Today on Breakfast-of-Candidates: John Heyer

Today OTBKB breakfasts with John Heyer, currently the assistant to Borough President Marty Markowitz, he is the only candidate for City Council born in the 39th district. A fifth-generation Carroll Gardener, his two passions are politics and theology. He works as a funeral director at Scotto's Funeral home and his knowledge of the history of the neighborhood runs deep though he is only 27 years old.

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Breakfast-of-Candidates: Gary Reilly. At 34 he's not quite the youngest of the candidates (John Heyer beats him on that score) but he's plenty wet behind the ears and full of enthusiasm about public transportation and other issues that affect voters.

Breakfast-of-Candidates: Bob Zuckerman. A long-time politico, Bob is currently executive director of the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation and  Gowanus Canal Conservancy.  He remembers the night Richard Nixon was elected in 1968 (he was 7-years-old) and one of his heroes is Harvey Milk.

Breakfast-of-Candidates: Brad Lander, The intellectual of the group, Brad has two master's degrees and a BA from the University of Chicago. He made his mark running community organizations like the Fifth Avenue Committee and Pratt Center for Community Development, advocating for affordable housing and community sustainablility.

Breakfast-of-Candidates: Craig Hammerman. As District Manager of Community Board 6, Craig is the nuts and bolts guy. He's the candidate, who understands infrastructure and really knows what its like to serve the public day in and day out for 19 years.

Breakfast-of-Candidates: Josh  Skaller. A former computer music composer at Harvard, it was Howard Dean's presidential campaign that jumpstarted his interest in electoral politics. As president of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, he learned to facilitiate dialogue  and manage strong personalities. Running on a community empowerment platform with a strong interest in the environment and smart development, Josh is proud to be refusing donations from  real estate developers.

Breakfast-of-Candidates: David Pechefsky. The Green Candidate, David worked for 10 years in the central staff of the New York City Council. With a master's degree in public policy and experience advising local governments in Africa, David knows how the City Council works from the inside out and has ideas about how it could better serve the people of New York City.