Christine Fontanelli
Advanced from the Republican primary unopposed; also holds the "Save NYC Party" ballot line.
Christine (Cristina) Fontanelli is the Republican and Save NYC Party nominee challenging incumbent Tony Simone. A lifelong New Yorker and award-winning opera singer, actress and television host, she is running on public safety, education, housing, cost of living, healthcare and arts-and-culture themes.[1][8]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing
Says she will work to reduce burdensome regulations, encourage responsible development, and promote solutions that expand housing supply.[8]
“I will work to reduce burdensome regulations, encourage responsible development, and promote solutions that expand housing supply.”
- SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing
Says she will support policies that restore law and order and give law enforcement tools to hold repeat offenders accountable.[8]
“I will support policies that restore law and order, hold repeat offenders accountable, and ensure our neighborhoods, subways, and streets are safe for families, workers, and visitors.”
- OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporations
Campaigns on reducing taxes and regulations rather than raising them, to lower the cost of living.[8]
“I will fight to reduce taxes, cut unnecessary regulations, and support small businesses so that hardworking New Yorkers can keep more of what they earn and afford to live and work in our state.”
- MixedExpand public health coverage
Supports increasing healthcare competition and access while opposing government control of medical decisions, without endorsing an expansion of public coverage specifically.[8]
“I support policies that increase competition, access to care, and reduce costs while ensuring patients and doctors, not government bureaucrats, are making healthcare decisions.”
In their words — priorities
- Public safety: supports policies to "restore law and order," hold repeat offenders accountable, and secure neighborhoods, subways and streets.[8]
- Cost of living: wants to reduce taxes, cut regulations and support small businesses.[8]
- Housing: wants to reduce regulations, encourage responsible development and expand housing supply.[8]
Background
- A lifelong New Yorker and award-winning opera singer, actress, and television host with a decades-long international career, having performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.[8]
- Says her great-grandfather, Rocco Maria Marasco, previously served as a New York State Assemblyman.[8]
- Founder of the Cristina Fontanelli Foundation, a nonprofit supporting young performers and expanding access to the arts.[8]