Public Employees Federation Endorses Barrie for Schenectady County Legislature

ALBANY, NY (10/30/2009)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) is pleased to announce its endorsement of PEF Member Mary Barrie, running for the Schenectady County Legislature in District 4, which includes the communities of Rotterdam, Duanesburg and Princetown.

"We are endorsing Mary Barrie because of her exerience and her record of independent and responsible activism and community leadership," said William Wurster, PEF's regional coordinator for the greater Capital District. "She has demonstrated a strong ability to think and act constructively on the important issues facing her community and the County Legislature."

Barrie is an environmental program specialist for the state Department of Environmental Conservation and received the endorsement of the League of Conservation Voter for her leadership on environmental and conservation issues. Barrie co-chaired the Rotterdam Conservation Advisory Council, crafting an ordinance for erosion and sediment control to complement the Storm Water Management Program, the first in the county. She also advocated for legislation to protect the Great Flats Aquifer and similar potable water supplies in other watersheds of NYS. Currently, she is developing landmark and historic preservation opportunities in the Town of Rotterdam.

PEF is the state's second-largest state-employee union, representing 59,000 professional, scientific and technical employees.