I had no idea there were so many people running for office. The list goes on and on.

What freaks me out is that little if no attention is given to the people running for Judges or the so-called Judicial Conventions. What the hell is a judicial convention? It seems like the bogusest (yes, it ought to be a word) of all election processes.

Why would we need to have these and not just a more democratic process for electing judges? Where are these people's resumes and CVs? At the moment of voting, how the hell am I going to know about them beyond the little blurb provided by the county election board?

No wonder politics in NYC are so tribal : Most citizens have not a clue as to what is happening in the background allegedly in their name.

Look at this list [PDF document]! It goes on and one.

Mental note : Adriano Espaillat likes to keep biz-ay! Look at the number of seats he's running for. Gotta keep an eye on those dominicans ... heh.

I've included in this post just the people for Manhattan:

Governor - NYC
985 5 Avenue New York, NY 10021 - Eliot Spitzer
68 Crescent Beach Road Glen Cove, NY 11542 - Thomas R Suozzi

Attorney General - NYC
One West Street New York, NY 10549 - Andrew M Cuomo
43 East19 Street New York, NY 10010 - Mark Green
10 York Dr New City, NY 10956 - Charles G King
140 East 28 Street New York, NY 10016 - Sean Patrick Maloney

United States Senator - NYC
15 Old House Lane Chappaqua, NY 10514 - Hillary Rodham Clinton
739 West 186 Street New York, NY 10033 - Jonathan B Tasini

State Senate - 25
61 Pierrepont Street #71 71 Brooklyn, NY 11201 - Martin Connor
200 Clinton Street #5K Brooklyn, NY 11201 - Ken Diamondstone

Member of the Assembly - 68
334 East 112 Street New York, NY 10029 - Edward Gibbs
418 East 118 Street New York, NY 10035 - Adam Clayton Powell
1695 Madison Ave New York, NY 10029 - John Ruiz

Member of the Assembly - 69
611 West 111 Street New York, NY 10025 - Daniel J O'Donnell
931 Amsterdam Avenue 5N New York, NY 10025 - Francisco A Spies

Member of the Assembly - 72
503 West 169 Street New York, NY 10032 - Francesca Castellanos
62 Park Terrace West A87 New York, NY 10034 - Adriano Espaillat
3716 Tenth Ave 13L New York, NY 10034 - Miguel Estrella

Member of the Assembly - 74
210 East 15 Street 11K New York, NY 10003 - Sylvia M Friedman
213 East 29 Street New York, NY 10016 - Brian P Kavanagh
1225 FDR Drive New York, NY 10009 - Juan Pagan
5 Tudor City Place New York, NY 10017 - Esther Yang

Judge of the Civil Court - District - 02 - NY
10 Hanover Square New York, NY 10005 - Margaret A Chan
212 East Broadway New York, NY 10002 - David Cohen
39 Gramercy Park North New York, NY 10010 - Andrea Masley

Judge of the Civil Court - District - 07 - NY
523 East 14 street New York, NY 10009 - Rita Mella
102 West 80 St New York, NY 10024 - Mary V Rosado

Male State Committee - 66
41 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 - Lawrence C Moss
269 West 11 Street New York, NY 10014 - Arthur Z Schwartz

Male State Committee - 68
1295 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10029 - Bill Perkins
1695 Madison Ave New York, NY 10029 - John Ruiz

Male State Committee - 72
2 Arden Street New York, NY 10040 - Wigberto Astacio
34 Bogardus Place New York, NY 10040 - Miguel Martinez

Female State Committee - 67
290 West End Avenue New York, NY 10023 - Debra Cooper
109 West 77 Street New York, NY 10024 - Elizabeth Starkey

Female State Committee - 68
10 Paladino Ave New York, NY 10035 - Naomi Langley
149-155 East 118 Street New York, NY 10035 - Peggy Morales
230 East 123 Street New York, NY 10035 - Evette Zayas

Female State Committee - 70
31 West 126 Street New York, NY 10027 - Theresa Freeman
1580 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10031 - Sylvia A Tyler

Female State Committee - 72
45 Fairview Avenue New York, NY 10040 - Joan Serrano Laufer
87 Ellwood Street New York, NY 10040 - Francia Rodriguez

Delegate to Judicial Convention - 66, Vote for 8
43 Charlton Street New York, NY 10014 - Frieda Bradlow
310 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 - Janiece Brown Spitzmuller
130 Jane Street New York, NY 10014 - Keen Berger
16 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 - Julie Nadel
107 East 10 Street New York, NY 10003 - Katharine B Wolpe
119 Sullivan Street New York, NY 10012 - Elliot Silber
75 Jane Street New York, NY 10014 - Katherine Jacobson
40 Harrison Street New York, NY 10013 - Diane F Stein
211 Thompson Street New York, NY 10012 - Lois A Rakoff
269 West 11 Street New York, NY 10014 - Arthur Z Schwartz
67 Morton Street New York, NY 10014 - Lisa Cannistraci
55 Morton Street New York, NY 10014 - Barbara J Steinberg
69 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 - Rita P Reznik
145 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 - Maureen Remacle
25 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 - Dorothy B Harris
22 West 11 Street New York, NY 10011 - Maria Passannante Derr

