Tom Ognibene

Thomas Ognibene ran for mayor of New York City against incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the 2005 mayoral election.

Ognibene, a conservative, sought to beat Bloomberg who has been labeled by some [Levy, Julia. [http://www.nysun.com/new-york/bloombergs-republican-problem/20193/ "Bloomberg's 'Republican' Problem"] . "New York Sun". September 19, 2005.] [Lagorio, Christine. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/21/politics/main961523.shtml "GOP Mayors Reign Over Liberal NYC"] . "CBS News". October 22, 2005.] [Baker, Gerald. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1081546.ece "Democrats celebrate as voters pile woe upon woe for Bush"] . "The Times". Times Newspapers Ltd. November 10, 2005.] [Goodwin, Michael. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/opinions/2005/02/13/2005-02-13_mike_takes_it_on_chin_from_m.html "Mike Takes It on Chin from MSG & Own Party on the City"] . "Daily News". February 13, 2005.] [Rudin, Ken. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11221628 "Bloomberg News: A 'Subway Series' for President?"] "National Public Radio". June 20, 2007.] as a "Republican In Name Only". Ognibene originally sought to run in the Republican Party's primary election. Bloomberg's campaign successfully challenged enough of the signatures Ognibene had submitted to the Board of Elections to prevent Ognibene from appearing on ballots for the Republican primary. [Schulman, Robin. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/nyregion/metrocampaigns/04ognibene.html "Ognibene Loses Bid for Line on Ballot Against Bloomberg"] . "The New York Times". August 4, 2005.] Instead, Ognibene ran only on the Conservative Party ticket. [Clyne, Meghan. [http://www.nysun.com/new-york/ognibene-will-fight-bloomberg-all-the-way/12873/ "Ognibene Will Fight Bloomberg All the Way to November Election"] . "New York Sun". April 27, 2005.]

Ognibene is a former Queens City Councilman (1992-2001) and Council minority leader who was endorsed by the leaders of the Queens County Republican Committee on February 10, 2005.

Originally from Middle Village in Queens, [Vitello, Paul. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/nyregion/16voices.html?pagewanted=print "In Enclave, Biggest Vote Is in Favor of Status Quo"] . "The New York Times". October 16, 2005.] Ognibene graduated from C.W. Post College in 1966, served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970 and graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1974. He is a resident of Queens and has been married for 37 years to his wife Margaret, a former New York City junior high school teacher. He has two children, Guy and Eve.

On June 3, 2008, Ognibene was a candidate for the seat he occupied in a special election.

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External links

* [http://www.ognibeneforny.com/ Tom Ognibene for Mayor of New York City webpage]
* [http://www.gothamgazette.com/campaign2005/52 Gotham Gazette 2005 webpage]