Legislative & Political Issues
AP: GOP ‘super PACs’ overtaking campaigns’ fundraising
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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ABC News: Mitt Romney Says He’ll Take on Union Bosses During Hometown Speech
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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MSNBC: SEIU President Mary Kay Henry on The ED Show (Video)
Friday, November 18th, 2011
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News Release: Lyons Endorsed by Gillibrand, Hinchey and Cahill
Contact: (845) 242-3409
Thursday, November 3, 2011 – NY Leaders Recognize Lyons’ Commitment to Working Families
Lloyd, NY- Gerard Lyons, candidate for Ulster County Legislature in District 10 (Lloyd and Milton) received strong statements of support from US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Maurice Hinchey and Assemblyman Kevin Cahill. Gerard Lyons has been a lifelong champion of middle class New Yorkers. Senator Gillibrand, Representative Hinchey and Assemblyman Cahill share Lyons’ commitment to making government work for the people and not the special interests. These endorsements reaffirm the importance of Gerard Lyon’s agenda for Ulster County’s middle class.
“I am pleased to endorse Gerard Lyons for Ulster Count Legislature in the Tenth District. A recognized leader at SEIU Local 200 United, Gerard always fights to protect working families. I look forward to working with him as a member of the Ulster County Legislature and urge voters to join me in supporting Gerard on November 8th,” said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
“I am pleased to offer my support to Gerard Lyons in his run for Ulster County Legislature. Gerard understands the importance of responsible job creation and government accountability. He is a leader who will clearly be a strong voice for the middle and working class people in our county,” said Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-Hurley).
“I hear from constituents every day about the struggles they are facing in their daily lives—finding work, paying the mortgage. In times like these, we need someone like Gerard in the county legislature who understands the needs of working families,” said Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D-Kingston).
“I am honored to have the support of some of the leading champions for Ulster County’s middle class. As legislator, I will work relentlessly to earn the people’s trust by protecting the services middle class families rely on and opposing giveaways to special interests that burden the taxpayer. I respectfully request your vote for myself and the entire Lloyd Democratic slate,” said Gerard Lyons (D-Lloyd).
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Please Get Out And Vote Today: List of 2011 SEIU Local 200United Endorsed Candidates
Please Get Out And Vote Today for SEIU Local 200United Endorsed Candidates!
ALBANY COUNTY
Noelle Kinsch, Albany County Legislator – District 6
VirginaiMaffia- Tobler, Albany County Legislator – District 3
Jeff Stark, Amsterdam Supervisor
Gary McCarthy, Schenectady Mayor
John Silvestri, NYS Supreme Court
Dan McCoy, Albany County Executive
Timothy Nichols, Albany County Legislature
Bryan Clenahan, Albany County Legislature
ChristoherHiggin, Albany County Legislature
Phil Steck, Albany County Legislature
Richard Jacobsen, Albany County Legislature
William Aylward, Albany County Legislature
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Eugene Keeler, County DA
Peter Stoll, County Treasurer
John Friedman, Alderman – Ward 3 (City of Hudson)
Larissa Thomas, Alderman – First Ward Hudson
Donald A. Moore, Common Council President – Hudson
Nicholas Haddad, Mayor City of Hudson
Carl L. Roby, Town Council – Town of Stockport
Ellen Thurston, Third Ward Supervisor – City of Hudson
Wanda Pertilla, Alderman – Second Ward Hudson
Sarah Hoe Sterling, First Ward Supervisor – Hudson
William Hughes, 4th Ward Supervisor – Hudson
Susan Winchell-Sweeney, Town Council – Town of Copake
Lee Jamison, Stuyvesant Town Supervisor
Dave Donaldson, County Leg – District 6
Margaret Robertson, New Lebanon County Supervisor
Virginia Luppino, County Legislative – District 2
Dave Marston, Alderman – First Ward Hudson
DUTCHESS COUNTY
Joel Tyner (I), District #11
Francena Amparo, District #14
Tim Tuttle, Fishkill Town Council
Micki Strawinski, County Leg – District 20
Joseph Rich City of Poughkeepsie – Ward 2
Ann Shershin, Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board -Ward 6
Jim Doxsey, County Leg. – District 1
Daniel R. Miller, County Leg – District 12
VedShravah, County Leg – District 17
Alison MacAvery (I), County Leg – District 16
Jerry Landisi, County Leg – District 18
Diane Nash, County Leg – District 4
Jonah Triebwasser, Town of Red Hook Town Justice Judge
Richard Perkins, County Leg – District 7
Dan French, County Executive
Matt Hanson, County Legislature-District 22
ERIE COUNTY
Jeremy Zellner, Erie County Legislature
Mark Polancarz, Erie County Executive
Geoffrey Szymanski, Lackawanna Mayor
Mark Manna, Amherst Town Board
Maria Whyte, Erie County Clerk
Sean Ryan, NYS Assembly- 144th
Timothy Whalen, Erie County Legislature
Betty Jean Grant, Erie County Legislature
Lynn Marinelli, Erie County Legislature
Mark Schroeder, Erie County Comptroller
Michael LoCurto, Buffalo Common Council- Delaware District
David Rivera, Buffalo Common Council- Niagara District
David Franczyk, Buffalo Common Council- Fillmore District
