

We asked Camilio what her top-three priorities were in terms of her campaign.

It will also cover Woodlawn Cemetery and Van Cortlandt Park. 33 will broadly cover some or all of the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham Heights, Fordham Manor, Belmont, Allerton, Tremont, Van Nest, Morris Park, Spuyten Duyvil, Fieldston, Riverdale and North Riverdale. However, in the end, she ended up in redrawn Senate District 33, and is now running in this race against the State senator for current Senate District 33, Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, who announced earlier this year she was running for Congress.Īs reported, the Democratic-controlled State legislature redrew and voted on the various electoral districts in New York State in February 2022, following the redistricting process arising from the 2020 census. However, as reported, a subsequent lawsuit mounted by Republicans meant those same State-approved maps were subsequently thrown out by a court, were redrawn, and the revised maps approved by a court-appointed special master in May 2022.Īt one stage in the process, when a draft map was in circulation, Camilo, who told us she lives in Riverdale, said she would have ended up living in redrawn Senate District 36. 25, as the Democratic candidate to represent Senate District 34, the district currently represented by State Sen. The daughter of a small business owner, a lawyer, and a former commissioner at NYC Board of Elections, Miguelina Camilo, initially threw her hat in the ring on Feb. Check your voting card before you go to vote. MIGUELINA CAMILO, (CENTER, with spectacles), Democratic candidate for Senate District 33, campaigns with supporters and members of the Bronx Democratic Party for the upcoming Democratic primary on Aug.
