Meet Danniel Maio, Candidate for City Council District 29

Danniel has a bachelor's degree from American University and a master's degree from Chaminade University. He is married.

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Danniel Maio previously ran for New York State Senate in 2024 and 2022, New York City Council in 2023, Queens Borough president in 2021, NY State Assembly in 2020 and 2018, NYC public advocate in 2019, and U.S. Congress in 2016, but did not win.

Plans to make budget reports more accessible and relatable by connecting the budget's impact and cost to each citizen, family, and business.

Supports streamlining bureaucracy, simplifying rules and paperwork, and publicly sharing standards and expected performance.

Wants to recover funds from "pay-to-play" overtime and contract abuse.

Supports auditing politicians, judges, and elections to ensure transparency and accountability in attendance, budget, fairness ratings, and community satisfaction.

Supports auditing politicians, judges, and elections.

- Plans to make budget reports more accessible and relatable by connecting the budget's impact and cost to each citizen, family, and business.
- Supports streamlining bureaucracy, simplifying rules and paperwork, and publicly sharing standards and expected performance.
- Wants to recover funds from "pay-to-play" overtime and contract abuse.
- Supports auditing politicians, judges, and elections.

Financial Management

Advocated for "a stronger response to crime and additional support for small businesses recovering from the pandemic."

- Advocated for "a stronger response to crime and additional support for small businesses recovering from the pandemic."

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As of June 6, 2025, Danniel Maio’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Danniel Maio

Peter is a small business owner and consultant.

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Supports investigating city contracts with rising costs and no results, holding city agencies accountable for delays and budget overruns, and increasing public access to government spending reports.

Supports conducting a forensic audit of Freshkills Park’s development budget to prevent waste and ensure timely project completion.

Supports full financial transparency on Staten Island’s tax contributions versus allocated city spending, independent audits of city-funded projects to prevent waste and mismanagement, and increased political advocacy to ensure fair representation in citywide budget decisions.

- Supports investigating city contracts with rising costs and no results, holding city agencies accountable for delays and budget overruns, and increasing public access to government spending reports.
- Supports conducting a forensic audit of Freshkills Park’s development budget to prevent waste and ensure timely project completion.
- Supports full financial transparency on Staten Island’s tax contributions versus allocated city spending, independent audits of city-funded projects to prevent waste and mismanagement, and increased political advocacy to ensure fair representation in citywide budget decisions.

Supports conducting a full audit of city fines and fees to prevent small businesses from being unfairly targeted.

Supports implementing tax incentives for local businesses to help them compete against corporate businesses.

Supports reviewing and revising commercial lease regulations to prevent abuse.

- Supports conducting a full audit of city fines and fees to prevent small businesses from being unfairly targeted.
- Supports implementing tax incentives for local businesses to help them compete against corporate businesses.
- Supports reviewing and revising commercial lease regulations to prevent abuse.

Supports auditing NYPD spending in Brooklyn, increasing transparency on public safety grants, and investing in community-led safety initiatives to reduce crime and improve neighborhood trust.

Supports auditing NYPD spending, increasing transparency on public safety grants, and investing in community-led safety initiatives to reduce crime and improve neighborhood trust.

Advocates for increased police presence in high-crime areas and additional emergency medical resources.

Advocates for increased police presence in high-crime areas, additional emergency medical resources, and adequate firehouse funding in Staten Island.

Supports ensuring NYPD funding is allocated fairly across boroughs to improve response times in the Bronx and wants to increase investment in community programs that reduce crime and provide economic opportunities.

Supports auditing NYC’s healthcare funding to ensure fair investment in the Bronx, increasing hospital funding to improve staffing and reduce wait times, and expanding community health programs for asthma prevention and mental health services.

- Supports auditing NYPD spending, increasing transparency on public safety grants, and investing in community-led safety initiatives to reduce crime and improve neighborhood trust.
- Advocates for increased police presence in high-crime areas, additional emergency medical resources, and adequate firehouse funding in Staten Island.
- Supports ensuring NYPD funding is allocated fairly across boroughs to improve response times in the Bronx and wants to increase investment in community programs that reduce crime and provide economic opportunities.
- Supports auditing NYC’s healthcare funding to ensure fair investment in the Bronx, increasing hospital funding to improve staffing and reduce wait times, and expanding community health programs for asthma prevention and mental health services.

Supports auditing Department of Education spending in Staten Island to identify discrepancies in per-student funding, advocating for fair funding distribution, smaller class sizes, and increased teacher recruitment efforts in underserved schools.

Supports holding underperforming schools accountable and providing them with resources to improve.

- Supports auditing Department of Education spending in Staten Island to identify discrepancies in per-student funding, advocating for fair funding distribution, smaller class sizes, and increased teacher recruitment efforts in underserved schools.
- Supports holding underperforming schools accountable and providing them with resources to improve.

Believes in auditing city-funded housing projects to ensure tax incentives are creating affordable housing, investigating vacant luxury developments, and demanding transparency in rent stabilization programs to prevent abuse.

Believes in reviewing city zoning and development policies to ensure Staten Island’s growth is sustainable and does not harm existing communities.

Believes in conducting audits of city-funded housing projects to ensure they provide real affordable housing and increasing fiscal oversight on homelessness spending to ensure funds go toward long-term solutions.

Believes in increasing fiscal oversight on homelessness spending to ensure funds go toward long-term solutions.

Believes in investigating "illegal housing practices that put low-income residents at risk."

Supports ensuring affordable housing projects prioritize Bronx residents.

- Believes in auditing city-funded housing projects to ensure tax incentives are creating affordable housing, investigating vacant luxury developments, and demanding transparency in rent stabilization programs to prevent abuse.
- Believes in reviewing city zoning and development policies to ensure Staten Island’s growth is sustainable and does not harm existing communities.
- Believes in increasing fiscal oversight on homelessness spending to ensure funds go toward long-term solutions.
- Believes in investigating "illegal housing practices that put low-income residents at risk."
- Supports ensuring affordable housing projects prioritize Bronx residents.

Supports conducting a forensic audit of MTA spending in Brooklyn to track taxpayer funds, and advocates for greater transparency in infrastructure contracts, and prioritizing investment in flood prevention and climate resilience projects for at-risk neighborhoods.

Supports conducting an audit of MTA spending to track taxpayer funds, and advocates for greater transparency in infrastructure contracts, and prioritizing investment in flood prevention and climate resilience projects for at-risk neighborhoods.

Supports improved transit options like the Staten Island light rail and expanded ferry service.

Supports improved transit options like the Staten Island light rail and expanded ferry service and toll relief on Verrazzano Bridge.

- Supports conducting an audit of MTA spending to track taxpayer funds, and advocates for greater transparency in infrastructure contracts, and prioritizing investment in flood prevention and climate resilience projects for at-risk neighborhoods.
- Supports improved transit options like the Staten Island light rail and expanded ferry service and toll relief on Verrazzano Bridge.

Believes in "full transparency on climate resilience funding" to ensure Staten Island gets needed infrastructure upgrades.

- Believes in "full transparency on climate resilience funding" to ensure Staten Island gets needed infrastructure upgrades.

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Peter Kefalas

- The New York City Comptroller is the city's chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing the city's financial health, auditing city agencies and programs, and managing public pension funds. ​
- This position is elected citywide to a four-year term and can serve up to two consecutive terms. ​
- As of 2020, the Comptroller's annual salary is $209,050. ​
- In the line of succession, if both the Mayor and the Public Advocate positions become vacant, the Comptroller assumes the role of acting mayor. 

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