Constituents in District 17 of the South Bronx will soon get to pick their new representative to the City Council, choosing between four candidates all jockeying to win the seat that term-limited incumbent Rafael Salamanca Jr. has held for nine years.
The contenders: Freddy Perez, Justin Sanchez, Antirson Ortiz and Elvis Santana have varying degrees of political experience but largely align on policy agenda items like public safety, affordable housing, childcare and education, jobs and healthcare. However, some notable differences in their respective campaign coffers and endorsements could sway the outcome of next month’s primary.
