Fernando Ferrer
Fernando Ferrer
Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrerwas the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 April 1950
party seat
Fasten your seat belts. The party is unified.
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Now, there are some who argue that our party needs to be reinvented to make it more popular. Well, I say, they're dead wrong.
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supported the party and the president whose policies have hurt this city.
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forward to campaigning with him, and a united Democratic party ... to take on Mike Bloomberg as we head into November.
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Look, Democrats believe in certain things. And our problem is not that we're not the party of ideas. Our problem is when we forget our ideals, ... That's when we cease being Democrats.
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I proudly accept the nomination of the Democratic Party to be mayor,
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Our data suggests that Latino turnout will be as strong as it was last time.
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see the possibilities of a life filled with optimism and purpose.
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This obnoxious, repulsive multimillion-dollar spending is bad for democracy, ... You can't buy everyone's vote in New York, and I won't let him!
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That's the most important thing: juxtaposing our positive vision for the city against Mike Bloomberg, ... He shouldn't profit from this in the least.
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You know this city will track you down if you owe it a parking ticket, there's no reason why we can't track all of our students,
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I can't imagine anyone would turn down the opportunity to headline at the Apollo.
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Freddy has consistently supported the rights of noncitizens to vote but welcomes a healthy debate of the issue before it becomes law.
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If a citizen were barred for some reason or another from participating in the franchise, some might say, 'Wait a minute, we pay taxes, what are we talking about here?'