagnile volunteered several times for the Ariola/O’Hare campaign.
When polls closed on Tuesday, Deacy had 614 votes to Walsh’s 376. Ulrich had 611 votes to Calcagnile’s 410.
Affidavit ballots, absentee ballots and special ballots still need counting and the machines’ counts will be reviewed a second time.
the results will not be certified for at least a week and a half.
Ulrich, a 22-year-old graduate student at St. John’s University, lost in a bid for a district leader position in 2005.
He credited his running mate and the support of Ozone Park, his neighborhood, with pushing his ticket ahead this year.
“It’s reassuring that people appreciate my hard work,” Ulrich said. “I’m humbled.”
Deacy, a former teacher and police officer who resides in Rockaway, said: “I want to commend the Republicans in the 23rd Assembly District for their response.”
—Joseph Wendelken
[where: Ozone Park, NY 11417]
6 years ago
