National and New York State Elected Officials
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USA
Senator
for New York
State
• Charles E. Schumer
(D)
United States Senator Charles E. Schumer is in his
first term representing New York State. He currently
serves as a member on the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs; the Judiciary Committee; the Energy
and Natural Resources Committee, and the Rules Committee,
and as Chairman of the Administrative Oversight and
the Courts Subcommittee and the Economic Policy Subcommittee.
Before his election to the Senate, Chuck represented
the Ninth Congressional District in Brooklyn and Queens
for eighteen years. Before that, he represented the
Forty-fifth Assembly District in Brooklyn for six
years.
For the past two and a half decades, Chuck Schumer
has been a leader on national issues and a tireless
fighter for New York. Serving three terms in the New
York State Assembly, Chuck worked vigorously for his
Brooklyn constituents.
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USA Senator
for New York
State
• Hillary Rodham
Clinton (D)
Hillary Rodham Clinton was elected United States
Senator from New York in 2000. She is the 1st First
Lady elected to the United States Senate and the
1st woman elected statewide in New York.
Senator Clinton has been an advocate for children
and families for more than thirty years. She brings
to the Senate the same commitment and energy that
took her to each of New York State's 62 counties
during her 16-month campaign.
To build a better future for working families, Hillary
Rodham Clinton supported policies to expand the
economy, raise the minimum wage and the earned income
tax credit, increase tax deductions for children,
and make credit more available, including microcredit
loans for women entrepreneurs.
Senator Clinton is dedicated to bringing jobs to
Upstate New York. Through tax credits for small
businesses, investments in telecommunications infrastructure,
creating technology extension programs, skills training,
restructuring utilities and lowering airfares to
increase regional accessibility, she proposes to
make it possible for the economy in upstate and
all regions of New York to flourish and to stem
the outmigration of young New Yorkers and their
families.
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here to visit Senator Clinton's Web site.
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NYS Governor
•David A. Paterson (D)
David Paterson was elected to represent Harlem in the New York State Senate in 1985. In 2002 he was elected minority leader, the first non-white legislative leader in the Senate’s history. He was elected New York’s first African-American lieutenant governor in 2006, and following Governor Eliot Spitzer’s resignation on March 17, 2008, he was sworn in as Governor of New York.
Mr. Paterson, who is legally blind, is also nationally recognized as a leading advocate for the visually and physically impaired. In 2004, he was the first visually impaired person to address a Democratic National Convention. A graduate of Columbia University and Hofstra Law School, Mr. Paterson also currently serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia’s School for International and Public Affairs.
David Paterson lives with his wife, Michelle, and their two children, Ashley and Alex. He is the son of Basil Paterson, the first non-white secretary of state of New York and the first African-American vice-chair of the national Democratic Party.
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NYS Attorney General
• Andrew Cuomo (D)
Andrew Cuomo was elected the 64 th Attorney General of New York State on November 2006. As Attorney General, Cuomo is the highest ranking law enforcement officer for the State, responsible for representing New York and its residents in legal matters. Cuomo has a long record of fighting for justice and championing government reform.
Before becoming Attorney General, in 1996 President Clinton nominated Andrew Cuomo to serve in his Cabinet as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Under his leadership, HUD was transformed from a bureaucratic backwater rife with waste, fraud and abuse to a revitalized engine for economic development and unprecedented housing opportunities. Cuomo brought dramatic reforms to make government efficient and competent while saving taxpayers millions of dollars.
Andrew Cuomo's work earned HUD the prestigious ŠInnovations in American Government Award² from the Ford Foundation and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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NYS Comptroller
• Thomas DiNapoli
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NYS Senatorial District
37
• Vincent L.
Leibell (R)
Vincent
L. Leibell was born in New York City on August
6, 1946. His first run for the State Senate was
in 1994. He was reelected in 1996 and 1998.
His district includes Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester
Counties. Senator Leibell chairs the standing
Committee on Housing, Construction & Community
Development.
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U.S. Congress
New York's
19th District
• John Hall,
(D)
A Message from Congressman John Hall
Dear friends,
I am honored to serve as your Representative in Congress. It's a time of change and Congress must act on a wide range of critical national issues ³ from the war in Iraq to energy independence, health care, education, and making government more accountable.
I am also involved in working on issues crucial to the Hudson Valley . As Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, I am focusing on improving benefits and health care for veteran at the Montrose and Castle Point hospitals.
On the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I am working to enhance Stewart International Airport and to upgrade local roads and water and sewer systems that are essential to "smart growth" and environmental protection.
It is especially important to me, as your new Congressman to hear your ideas and views and to be accessible and responsive. I urge you to contact me through my offices or website and to attend one of the public meetings I hold regularly throughout the district. I look forward to hearing from you.
johnhall.house.gov
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New
York State Democratic Committee Report
State Committeewoman Christine Pozmanter Robbins-99th
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The 2007 New York State Democratic Committee's Spring Business meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9 th at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany.
Governor Eliot Spitzer will be the keynote speaker at the meeting.
The purpose of the State Committee meeting will be to fill vacancies for the positions of Assistant Treasurer, First Vice Chair, At-Large Executive Committee and State Committee members and to adopt the 2008 DNC Delegate Selection Plan.
The
Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee
Christine Pozmanter Robbins/Board Member
On June 6th & 7th the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee is hosting a Women's Campaign School at UFT, 52 Broadway in New York City and on June 26 & 27th at The Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York. The training will be led by Kate Coyne-McCoy, Regional Director for EMILY'S List. The school is open to all pro-choice Democratic women currently running for office, considering a future run, or interested in staffing a campaign. The intensive training experience covers essential skills-building such as:
-Writing a Campaign Plan
-Fundraising and Budgeting
-Managing Volunteers
-Polling
-Field Work and Targeting
-Message Development and Communications
There is a registration fee and that will cover all meals and materials.
For further information please contact Brette McSweeney/Executive Director at 212-725-8825 ext. 237 or go to the website www.eleanorslegacy.com .
In 2006 the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee awarded approximately $92,000 in campaign grants to pro-choice women candidates. The following Westchester County candidates received grants:
Catherine Borgia - Ossining Village Trustee candidate
Judge Sandra Edlitz - Westchester Family Court judicial candidate
Shelly Mayer - County Legislator candidate 93 rd AD
County Legislator Amy Paulin - County Legislator candidate 88 th AD
Andrea Stewart-Cousins - State Senate candidate 35 th district
The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee is building a new generation of Democratic women candidates, informed voters, and political activists in New York State. This mission was inspired by the dynamic legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the most influential Americans of the 20 th century. As the long-time leader of the Women's Division of the New York State Democratic Committee, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated herself to enhancing the role of women in politics and government throughout New York State. On the state, national, and international levels, she forged new roles for women in public life.
The Committee honors Eleanor's legacy by:
- Providing financial support to pro-choice Democratic women campaigning for state and local public office in New York State.
- Increasing women's participation in politics, as both activists and candidates.
- Promoting policies that reflect women's priorities.
- Communicating the Democratic message to women.
- Building a dynamic statewide network of women community leaders, activists, and elected officials.
- Providing political training and leadership development to New York State women.
With each passing year, the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee expands the ranks of New York State 's women political leaders. Across New York State these women are doing just what Eleanor Roosevelt sagely advised: they are lighting a candle rather than cursing the darkness. They are running for office, staffing campaigns, and lighting the way for pro-choice Democratic women.
For more information about the ERLC, please visit
the website at www.eleanorslegacy.com
or call Christine Pozmanter Robbins at (914) 245-5120.
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