Harlem Is Sending a Black Lesbian Democratic Socialist to the City Council
A radical poet and educator’s come-from-behind victory over a machine politician complicates the narrative that New York Black moderates rejected a left agenda.
Another Socialist Will Be Taking a Seat in the New York City Council
Socialist City Council candidate Kristin Richardson Jordan scored a remarkable upset victory in Harlem, with a campaign combining unabashed radicalism with a commitment to the unglamorous work of constituent services.
Abolitionist Candidates Are Running for Office Across the Country
Jordan narrowly defeated veteran lawmaker Bill Perkins in New York City’s Democratic primary, and will face Republican and third-party candidates in the November general election. In the meantime, her team is working on the ground to develop constituent services and advocate for unhoused individuals.
Black queer socialist makes history, winning Democratic primary in Harlem
History has been made in Harlem. Overcoming many challenges on her path to victory—including smears and homophobic attacks by reactionary opponents—local community organizer and third-generation Harlemite Kristin Richardson Jordan has declared victory in the District 9 City Council De…
Perkins Concedes Harlem Council Race To Jordan, Cementing Upset
Kristin Richardson Jordan, a socialist and newcomer to politics, pulled off an upset over the longtime lawmaker, who said he will retire.
In Rare Scenario, Ranked-Choice Voting Flipped The Outcome In Two City Council Races
Two candidates who started behind the frontrunner in the first round managed to rack up second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-ranked votes to take the lead, a turn of events voting experts say is exceedingly rare.
Kristin Richardson Jordan leads Bill Perkins in council race
One hundred and four votes — that’s what separates Councilman Bill Perkins, a veteran of city and state politics, and Kristin Richardson Jordan, a third generation Harlemite and a vocal progressive who is a newcomer to politics and leads in this still too close to call race for the City Council's 9th District.
