NYC-CC21: Navarro (D) and Monserrate (D) disqualified from ballot as District 21 field narrows to 4

Sandro Navarro, district director for State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Hiram Monserrate, a former council member and state senator, have both been removed from the ballot for the upcoming Council District 21 election.

Navarro and Monserrate had joined an inflated field vying to replace the term-limited Francisco Moya in District 21, which includes parts of Corona, East Elmhurst, LeFrak City, and Jackson Heights.

The area, which has undergone significant change and social upheaval in recent years, is one of the most hotly-contested races in the upcoming elections, with six candidates initially vying to replace Moya. That number has now been reduced to four after Navarro and Monserrate were removed from the ballot for different reasons on Monday.

Navarro, who has officially ended his campaign, did not receive enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot after the Board of Elections (BOE) invalidated a significant number of his petition signatures. He ultimately finished 174 valid signatures shy of qualifying for the ballot, according to a report in the Queens Eagle.




https://qns.com/2025/05/navarro-monserrate-district-21/