2009?

Ok I know what your thinking "Spitzer just got in to office,we have three special elections coming up in the next month, and 2008 is a Presidential year. What about 2009?"

2009 represents the year when truly a cast of thousands well seek the numerous City Council seats that will become vacant. My count has 41 City Council seats that will be open due to those pesky term limits that Speaker Quinn may want to remove. That leaves only 10 seats that may not see a new face after the primaries in 2009.

Now how about those 41 who may be job hunting soon?

Will one of the remaining ten that survive re-election will become speaker of the House? (i.e. Letisha James)

Well is my "unfinished painting" for 2009. Be mindful its early but then again we are picking Presidential winners and losers(Guilani) already.

City Council List (Who is Staying, Going, and Not Knowing)

1. Christine Quinn – Term limited in 2009- Expected to run for Mayor or Public Advocate
2. Council Member- District: 32
Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited)
3. Council Member- District: 17
Maria del Carmen Arroyo- Democrat 3/21/05-12/31/2009 (Not Term Limited-Up for Reelection 2009)
4. Council Member- District: 19
Tony Avella- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited- will run for Mayor in 2009)
5. Council Member- District: 14
Maria Baez- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited)
6. Council Member- District: 42
Charles Barron- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09(Term limited will run for Congress in 2008 and Public Advocate in 2009)
7. Council Member- District: 6
Gale A. Brewer- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
8. Winner of Yvette Clarke 40th City Council seat will have a second election in November 2007 then again September 2009.
9. Winner of 51st. City Council seat will have a seconf election in November 2007 and again September 2009.
10. Council Member- District: 27
Leroy G. Comrie, Jr.- Democrat 1/1/02- 12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
11. Council Member- District: 39
Bill de Blasio- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
12. Council Member- District: 9
Inez E. Dickens- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/2009 (Not Term limited in 2009, will be up for reelection in 2009.
13. Council Member- District: 37
Erik Martin Dilan- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited)
14. Council Member- District: 44
Simcha Felder- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited)
15. Council Member- District: 46
Lewis A. Fidler- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited)
16. Council Member- District: 16
Helen D. Foster- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
17. Council Member- District: 30
Dennis P. Gallagher- Republican 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited 2009)
18. Council Member- District: 4
Daniel R. Garodnick- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/09 (Not term limited and will be up for reelection in 2009)
19. Council Member- District: 24
James F. Gennaro- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
20. Council Member- District: 43
Vincent J. Gentile- Democrat 1/1/03-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
21. Council Member- District: 1
Alan J. Gerson- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
22. Council Member- District: 26
Eric N. Gioia- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
23. Council Member- District: 38
Sara M. Gonzalez- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
24. Council Member- District: 7
Robert Jackson- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
25. Council Member- District: 35
Letitia James- Working Families 11/15/03-12/31/09 (Not term limited in 2009, up for reelection, if she wins would be the next Speaker of the House for City Council)
26. Council Member- District: 29
Melinda R. Katz- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
27. Council Member- District: 11
G. Oliver Koppell- Democrat 1/1/02/-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009)
28. Council Member- District: 5
Jessica S. Lappin- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/09 (Not Term limited in 2009, up for reelection in 2009)
29. Council Member- District: 20
John C. Liu- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term limited in 2009, ma run for State Assembly or Mayor in 2008 and 2009 respectively)
30. Council Member- District: 8
Melissa Mark Viverito- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/09 (Not Term Limited in 2009, up reelection in 2009)
31. Council Member- District: 10
Miguel Martinez- Democrat 1/1/02-12/21/09 (Term Limited in 2009)
32. Council Member- District: 49
Michael E. McMahon- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009 will run for Staten Island Borough President in 2009)
33. Council Member- District: 41
Darlene Mealy- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/09 (Not Term Limited in 2009, up reelection in 2009)
34. Council Member- District: 2
Rosie Mendez- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/09 (Not Term Limited in 2009, up for reelection in 2009)
35. Council Member- District: 21
Hiram Monserrate- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009)
36. Council Member- District: 48
Michael C. Nelson- Democrat 2/1/99-12/31/09(Term Limited in 2009)
37. Council Member- District: 50
James S. Oddo- Republican 2/1/99-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009)
38. Council Member- District: 18
Annabel Palma- Democrat 1/1/04-12/31/09( Not Term Limited in 2009, up for reelection in 2009)
39. Council Member- District: 47
Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009)
40. Council Member- District: 34
Diana Reyna- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limied in 2009)
41. Council Member- District: 15
Joel Rivera- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009)
42. Council Member- District: 31
James Sanders, Jr.- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited 2009)
43. Council Member- District: 12
Larry B. Seabrook- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009)
44. Council Member- District: 25
Helen Sears- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited 2009)
45. Council Member- District: 45
Kendall Stewart- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited 2009)
46. Council Member- District: 13
James Vacca- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/09 (Not Term Limited in 2009. up reelection in 2009)
47. Council Member- District: 22
Peter F. Vallone, Jr.- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009)
48. Council Member- District: 36
Albert Vann- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009)(Finally)
49. Council Member- District: 23
David I. Weprin- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009) (He will be running for New York City Comptroller in 2009)
50. Council Member- District: 28
Thomas White, Jr.- Democrat 1/1/06-12/31/09(Not Term Limited in 2009, up for reelection in 2009)
51. Council Member- District: 33
David Yassky- Democrat 1/1/02-12/31/09 (Term Limited in 2009) (Will run for either Brooklyn Borough President or Public Advocate in 2009)