October 11, 2023 Reorganizational Meeting Minutes

Meeting of the 52nd Assembly District Committee

October 11, 2023—7:00 PM
Via Zoom

The meeting of the Assembly District Committee (ADC) was called to order by State Committee Members (District Leaders) Aaron Ouyang and Lydia Bella Green of the 52nd Assembly District.

1. Attendance and Quorum

At the start of the meeting there were 54 people in attendance and 56 proxies, totaling 110. A quorum of one third of the total ADC is needed to officially vote. The attendance exceeded the 88 needed for a quorum. More members of the ADC were admitted to the Zoom as the meeting progressed with attendance tracked via Google Sheets.

2. Explanation of Procedure

District Leader Lydia Bella Green asked all attendees to be on mute when not speaking and to be respectful of one another with failure to comply would result in removal.
District Leader Aaron Ouyang explained that the state committee members were there to convene the meeting.
District Leader Aaron Ouyang explained that the main parts of the meeting as adoption of the rules and the election of officers.

3. Adoption of the Rules

Todd Francis said he was never provided a copy of the rules prior to the meeting. Aaron Ouyang said that members could request a copy of the rules by sending an email to an email address provided in the meeting notice sent via mail and that a copy was provided in the email copy of the meeting notice. Other members said in the Zoom chat that they received copies of the rules.
Todd Francis asked for all members’ contact information be shared with the other members. Aaron Ouyang deferred to the incoming leadership to decide.
Aaron Ouyang made a motion to adopt the rules of the ADC constituted from 2020-2022 as the rules for the current ADC. The second was made by Jason Shelly. The motion was adopted viva voce.

4. Election of Temporary Officers

Aaron Ouyang thanked the organizing committee of Seamus Campbell, Victoria Eastus, Malynda Rascoe, Steven Olswang, Megan McQuillan, Ilyssa Meyer, and Theresa Mayer for their work.
Aaron Ouyang explained that tradition is to have the previous ADC Chair serve as Chair for the meeting and nominated Malynda Rascoe to serve as Chair and Megan McQuillan to serve as Secretary for the meeting. Nomination was seconded by Ilyssa Meyer. Malynda Rascoe and Megan McQuillan were elected viva voce.

5. Nomination of Officer Candidates

Malynda Rascoe explained that people were encouraged to apply to run for one of the officer positions via a Google Form and that the open positions were Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Parliamentarian. During the meeting, people could nominate themselves or others for positions, and in the situation where two or more people were vying for the same position, there would be an election, otherwise, the candidates would be considered elected by acclimation.
Malynda Rascoe announced that Seamus Campbell had applied to be Chairperson. Quanda Francis nominated Todd Francis for Chairperson. Todd Francis accepted the nomination.
Malynda Rascoe announced that Ilyssa Meyer had applied to be Vice Chairperson. No other nominations were made.
Malynda Rascoe announced that Louis DiMeglio had applied to be Secretary. No other nominations were made.
Malynda Rascoe announced that Victoria Eastus had applied to be Treasurer. No other nominations were made.
Malynda Rascoe announced that Steven Olswang had applied to be Sergeant-at-Arms. Jared Rich nominated himself for Sergeant-at-Arms.
Malynda Rascoe announced that Rachel Eve Stein had applied to be Parliamentarian.

6. Speeches and Questions and Answers of Candidates

Each candidate running unopposed was given an opportunity to speak to the body and answer questions.
Candidates for Chairperson, Seamus Campbell and Todd Francis spoke to the body and answered questions from other members. Each was given an opportunity to ask the other a question. Seamus Campbell yielded to Howard Graubard who, in turn, chose to not ask a question; while Todd Francis chose to not ask a question and, instead, chose to give a speech, for which he was muted by the Chair.
Candidates for Sergeant-at-Arms, Steven Olswang and Jared Rich, spoke to the body and answered questions from other members.

