Mayor

 

CANDIDATES

Democratic

Tony Avella Roland Rogers William C. Thompson, Jr.

Tony Avella

Roland Rogers

William C. Thompson, Jr.

   

Roland Rogers

Democratic

Party enrolled in: Democratic

Occupation: Managing Officer of BASN. LLC

Occupational background: Chairman of the Committee to Celebrate New York City's 350th Anniversary; Manages sports media companies in USA and China

Educational background: Attended SUNY at Buffalo, taught English to Chinese journalist in Shanghai, China. Served as a new business-marketing consultant for the Museum of American Financial History in the Wall Street District in 1998

Organizational affiliations: For 10 years Mr. Rogers also served as President and Chairman of the New York City 350th Anniversary Committee Inc., which celebrated New York City's long and rich heritage and history, that expanded awareness of its proud past, and built community pride in neighborhoods throughout the city. He promoted numerous special events and was instrumental in fostering cultural community commonalty on a citywide basis. Was a mayoral candidate in 1997 New York City primary

Prior public experience: Became very active in street level politics as a key strategist for a well-known politician in his successful quest to gain the nomination in the primary for the Mayor of Buffalo

Email: rrogers@nyc.rr.com

Website: http://RR4mayornyc.com

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1. What is the most important issue in the city you would address if elected?

A bottom up versus a top down organizational model of governance. The people of NYC must be the final arbiters of their personal investment in this city, where lip service will longer tolerated and institutional transparency along with a renewed sense of accountability.

 

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

In difficult economic times, small businesses is the life blood of any city and in 2009 is inextricably linked to NYC's success. I will create innovative ways in order to insure that communities become vibrant in areas which has remained depressed for decades have a chance for new life for those who wish to be a part of the process, no matter what color, ethnicity or creed.

 

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

I'm NOT a politician but a citizen running for political office. The other candidates aspire to be career politicians, part of a system, which encourages greed, control and corruptions to status quo government by mis-managing public funds. I love NYC and unlike the other candidates would not consider buying votes to be elected, break its laws that the majority of people voted for in a public referendum or pay for play with public money.

 

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