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The future of New York City will in many ways begin to take shape in the June primary, when more than 30 New York City council seats and the race for mayor will be largely decided. As we saw with the recent special election of the 24th Council District in Queens, super PACs -- which can spend unlimited money on messaging to support a candidate -- could play a major role.
Gabe Tobias, a political strategist who helped catapult Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to victory in 2018, is now the director of the recently formed progressive PAC called Our City, which is aimed at supporting upwards of 15 Council candidates. Our City is now vetting more than 350 candidates to determine who best fits their values, and looks to raise a total of $5 million in support of candidates.