7. Elections

Elections were held via Zoom poll with those holding proxies being told to send their vote allocation to the Chair via private message.
During the elections, information about volunteering for Justin Brannan’s campaign for City Council and Hon. Caroline Piela Cohen’s campaign for Kings County Supreme Court was shared with members.
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon gave a report of her work, highlighting the weekend closure of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and literacy.
Chair Malynda Rascoe announced that Seamus Campbell was elected Chairperson by a vote of 102 to 5.
Chair Malynda Rascoe announced that Steven Olswang was elected Sergeant-at-Arms by a vote of 92 to 10.

8. Announcements

Malynda Rascoe had election winners pose for screenshot photos.
Seamus Campbell told members he would send out a survey regarding communications preferences and committees members would like to serve on and/or have established.

9. Adjournment

A Motion to adjourn was made by Hal Friedman and seconded by Victoria Eastus. Motion passed viva voce.

Attendance

* Denotes attendance via proxy

Election District	Member Name
1	Arthur Levy
2	Aruna Hekinian*
3	Bryony Romer
5	Helen Covington*
7	Michael Crane
9	Sabrina Gates
10	Joan Millman*
10	Helen Pearlstein*
10	Joseph Colletti
11	Joel Tse
14	Seamus Campbell
14	Jason Shelly
15	Eugene Krinsky*
15	Toba Potosky*
16	Steven Brounstein
17	Martin Connor*
17	Martin Connor Jr.*
17	Talene Nargozian*
17	Christine Silber*
18	Jonathan Kopp*
18	David Weiss*
20	Elizabeth Davis*
21	Rosalind Herz*
22	Wendy Jones*
22	Mary Sullivan
23	Samantha Shiells*
24	Quanda Francis
24	Todd Francis
25	Jessica Thurston*
25	Alex Rindler
26	Jeffrey Douglas*
26	Linda Douglas*
27	Leo Mcmahon*
27	Thomas Mcmahon*
29	Julie Liza Schaul
30	Aileen Doherty
31	Doreen Hazel
32	Amy Breedlove
32	Dana Harris
33	Daniel Giancola
34	Seth Pollack*
34	Megan Mcquillan
35	Akshay Arora
35	Steven Olswang
37	Julia Elmaleh-Sachs
37	Karen Johnson
38	David Bloomfield*
38	Victoria Vossen*
39	Leonard Jordan*
40	Marcia Patmos
41	Carey Johnson
41	Jo Anne Simon
42	Malynda Rascoe
43	Marisa Biaggi*
46	Alvin Blyer*
46	Linda Blyer*
47	Edward Janger*
47	Victoria Eastus
47	Joy Foster
47	Gia Giasullo
48	Thomas Rozboril*
49	Nicholas Raskin
49	Beth Slade
50	Louis Di Meglio
53	Isaac Butler*
53	Adam Neuman
53	Aaron Ouyang
54	Sabina Tyrk*
54	Stephen Wagner*
54	Howard Graubard
59	John Krevitt*
59	Howard Zimmerman*
60	Dawn Kikel*
60	Teresa Mayer
60	Nelson Pecora
61	Martha Bordman
61	William Orme
61	Diana Rodin
62	Aaron Miller*
62	Elizabeth Stevenson
63	John Brown*
64	Jared Rich
64	Christina Sulpizio
65	Claire Klarewicz-Okser*
65	Lewis Okser*
65	Andrea Robinson
66	Jeremy Lewis
66	Susannah Pasquantonio
67	Hal Friedman
68	Laurie Rabin*
68	Lydia Green
69	Lisa Fane*
69	Margaret Lally*
73	Lyn Hill*
74	Kenneth Baer
74	Hannah Fagin
75	Sari Kisilevsky
75	Brenna McDuffie
76	Denise Marbury*
76	Ilyssa Meyer
76	Maren Stange
77	Matthew Baer*
77	Henry Flax*
78	Gilbert Veconi*
78	Patricia Veconi*
80	Susan Cohen*
80	Cheryl Cook*
80	Rosa Del Cuadro*
80	Allen Zimmerman*
81	Andrew Birsh
82	Greyson Brooks
82	Ryan Delorge
83	Samantha Cohen*
83	Lawrence Gulotta
85	Janet Cohen*
85	William Covington*
85	Jane Feder