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# Council Member Gonzalez Backs Out Of Tuesday Debate
- URL: https://bklyner.com/council-member-gonzalez-backs-out-of-tuesdays-debate-southslope/
- Published: 2013-08-21T20:24:24.000Z
- Updated: 2013-08-21T20:24:24.000Z
- Author: Christine Bush
- Tags: Carlos Menchaca, Democratic primary, district 38, politics, sara gonzalez, #API-Imported

![district 38 debate](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/district-38-debate.jpg)

A 38th District Council debate scheduled for Tuesday evening by [Transportation Alternatives](http://transalt.org/?ref=bklyner.com), [Turning Point](http://turningpointbrooklyn.org/?ref=bklyner.com) and Purpose ended up being a one-sided affair after incumbent Council Member [Sara Gonzalez](http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/home.shtml?ref=bklyner.com) failed to attend, according to an article by [Gotham Votes 2013](http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/gotham-votes/4517-ex-quinn-aide-takes-on-incumbent-in-38th-council-race?ref=bklyner.com). Candidate [Carlos Menchaca](http://www.carlos2013.com/?ref=bklyner.com) participated in the forum alone.

Although Council Member Gonzalez declined to comment, campaign spokesman Michael Tobman explained to Gotham Votes that “some of the community groups \[critical of Gonzalez\] have a relationship with the challenger,” but refused to elaborate any further than that.

General counsel and legislative director for Transportation Alternatives, Juan Martinez, told Gotham Votes that any pro-Menchaca allegations about the forum were “ill-founded.”

The New York City Democratic primary is scheduled for September 10.

*Photo by [Linda Sarsour](https://twitter.com/lsarsour/status/369962920655863809/photo/1?ref=bklyner.com)*