Food for Thought Policy Lecture Series - Ranked Choice Voting in a Global Pandemic: Running for Office has New Meaning…or Does It?
With an estimated 300 campaigns for the 2021 local elections, Kenya Handy-Hilliard will discuss her campaign for NYC City Council. Running in a crowded race for the 40th Councilmanic District in Brooklyn, Kenya will recount what it was like to run for local office, the challenges that stood in her way, and the triumphs that led to an impressive finish in this hotly contested eleven-candidate race. She will also discuss the lessons learned throughout the process, as running in the middle of a pandemic- with a new voting system - proved difficult. Yet provided some insight into the way our local elections system has changed - for better or worse? Let’s discuss…
Zoom link will be sent after registration.
