The UFA Executive Board would like to thank the membership who came out to support Congressman Anthony Weiner and his bid for the Democratic Candidacy for Mayor. Weiner conceded this afternoon and President Cassidy was on hand to lend the support of the UFA. Weiner has expressed his gratitude to the membership for the support and credits our endorsement with his late surge in the polls.
From Quinnipiac Poll – September 12th
"U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner appears to have locked up second place, with 25 percent. City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields each have 14 percent, with 13 percent of likely Democratic primary voters undecided.
This compares to September 7 results of 32 percent for Ferrer, 21 percent for Weiner, 17 percent for Miller and 13 percent for Fields, in a poll of likely Democratic primary voters by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.”
His final numbers gave him about 29% of the vote.
This shows that when the membership assembles in support of a candidate, we can make a difference in the polls.
**In addition to the Mayoral Race, the UFA backed a number of candidates for various positions in public office. Below is a list of candidates we backed who won their respective primary:
