CSEA announces limited state legislative endorsements

"Many lawmakers who have long enjoyed CSEA support will not have it this year"

ALBANY, NY (08/23/2012)(readMedia)-- CSEA will endorse a limited number of candidates in New York state legislative races this fall.

The limited endorsements come following extensive review within CSEA. For two years, lawmakers rubber-stamped state budgets that undermined state operations, and shortchanged localities and schools and they forfeited oversight responsibility on important public policy issues. They also imposed a property tax cap that is causing fiscal chaos in local government and school district budgets.

Additionally, lawmakers made a dark deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo last spring trading support for onerous and unnecessary public employee pension tier changes in exchange for favorable legislative redistricting.

"Many lawmakers who have long enjoyed CSEA support will not have it this year because they abandoned the working people of this state," said CSEA President Danny Donohue. "CSEA is holding lawmakers accountable for their actions. The CSEA endorsement has to be earned or else it has no meaning."

CSEA's limited endorsements are only going to candidates who stand with working people.

CSEA's endorsement normally brings financial contribution, statewide get-out-the-vote expertise – mailings, phone calls, printing, grassroots volunteers, and other benefits - along with internal union resources and activities to reach the extensive CSEA membership in every part of the state.

"CSEA members will aggressively campaign for our endorsed candidates," Donohue said. "Just as important, beyond this election we will work to mobilize members to be even more involved in the legislative process – regularly communicating with elected officials and challenging them when they don't do what's right for working people."

CSEA also released its endorsements for federal races, topped by support for U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

"Sen. Gillibrand has been an outstanding advocate for New York and a voice of reason within the U.S. Senate," Donohue said. "Our congressional endorsements also reflect support for candidates and challengers who will stand up for reasonable and responsible government that works for all Americans."

2012 Endorsements

NYS Congressional

United States Senate – Kirsten Gillibrand

CD 1 – Timothy Bishop

CD 3 – Steve Israel

CD 4 – Carolyn McCarthy

CD 5 – Gregory Meeks

CD 6 – Grace Meng

CD 7 – Nydia Velazquez

CD 8 – Hakeem Jefferies

CD 9 – Yvette Clarke

CD 10 – Jerrold Nadler

CD 12 – Carolyn Maloney

CD 13 – Charles Rangel

CD 14 – Joe Crowley

CD 15 – Jose Serrano

CD 16 – Eliot Engel

CD 17 – Nita Lowey

CD 18 – Sean Patrick Maloney

CD 19 – Julian Schreibman

CD 20 – Paul Tonko

CD 21 - Bill Owens

CD 23 – Nate Shinagawa

CD 24 – Dan Maffei

CD 25 – Louise Slaughter

CD 26 – Brian Higgins

CD 27 - Kathy Hochul

NYS Senate

SD 4 – Ricardo Montano

SD 11 – Tony Avella

SD 12 – Michael Gianaris

SD 13 – Jose Peralta

SD 15 – Joseph Addabbo, Jr.

SD 18 – Martin Malave Dilan

SD 20 – Eric Adams

SD 21 – Kevin Parker

SD 23 – Diane Savino

SD 27 – Brad Hoylman

SD 28 – Liz Kruger

SD 33 – Gustavo Rivera

SD 34 – Jeffrey Klein

SD 40 – Justin Wagner

SD 55 – Ted O'Brien

SD 60 – Michael Amodeo

NYS Assembly

AD 3 – Dean Murray

AD 5 – Alfred Graf

AD 6 – Phil Ramos

AD 9 – Joseph Saladino

AD 12 – Andrew Raia

AD 14 – David McDonough

AD 25 – Jerry Iannece

AD 31 – Michele Titus

AD 32 – Vivian Cook

AD 34 – Michael DenDekker

AD 35 – Jeffrion Aubry

AD 38 – Michael Miller

AD 39 – Francisco Moya

AD 42 – Rhoda Jacobs

AD 43 – Karim Camara

AD 47 – William Colton

AD 49 – Peter Abbate, Jr.

AD 52 – Joan Millman

AD 59 – Alan Maisel

AD 60 – Inez Barron

AD 66 – Deborah Glick

AD 76 – Micah Kellner

AD 77 – Vanessa Gibson

AD 78 – Jose Rivera

AD 79 – Eric Stevenson

AD 80 – Naomi Rivera

AD 81 – Jeffrey Dinowitz

AD 85 – Marcos Crespo

AD 86 – Nelson Castro

AD 90 - Shelley Mayer

AD 91 – Steve Otis

AD 92 – Thomas Abinanti

AD 93 – David Buchwald

AD 94 – Andrew Falk

AD 97 – Ellen Jaffee

AD 98 – Annie Rabbitt

AD 99 – James Skoufis

AD 101 – Claudia Tenney

AD 103 – Kevin Cahill

AD 104 – Frank Skartados

AD 106 – Didi Barrett

AD 111 – Angelo Santabarbara

AD 113 – Carrie Woerner

AD 118 – Marc Butler

AD 127 – Al Stripe, Jr.

AD 128 – Sam Roberts

AD 135 – Mark Johns

AD 141 – Crystal Peoples-Stokes

AD 149 – Sean Ryan