August 10, 2010
Sorry, Charlie, You're Losing This OneAs the man running to unseat Rangel, former N.Y. Jet Michel Faulkner, told me, “The role of public servants is to serve the public in their best interest and not their personal self-interest......"
July 30th, 2010
Obama: Rangel's Ethics Charges "Very Troubling"As Congressman Charles Rangel's political career and legacy remains on the line, President Barack Obama refused to give the embattled Harlem lawmaker a lifeline.
July 30th, 2010
Congressman Charles Rangel is still negotiating Friday to prevent an embarrassing public trial on ethics charges...."It's time for Mr. Rangel to go. He cannot win reelection because the majority of the people in this district no longer support him," Pastor Michael Faulkner said. "He has broken our hearts, he has disappointed us, and he has separated us from democracy. He needs to be replaced, right now, and we need to move on."
July 27, 2010
Rangel's Republican Replacement?“I’ve never sought political office before, but I was driven to do so now because I’m outraged at…what’s going on with our nation,” Faulkner said.
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Serving the city of New York for more than 20 years, Michel Faulkner got his start by playing in the NFL for the New York Jets in 1981 after graduating from Virginia Tech as an All-American. The next year, he returned to school to earn graduate degrees in education and career counseling.
Michel founded New Horizon Church of New York in Harlem in 2006. He previously served on Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s Task Force on Police Community Relations, and co-chaired the New York City Board of Education’s HIV/AIDS Task Force, was the Commissioner of the City Charter Review initiative and served as the Vice President for Community Government Relations at King’s College.
In addition to numerous radio and TV appearances, including Live with Regis and Kelly, Michel ran the Richmond Marathon in 2009 to raise money for the Run for Change Diabetes Awareness Campaign. He and his wife Virginia have been married for nearly 30 years and have three grown children.
