We ended last night with a 58% majority, winning by more than 26 percentage points.
Neighborhoods across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens resoundingly elected a 27-year-old socialist Latina to office.
Thanks to you, our movement beat more than a million dollars in money meant to stop us.
Our collective victory showed that our power as democratic socialists isn't just safe, it's growing.
And we want to thank each and every one of you for making this victory possible, whether you joined us on Election Day or have been with us since March.
✅ 700+ volunteers
✅ 2,400+ individual donations
✅ 50+ progressive unions, orgs, and local electeds
Importantly, we didn't just stop real estate money in @DemSocialists strongholds like Astoria and Greenpoint.
We multiplied our strength to show once and for all that socialism is here to stay.
And we expanded our movement across New York, from Manhattan to the Hudson Valley.
In Brooklyn, we won by a shocking 65 percentage points, winning four to one.
In Queens, we won by an incredible 40 percentage points, winning two to one.
In Manhattan — the plurality of the vote — we won neighborhoods like StuyTown against the odds and elected our first-ever @nycDSA candidate to the borough.
This would not have been possible without the many incredible volunteers from Team @illapaNYC, and we're very proud that.
At the same time in Flatbush, @David4BK's team weakened a powerful, long-seated incumbent with one of the largest and most robust campaigns @nycDSA has built to date, knocking on more than 130,00 doors and raising more than $300,000.
That work not only grew our power long-term, but saw real and direct consequences for working people. Because of @David4BK's electoral threat, #BuildPublicRenewables passed the state Senate in last June.
Unlike most campaigns, this filing deadline covers seven months of political campaigning.
There's a lot of money in this race, and all that money (and public information like where it came from) will be on the table after tomorrow.
Our opponent, Elizabeth Crowley, is relying on the usual suspects for a massive fundraising haul: members of her family's dying political dynasty — like former Congressman Joe Crowley, ousted by @AOC — and the corporate lobbyists they're accountable to.
My name is Kristen Gonzalez. I’m a tech worker, organizer & democratic socialist running for state Senate to fight for the future we deserve. Our movement includes @nycDSA, @NYWFP, @1199SEIU, @AOC, and more.
Here’s how you can help us win. 🧵
There are 3⃣ easy actions you can take to build our movement.
1⃣ Fund our fight. 🫰
Our big filing deadline is Monday, and we’re not taking a dollar of corporate or polluter money. We reach voters through small donations from you.