Text and photos are reprinted courtesy of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

This weekend, the Brooklyn Democratic Party held a successful event at the annual SOMOS conference in Puerto Rico.

“We are all one,” said Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, as a broad coalition of prominent Democratic leaders gathered to discuss party unity and building back NYC better…

“We congratulate our next NYC Mayor Eric Adams on a well-deserved, historic victory. Adams’ win is a significant leap forward for Brooklyn, New York City, and the State…”

This week, the Brooklyn Democratic Party and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital hosted an informational webinar with six expert medical panelists on how to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine and share information about it with your neighbors to increase innoculation rates and save lives. The panelists also answered audience questions about the vaccine.

“On Sunday, September 26, 2021, the Executive Committee of the Kings County Democratic County Committee convened a special meeting and elected two new Assembly District Leaders to serve on the Executive Committee, and four new officers of the County Committee…”

“As we mark the passage of two decades since the day that changed our lives forever, we honor the nearly 3,000 victims who passed away on the 9/11 attacks, along with the thousands who were injured and continue to suffer to this day…”

“A dangerous Texas state law has effectively banned abortion – and offered a $10,000 bounty to private citizens who help enforce it…”

Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn issued the following statement about Kathy Hochul officially becoming New York State’s first woman Governor at midnight:

“This is a historic moment. We are long overdue for female leadership in New York’s highest office, and Kathy Hochul is the perfect pioneer…”

The Kings County Democratic County Party’s judicial convention convened successfully on Thursday evening to officially nominate seven judges to run on the party’s line in the 2021 election for open bench seats in Kings County Supreme Court. The judicial convention was a success, with over 175 delegates civically engaged in a fair, inclusive, and transparent process.

Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn released the following statement after the New York City Board of Elections released new numbers in the democratic primary race, which showed a “discrepancy” in the count during the ranked-choice voting round-by-round elimination report:

“This week the people of New York were, again, let down by a system that has left voters doubting the merit of their votes. The Board of Elections was unprepared to execute a ranked-choice voting system of this scale…”

We have endorsed two highly-qualified judges of integrity in these elections: Judge Dweynie Paul for Surrogate’s Court and Inga O’Neale for Civil Court judge.

Judge Dweynie Esther Paul is a Kings County Civil Court Judge, elected in 2015. She is the daughter of Caribbean immigrants, and has presided over family court cases since her term began in 2016. Before that, Judge Paul practiced law throughout the state of New York for over 12 years. Judge Paul is endorsed by the Brooklyn Democratic Party, after winning an overwhelming majority of the vote of their Executive Committee, and by most democratic clubs in Brooklyn.

Inga O’Neale is a lawyer who has served as a Court Attorney researching cases on behalf of judges. She also worked providing free legal help to people who couldn’t afford an attorney, and has volunteered as an arbitor in the Kings County Small Claims Court.

Inga is running to be a Kings County Civil Court. She has been endorsed by the Brooklyn Democratic Party, the majority of democratic political clubs, and many elected officials. Inga was interviewed and found qualified by the New York City Bar Association Judicial Screening Panel. Please vote Inga O’Neale.

On Sunday, January 31, at 6:00 p.m. ET the Kings County Democratic County Committee invites you to attend the first-ever 2021 candidate debate; featuring candidates from the mayoral, comptroller, and Brooklyn borough president races.

The virtual debate will be moderated by Errol Louis, and kicks off at 6pm. It will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook.

On Sunday, January 31, at 6:00 p.m. ET the Kings County Democratic County Committee invites you to attend the first-ever 2021 candidate debate; featuring candidates from the mayoral, comptroller, and Brooklyn borough president races.

The virtual debate will be moderated by Errol Louis, and kicks off at 6pm. It will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook.

Brooklyn’s own Sen. Chuck Schumer is set to become the first New Yorker to hold the U.S. Senate majority leader post, on January 20th, following the announcements of victory from two Democratic Senators in Georgia, Rev. Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff in Tuesday’s runoff.

“Today marks a historic day where we will embrace Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as our nation’s leaders.  The inauguration allows us, at last, to turn the page on the dark years of Donald Trump’s presidency. We can all be proud that we prevailed through the recent attacks on our democracy. Although there are still rough days ahead, there’s much to look forward to. We replaced the divisive, hateful, racist policies of the Trump administration with a beacon of light to guide us forward.” – Assemblymember and Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Heremlyn

The Brooklyn Democratic Party held a community cleanup in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the MLK Day of Service.

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn praised the Senate for voting yesterday that it is constitutional to try Donald J. Trump for incitement of insurrection and violence against the United States government. Bichotte Hermelyn also urged the Senate to swiftly convict Trump and ensure that he never holds public office and is punished to the fullest extent for his actions.

Americans have waited a long time for this historic day. The people have decided that Joe Biden will be the President of the United States.

Dear Friends, We worked hard to keep Brooklyn blue this year and I am proud to congratulate all our local Democratic winners today. I thank all our field operatives, staff, and poll workers who make our democracy possible. In New York, it will take a week or more for absentee ballots to be tabulated, but it is clear that our state, and our county is overwhelmingly blue. We must remain patient.

Make a plan to vote.

The Kings County Democratic Party today filed a Notice of Appeal regarding a lower court decision handed down last week that would unseat thousands of county committee members. The lawsuit was filed by a group of 12 dissident county committee members motivated by their own purely partisan reasons. “While we fundamentally agree with enfranchising voters and increasing grassroots participation, we do not believe that this attempt to co-opt the party was actually filed with that in mind,” said Party Chair and Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. “In fact, by filing the petition in this case and persuading the judge to issue his decision, the plaintiffs have stripped away the rights of all grassroots county committee members. It is our duty to save the democracy of the Democratic Party. We will not allow members’ seats to be stolen by a few, politically motivated dissidents.”

BROOKLYN, NY – On Thursday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m. ET, Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn(AD-42) and Democratic National Committee Deputy Political Director Taylor Barnes will host a virtual pre-debate women’s panel. The powerful lineup of speakers includes New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Assemblymember Latrice Walker (AD-55) and Council Member Farah N. Louis (CD-45).