Animal Rights Voter Guide

VFAR's 2025 Animal Rights Voter Guide for New York City: General Election Candidate Endorsements

Our 2025 NYC Candidate Endorsement Questionnaire can be completed by clicking HERE.

We are proud to endorse these animal rights candidates for the 2025 New York City General Election. Find your polling place here. Early Voting is October 25 – November 2. Election Day is Tuesday, November 4.

Mayor: Zohran Mamdani

Comptroller: Mark Levine

Brooklyn Borough President: Antonio Reynoso
Staten Island Borough President: Michael Colombo

City Council:

CANDIDATE PARTY DISTRICT BOROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS
Chris Marte Democrat 1 Manhattan SoHo, Tribeca, Battery Park City, Financial District, Chinatown, Lower East Side, Two Bridges, Governor’s Island
Harvey Epstein Democrat 2 Manhattan Greenwich Village, Lower East Side, East Village, Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Gramercy, Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Erik Bottcher Democrat 3 Manhattan Hudson Square, West Village, Parts of Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Columbus Circle, Flatiron District, Garment District
Julie Menin Democrat 5 Manhattan Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island
Shaun Abreu Democrat 7 Manhattan Washington Heights, West Harlem, Upper West Side
Elsie Encarnacion Democrat 8 Bronx & Manhattan Upper East Side, East Harlem, South Bronx, Randalls Island, Wards Island
Oswald Feliz Democrat 15 Bronx Belmont, Fordham, East Tremont, West Farms
Linda Lee Democrat 23 Queens Oakland Gardens, Queens Village, Fresh Meadows, Bayside Hills, Floral Park, Little Neck, Hollis, Bellerose
Shekar Krishnan Democrat 25 Queens Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Woodside
Lynn Schulman Democrat 29 Queens Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Rego Park
Alicia Vaichunas Republican 30 Queens Elmhurst, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park, Glendale and Ridgewood
Shahana Hanif Democrat 39 Brooklyn Borough Park, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Park, Park Slope, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and the Columbia Waterfront
Rita Joseph Democrat 40 Brooklyn Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Kensington, Ditmas Park, Southern Crown Heights
Kayla Santosuosso Democrat 47 Brooklyn Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Seagate, and parts of Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, and Bath Beach
Kamillah Hanks Democrat 49 Staten Island St. George, New Brighton, West Brighton, Port Richmond, Mariners Harbor, Stapleton, Tompkinsville, Rosebank
Frank Morano Republican 51 Staten Island Tottenville, Woodrow, Eltingville, Annadale, Prince’s Day, Pleasant Plains, Charleston, New Springville, Ardem Heights, Great Kills, Huegunot, Rossville