Dan Halloran

Dan Halloran is District 19's new Council Member

Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Dan Halloran 53%, Kevin Kim 47% with 100% of precincts reporting. Congratulations!

'Heathen' Halloran Captures Council Seat

The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Somehow, Queens Republican Dan Halloran survived a lot of talk about his pre-Christian religious beliefs to capture Tony Avella's City Council seat last night. Mr. Halloran, reported to be the "First Atheling" of a neo-heathen tribe, beat the Democratic nominee Kevin Kim 53 percent to 47 percent in a campaign marred by a number of unseemly accusations: that Mr. Kim was unfairly...

Avella and Halloran working together on police academy

Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Halloran Stands up for College Point at City Hall Hearing Candidate Makes Case for Safeguards in New Police Academy Proposal Dan Halloran had a simple message for City Council Members on Monday at the Meeting of the Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses: College Point needs a police academy. But Halloran cautioned we must listen carefully to the concerns expressed by the community...

[mukto-mona] YOUTUBE VIDEO: Women Demand Republican Dan Halloran Disclose His Views on Women's Health Issues

Daily Online Alochona (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Let's hear directly from Dan Halloran

Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009

He also is one of a handful of candidates to respond to the Queens Civic Congress' questionnaire . Concentrating on overdevelopment? Traffic? Quality of life? No mention of being vibrant and diverse? Hmmm...now I understand why the Queens Machine is concentrating on his personal business. This chap is running on an anti-tweeding platform.

Halloran beefs up war chest but can’t catch Kim

New York Post (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Democrat Kevin Kim has raised more than three times the amount of money than Republican Dan Halloran in the race to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside), but Halloran’s participation in the city’s matching funds program has multiplied his ...

Asian voter harassment claims eyed

New York Post (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

An organization that protects the civil rights of Asian Americans said it is investigating complaints of voter harassment during the Nov. 3 City Council race between Dan Halloran and Kevin Kim, who is Korean American.Glenn Magpantay, a staff attorney...

Kevin Kim loses NJ Council race & a lot of money

Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

... city council. Yet he lost with 12,830 votes (47 percent), 1,300 less than the winner, Republican Dan Halloran. Kim’s family immigrated to the United States when he was five. Because he graduated from law school at Columbia University, Korean Americans had high expectations for him. In his or her own electoral district, a New York City councilor has substantial influence, comparable...

Queens Makes History

Mizozo (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

New York Citys Borough of Queens made American history on Tuesday November 3, 2009. It elected the first openly Pagan public official in America. Dan Halloran, who is openly Pagan or Heathen specifically hes a Thodsman won the race for City Councilman in New York Citys 19th District in northeast Queens. What seems to come as a jarring shock to many people is that, not only is Dan Halloran...

Pagan Councilman Explains His Faith, Other Pols Demand Apology

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

From Council candidate Dan Halloran's PaganSpace page, via the Queens Tribune Last week, Councilman-elect Dan Halloran (R-Bayside) narrowly defeated a Democratic candidate in one of the nation's most liberal cities. Now comes the hard part: explaining his religious beliefs to the press. For the past two decades, the cop-turned-lawyer has been a devout believer in Theodism, a pre-Christian...

Heathen Pol Sorry For Comparing His Faith To Greek Orthodox Beliefs

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

From Council candidate Dan Halloran's PaganSpace page, via the Queens Tribune Councilman-elect Dan Halloran (R-Bayside), a devout heathen , has apologized for comparing the role of animal sacrifice in his faith with Greek Orthodox Easter traditions. After coming under fire yesterday for linking the role of "blood sacrifice" in his religion, Theodism, with Easter lamb roasts...

Democratic Victor vs. Pagan Lord

Weird is Relative (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

New York political campaigns are rarely boring, but the race for City Council in my district was unusually contentious this year. Our rep decided not to run, and both parties were vying for his open seat, which had been held by Democrats for the last eight years. The Challengers: Democrat Kevin Kim raised $430K. Republican Dan Halloran raised $46K. Halloran won. I live in an area of Queens...

Libertarian Wins In Queens

Classical Values (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

It seems that a Libertarian can actually win in one of the most liberal areas of the country. New York City. Libertarian Dan Halloran wins City Council Seat in New York City Dan Halloran was elected to the Queens City...

• Libertarian Wins In Queens - <B>Power and Control</B>

Heathen pol standing up for his rites

New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

Meet New York's first openly "heathen" City Council member. Dan Halloran, a cop-turned-lawyer, is the Theodism-practicing Republican who captured the Bayside, Queens, seat last Tuesday. He may be the first openly practicing member of the religion ...

Last ditch effort shows Kim's desperation

Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

From the Daily News : Kim supporters and religious leaders began the day outside Republican headquarters, trying to make hay over Halloran's acknowledged involvement in a pre-Christian pagan religion, Theodism. "By comparing animal blood sacrifices with the Jewish dietary laws of keeping kosher, it's no wonder that Dan Halloran's religion is supported by neo-Nazis and white supremacists,"...