New York city holds a partisan race for Mayor on November 3, 2009. Probably there will be these six candidates on that ballot:
1. Incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the Republican and Independence lines.
2. William C. Thompson, on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines.
3. Steve Christopher, on the Conservative line.
4. Rev. Billy Talen, Green Party.
5. Dan Fein, Socialist Workers Party.
6. Frances Villar, Party for Socialism and Liberation.
UPDATE: see this article in the San Francisco Bay Guardian about Billy Talen, published July 21.
The last-named two candidates have already finished their petitioning. The Green Party petition is picking up the pace; the deadline is August 16. According to GreenPartyWatch, the San Francisco city government has proclaimed July 21 to be “Rev. Billy Talen Day” in San Francisco. The resolution does not mention that he is running for Mayor of New York, but focuses on his previous activism while he lived in San Francisco.
More Rev. Billy Talen press clips:
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/nyregion/02billy.html?_r=2
Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123982723145222287.html#articleTabs_video%26articleTabs%3Darticle
The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/may/20/reverend-billy-comedy-religion-uk-tour
Fog City Journal: http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/07/20/electallujah-reverend-billy-takes-on-bloomberg-corporate-hegemony-and-consumerism/
Village Voice: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/07/reverend_billy_3.php
Metro: http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/03/22/20/3603-82/index.xml
Vote Rev. Billy website: http://VoteRevBilly.org/
Did the Right To Life Party try for a candidate, or has it gone the way of the Liberal Party?
1. There might be primaries for the Democratic and Republican lines. At least petitions have been filed.
2. Bloomberg is also trying for a Jobs and Education line to be combined with the Independence line.
3. Christopher’s petitions are being challenged.
4. There should be a Libertarian candidate.
5. The Right to Life Party will not likely have a candidate. They are not ballot-qualified.
the LP candidate is Joseph Dobrian
August update:
Naked Cowboy is running too, a write-in campaign.
Democrats: Avella vs. Thompson.
Republican: Bloomberg vs. Walter Iwachiw, stealth candidate who appears to be on the ballot, unless Mike challenges him.
Conservative Christopher will be on ballot.