49th City Council District

 

CANDIDATES

Democratic

Rajiv S. Gowda Ken Mitchell Deborah L. Rose

Rajiv S. Gowda

Ken Mitchell

Deborah L. Rose

   

Deborah L. Rose

Democratic

Party enrolled in: Democratic

Occupation: Educational administration

Occupational background: Executive Director of the Liberty Partnership Program at the College of Staten Island, a state-funded dropout prevention program

Educational background: Hofstra University, B.A. in History and Secondary Education; Post-graduate counseling courses at the State University of New York

Organizational affiliations: Staten Island Mental Health Society, NY Urban League, National Council of Negro Women, Staten Island African-American Political Association, Census Advisory Committee, American Cancer Society, Staten Island Institute of Arts of Sciences, NYS Children and Families Residential Center, Coalition to Save Bayley Seton Hospital, Evelyn Marshall Scholarship Fund, Peace Action of Staten Island, New York Center for Inter-Personal Development, Staten Island Democratic Association, New York Lawyers for Public Interest Health Committee

Prior public experience: Community Board #1, Community School Board District 13, Richmond County Democratic Committee

Email: voterose2009@gmail.com

Website: http://www.votedebirose2009.com

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1. What is the most important issue in Council District 49 you would address if elected?

Staten Island health care system is in a precarious state with Richmond University Medical Center, one of only 2 hospitals on the island, in serious debt. We need more public funding of hospitals and to expand the services to our uninsured and under-insured residents.

 

2. What other important issues would you address if elected?

City schools need to be a budget priority even during difficult economic times.

Diversify economy with good, quality and green jobs by development of the North Shore waterfront and North Shore business districts.

Transportation is the key to keeping our city vibrant and moving. I will be advocating for transit dollars from the MTA and solutions to particular transportation problems around express buses, traffic patterns, links to light rail, ferry service.

 

3. What makes you the best candidate for this office?

A lifetime of leadership, involvement, and advocacy with results on the North Shore of Staten Island working with communities from Arlington to South Beach has prepared me for the role of City Councilmember for the 49th District.

 

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