{"id":1293,"date":"2025-04-14T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/khari-edwards-officially-on-the-ballot-in-june-2025-primary-for-brooklyn-borough-president\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:30:44","slug":"khari-edwards-officially-on-the-ballot-in-june-2025-primary-for-brooklyn-borough-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/?p=1293","title":{"rendered":"Khari Edwards Officially On The Ballot In June 2025 Primary For Brooklyn Borough President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"406\"><strong>Khari Edwards<\/strong>, a longtime community advocate and candidate for <strong>Brooklyn Borough President<\/strong>, has officially announced that he is on the ballot for the upcoming election, set to take place on June 24, 2025. The announcement was made on his Instagram page, where he shared a heartfelt message to his supporters:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"500\"><em data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"500\">Edwards stated in his Instagram post, \u201cWe have to thank the people who got us there. We\u2019re on our way to Brooklyn Borough Hall.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIL4cInvnCh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIL4cInvnCh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Khari Edwards (@khariedwardsnyc)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"891\">With petitioning now complete, the race for Brooklyn Borough President enters a new phase, and Edwards is ready for the challenge. Backed by grassroots support from across the borough, Edwards has not only secured his place on the ballot but has also received enough support to qualify for matching campaign funds\u2014giving his campaign a strong financial boost heading into the home stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"1041\"><em data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"969\">\u201cThis is what\u2019s really important. Thanking the people that got you there,\u201d<\/em> Edwards added, emphasizing the community-driven spirit of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1394\">Edwards has steadily gained momentum throughout Brooklyn, drawing support from diverse neighborhoods and community leaders who believe in his vision for a more unified and empowered borough. Running under the mantra <strong data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1278\">#BrooklynVested<\/strong>, Edwards has made it clear that his campaign is rooted in a deep commitment to the people and progress of Brooklyn, as posted on his campaign website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khariedwards2025.com\/\"><strong>KhariEdwards2025.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1685\">With early voting beginning on <strong data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1444\">June 14, 2025<\/strong>, and Election Day on <strong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1483\">June 24, 2025<\/strong>, the focus now shifts to voter turnout. Edwards now has to concentrate on mobilizing his broad base of supporters and ensure they head to the polls in what promises to be a competitive and closely watched race.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1396\" data-end=\"1685\">Content provided through <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/taxonomy\/term\/50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"934\">NYC Newswire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khari Edwards, a longtime community advocate and candidate for Brooklyn Borough President, has officially announced that he is on the ballot for the upcoming election, set to take place on June 24, 2025. The announcement was made on his Instagram page, where he shared a heartfelt message to his supporters: Edwards stated in his Instagram [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownsvillenews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}