Bonnie Russell, Buffalo Common Council- University District
Demone Smith, Buffalo Common Council- Masten District
Francis Pordum, Evans Town Supervisor
Cathy Rybczynski, Hamburg Town Clerk
Donna Stempniak, Lancaster Council Member
Patrick McCusker, Lackawanna Mayor
Richard Slisz, Tonawanda Council Member
Eugene Hart, West Seneca Town Board
MONROE COUNTY
Sandra Doorley, Monroe County District Attorney
Nick Coffee, Monroe County Legislature
Vincent Esposito, Monroe County Legislature
Ted O’Brien, Monroe County Legislature
Carrie Andrews, Monroe County Legislature
Elaine Spaull , Rochester City Council East
Lovely Warren, Rochester City Council North East
Carla Palumbo, Rochester City Council North West
Adam McFadden, Rochester City Council South
ONEIDA COUNTY
Lorrie Arcuri, City of Utica Common Council
David Testa, Utica City Council
Joe Marino, Utica City Council
ONONDAGA COUNTY
Linda Ervin, Onondaga County Legislature
Monica Williams, Onondaga County Legislature
Mark English, Onondaga County Legislature
Chris Ryan, Onondaga County Legislature
Joan Kessel, Onondaga County Legislature
Marty Masterpole, City of Syracuse Auditor
Tom Buckel, NYS Supreme Court
Jim Magnarelli, Town of Salina Board
Mike Giarusso, Town of Salina Board
Helen Hudson, Syracuse Common Councilor At Large
Toby Shelley, Onondaga County Legislature
Lorene Dadey, Onondaga County Legislature
Mark Stanzyk, Onondaga County Legislature
Pat Hogan, Syracuse Common Council
Bob Dougherty, Syracuse Common Council
Khalid Bey, Syracuse Common Council
Kathleen Joy, Syracuse Common Council At Large
Buffy Quinn, Onondaga County Legislature
Nader Maroun, Syracuse Common Council
Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Executive
Carrie Rosamelia, Salina Town Council
ULSTER COUNTY
Joseph Indelicato, Town of Lloyd Councilman
Jeanette Provenzano, Ulster County Legislator – District 7
Robert Parete, Ulster County Legislator – District 19
Janai McDonough, City of Kingston Alderman Ward 5
Shayne Gallo, City of Kingston Mayor
Leonard Distol, Town of Wawarsing Supervisor
Tim Distol, Ulster County Legislator – District 14
Michael Harkavy, Ulster County Legislator – District 1
Mark Halwick, City of Kingston Alderman Ward 9
Roscoe Pecora, County Legislator – District 8
Richard Klotz, Highway Superintendent – Lloyd
Virginia Luppino, County Legislator – District 2
Donald Donaldson, County Legislator – District 6
Tom Cotton, County Legislator – District 20
Michael Guerriero, Town of Llyod Councilman – Lloyd
Click here for a PDF version of the full list of the 2011 SEIU Local 200United Endorsed Candidates.
The Truth About the Economy – Video
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said he could explain the problems with the economy in less than 2 minutes, 15 seconds—and he did it (with illustrations to boot). Take two minutes and watch the video!
Governor Cuomo Signed into law the “Juvenile Justice Workers Protection Act”
On September 23, 2011 Governor Cuomo signed into law A02129/S04940B, the “Juvenile Justice Workers Protection Act.” This new law requires “private not-for-profit facilities licensed by the Office of Children and Family Services provide many of the same of similar services to youth as state run facilities. For this reason, these private facilities should be required to implement the same safety planning programs that is required of state operated facilities. This will result in a safer and more appropriate environment for both the youth and the employees of these private facilities.”
For more information about the law, please visit the NYS Assembly Website – A02129B.
THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT: Focusing On Our Jobs Emergency
The American people are tired of waiting while a small group of right-wing politicians in Congress holds our country hostage in
the name of tax giveaways for millionaires and corporations. Our jobs emergency is too important to be held up by Washington, D.C., gridlock.
To create more jobs right now, President Obama has unveiled the American Jobs Act, a set of ideas supported by both Democrats and Republicans that Congress must pass right away. The American Jobs Act will:
- Put more money in the pockets of working and middle-class Americans.
- Cut taxes for small businesses to help them hire and grow.
- Put more people back to work: teachers laid off due to state budget cuts; veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan; first responders; and construction workers rebuilding our roads, bridges and schools.
- Help the long-term unemployed support their families while they look for work and reform the system to better connect them to real jobs.
- Create new American jobs without adding a dime to the deficit.
Members of Congress must think about their constituents and make a choice: Kill more jobs while helping corporations and the super rich, or play an active and constructive role in steering our country toward a broadly shared economic recovery.
Call 877-851-2521 to tell Congress to VOTE YES on the American Jobs Act to get our country working again.
For a link to the PDF, please visit The American Jobs Act: Focusing On Our Jobs Emergency.
American Jobs Act – White House
September 8, 2011, President Barack Obama introduced the American Jobs Act. For more information about the bill, please visit the American Jobs Act page at the White House website.
“The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working.” —President Barack Obama, September 8, 2011