New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Dan Halloran said he is vowing to get more money for his district after having been elected Nov. 3 to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) as the representative for northeast Queens.Halloran, a Republican attorney from Auburndale, told the...
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Dan Halloran 53%, Kevin Kim 47% with 100% of precincts reporting. Congratulations!
The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Somehow, Queens Republican Dan Halloran survived a lot of talk about his pre-Christian religious beliefs to capture Tony Avella's City Council seat last night. Mr. Halloran, reported to be the "First Atheling" of a neo-heathen tribe, beat the Democratic nominee Kevin Kim 53 percent to 47 percent in a campaign marred by a number of unseemly accusations: that Mr. Kim was unfairly...
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Halloran Stands up for College Point at City Hall Hearing Candidate Makes Case for Safeguards in New Police Academy Proposal Dan Halloran had a simple message for City Council Members on Monday at the Meeting of the Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses: College Point needs a police academy. But Halloran cautioned we must listen carefully to the concerns expressed by the community...
Daily Online Alochona (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
An organization that protects the civil rights of Asian Americans said it is investigating complaints of voter harassment during the Nov. 3 City Council race between Dan Halloran and Kevin Kim, who is Korean American.Glenn Magpantay, a staff attorney...
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... city council. Yet he lost with 12,830 votes (47 percent), 1,300 less than the winner, Republican Dan Halloran. Kim’s family immigrated to the United States when he was five. Because he graduated from law school at Columbia University, Korean Americans had high expectations for him. In his or her own electoral district, a New York City councilor has substantial influence, comparable...
Mizozo (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
New York Citys Borough of Queens made American history on Tuesday November 3, 2009. It elected the first openly Pagan public official in America. Dan Halloran, who is openly Pagan or Heathen specifically hes a Thodsman won the race for City Councilman in New York Citys 19th District in northeast Queens. What seems to come as a jarring shock to many people is that, not only is Dan Halloran...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
From Council candidate Dan Halloran's PaganSpace page, via the Queens Tribune Last week, Councilman-elect Dan Halloran (R-Bayside) narrowly defeated a Democratic candidate in one of the nation's most liberal cities. Now comes the hard part: explaining his religious beliefs to the press. For the past two decades, the cop-turned-lawyer has been a devout believer in Theodism, a pre-Christian...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
From Council candidate Dan Halloran's PaganSpace page, via the Queens Tribune Councilman-elect Dan Halloran (R-Bayside), a devout heathen , has apologized for comparing the role of animal sacrifice in his faith with Greek Orthodox Easter traditions. After coming under fire yesterday for linking the role of "blood sacrifice" in his religion, Theodism, with Easter lamb roasts...
Weird is Relative (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
New York political campaigns are rarely boring, but the race for City Council in my district was unusually contentious this year. Our rep decided not to run, and both parties were vying for his open seat, which had been held by Democrats for the last eight years. The Challengers: Democrat Kevin Kim raised $430K. Republican Dan Halloran raised $46K. Halloran won. I live in an area of Queens...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Meet New York's first openly "heathen" City Council member. Dan Halloran, a cop-turned-lawyer, is the Theodism-practicing Republican who captured the Bayside, Queens, seat last Tuesday. He may be the first openly practicing member of the religion ...
Classical Values (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It seems that a Libertarian can actually win in one of the most liberal areas of the country. New York City. Libertarian Dan Halloran wins City Council Seat in New York City Dan Halloran was elected to the Queens City...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... can be as a minority in a 51-person Democrat-dominated house, with three members - Eric Ulrich, Dan Halloran and Peter Koo - compared to Staten Island's two - Oddo and Vincent Ignizio. Sources familiar with the effort said Halloran , who won a hard-fought race against Democrat Kevin Kim for outgoing Councilman Tony Avella's seat, was pushing the hardest to challenge Oddo. But Ulrich,...
<B>Power and Control</B> (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It seems that a Libertarian can actually win in one of the most liberal areas of the country. New York City. Libertarian Dan Halloran wins City Council Seat in New York City Dan Halloran was elected to the Queens City Council in District 19. He was nominated by the Republican, Conservative, Independent and Libertarian parties. Dan is simultaneously a Libertarian Party member and a registered...
