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Chelsea news: Marte launches campaign for city council speaker
”New Yorkers are living in an illusion of a democracy and nobody has the guts to tell them,” Marte said. “I’m running for speaker because I believe in my colleagues. I want them to be the ones making choices for their constituents.”
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”If the Speaker doesn’t agree with your Council member, your community gets punished,” he says, explaining why is seeking the Speaker’s post. “Who New Yorkers vote for should be who represents them in the City Council. Instead, we have the shadowy position of the Speaker making backroom deals that cut everyday New Yorkers out of the equation and replace them with lobbyists and special interests. Bills with dozens of co-sponsors are denied hearings no matter how many times you email your Council Member, and popular programs can get cut from your community if your Council Member disagrees with the Speaker on a completely different topic.”
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“For the history of this election, closed-door election, the public had no eyes into what was happening,” Marte said. He’s hoping to change that. “The public should know what is happen what are [the candidate’s] visions.”
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”Historically,” Council Member Marte said, “special interests have called the Speaker and stopped bills in their tracks.”