Delegate to Judicial Convention - 68, Vote for 8
1851 7 Avenue New York, NY 10026 - Cordell Cleare
1309 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 - Brenda Barrett
112-126 East 128 Street New York, NY 10035 - Brenda Colon
256 East 125 Street New York, NY 10035 - Parnell Sena
70 East 108 Street New York, NY 10029 - Nathaniel Gregory
70 West 115 Street New York, NY 10026 - George Smith
1370 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10026 - Wynta Ebron
40 W 115 Street New York, NY 10026 - Ann McIver
1952 First Avenue New York, NY 10029 - Linda Llanos

Delegate to Judicial Convention - 72, Vote for 5
678 Academy Street New York, NY 10034 - Rafael Escano
600 West 163 Street New York, NY 10032 - Ramona Gomez
10 Hillside Avenue New York, NY 10040 - Mayra Linares-Diaz
62 Park Terrace West A87 New York, NY 10034 - Adriano Espaillat
75-85 Ellwood Street New York, NY 10040 - Ricardo Urena
99 Hillside Avenue New York, NY 10040 - Maria Morillo
4420 Broadway New York, NY 10040 - Isabel Evangelista
500 West 174 Street New York, NY 10033 - Cesar Parra
700 West 175 Street New York, NY 10033 - Pedro Morrillo
300 Ft Washington Avenue New York, NY 10032 - Maria Sierra
661 West 180 Street New York, NY 10033 - Georgina E Sanchez
825 West 187 Street New York, NY 10033 - Nancy Puentes

Delegate to Judicial Convention - 75, Vote for 8
747 Tenth Avenue Manhattan, NY 10019 - Mary A D'Elia
300 West 17th Street Manhattan, NY 10011 - Timothy R Gay
400 West 43th STREET Manhattan, NY 10036 - Dolly Londono
200 West 20th Street Manhattan, NY 10011 - Mae Doris Corrigan
400 West 43rd Street Manhattan, NY 10036 - Lucille R Ognibene
340 West 47th Street Manhattan, NY 10036 - Andrew P Berman
504 West 48th Street Manhattan, NY 10036 - Eleanor L Mulligan
130 West 16th Street Manhattan, NY 10011 - Paul Groncki
315 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10001 - Sylvia Schwartz
311 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Molly Katz
350 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Goldie A Gold
321 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Velma M Hill
280 Ninth Avenue New York, NY 10001 - Robert S Sikorski
321 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Patricia Wald
425 West 23 Street New York, NY 10011 - Eugene Glaberman
321 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Frieda S Kowansky

Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 66, Vote for 8
10 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012 - Jeanne Wilcke
295 West 11 Street New York, NY 10014 - Celia Wu
40 Harrison Street New York, NY 10013 - Alan Shulkin
145 West 10 Street New York, NY 10014 - Lorna Gottesman
471 Broadway New York, NY 10012 - Richard Lehrer
14 Horatio Street New York, NY 10014 - Laura A Morrison
116 Duane Street New York, NY 10012 - Jeanne Grillo
3 Washington Square Village New York, NY 10012 - Barbara A Backer
105 West 13 Street New York, NY 10011 - Susan J Kent
204 East 6 Street New York, NY 10003 - Roberto Ortiz-Arroyo
380 West 12 Street New York, NY 10014 - Harry S Malakoff
77 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10011 - Joanna Saccone
103 Macdougal Street New York, NY 10012 - Bradford Jay Sussman
25 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 - Arthur Harris
77 West 15 Street New York, NY 10011 - Jennifer Milio
50 East 3 Street New York, NY 10003 - Noah Yago

Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 68, Vote for 8
107-129 East 126 Street New York, NY 10035 - Gladys Perez
70 West 115 Street New York, NY 10026 - Dana Marshall
1900 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10035 - Pamela Cotto
1345 5 Avenue New York, NY 10029 - Henrietta Carrington
2405 First Avenue New York, NY 10035 - Delores Jones
71 W 112 Street New York, NY 10026 - Jai Bams
357 W 115 Street New York, NY 10026 - Esmay Robinson
21 West 112 Street New York, NY 10026 - Herbert Smith Jr.
2130 First Ave New York, NY 10029 - Diane Green

Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 72, Vote for 5
611 West 171 Street New York, NY 10032 - Renato Mena
150 West 225 Bronx, NY 10463 - Llewelyn Seaborn
619 West 176 Street New York, NY 10033 - Miguel Pena
517 West 171 Street New York, NY 10032 - Fernando Batista
240 Nagle Avenue New York, NY 10034 - Wyatt Johnson
215 Audobon Avenue New York, NY 10033 - Martha Pepin
125 West 228 Street Bronx, NY 10463 - Paulette Shomo

Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention - 75, Vote for 8
310 West 18th Street Manhattan, NY 10011 - Marc Krasnow
840 Eighth Avenue Manhattan, NY 10019 - James R Grogan
415 WEST 23rd Street Manhattan, NY 10011 - Judy Richheimer
344 West 49 Street New York, NY 10019 - Lucas A Ferrara
275 West 22nd Street Manhattan, NY 10011 - Jill R Paznik
447 West 50th Street Manhattan, NY 10019 - Paul J Bokun
311 West 24th Street Manhattan, NY 10011 - Steven A Kolodny
400 West 43thStreet Manhattan, NY 10036 - John Amodeo
351 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Philoine Fried
345 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10001 - Edith Collins
350 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Dorothea Schoenfeld
440 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Edith E Filosa
341 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Blanche Hutcherson
311 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Esther Melamed
311 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Marguerite E Glotzer
262 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 - Gilbert Flores