New York Empire State Pride Agenda 2010 Endorsements and Voters Guide In addition to the New York State candidates below, I urge you to please also vote for U.S. Senators Kristen Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer on Tuesday.
>From The Empire State Pride Agenda: The Empire State Pride Agenda is the statewide, bi-partisan civil rights and political advocacy organization dedicated to winning equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) New Yorkers and our families. We are committed to seizing all opportunities in the political and legislative processes to advance our public policy goals and pursue our public policy agenda. Electing and appointing LGBT supporters at all levels of government, educating political candidates and endorsing and providing campaign assistance to those who support our public policy agenda are important tools we use to achieve our goals. We believe that by supporting candidates for elected office, we can increase the number of allies in government, solidify the commitment of current allies and hold opponents accountable. Endorsement Criteria When deciding whether to endorse in a particular race, the Pride Agenda considers a number of factors including whether the endorsement furthers our public policy agenda, allows for coalition building with strategic allies, results in significant community or capacity building within the LGBT community, contributes to the election of LGBT candidates, and allows for specific public education on an issue of importance or has the potential to influence the outcome of an election. We make our specific endorsement decisions based on responses to the Pride Agenda candidate questionnaire, an examination of a candidate's voting record (for those who have previously held elective office) and the voting record of their opponent, a review of his or her public acts and statements and consultations with other organizations throughout New York State, including local LGBT organizations. Non-incumbents are evaluated based upon the criteria above as well as the viability of their campaign. Endorsements: Statewide Race Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy (D) Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) New York State Senate SD 3 (Brookhaven) Brian Foley (D), Incumbent SD 7 (Nassau County) Craig Johnson (D), Incumbent SD 11 (Queens) Tony Avella (D), Challenger SD 12 (Queens) Michael Gianaris (D), Open SD 16 (Queens) Toby Ann Stavisky (D), Incumbent SD 18 (Brooklyn) Velmanette Montgomery (D), Incumbent SD 21 (Brooklyn) Kevin S. Parker (D), Incumbent SD 22 (Brooklyn) Michael DiSanto (D), Challenger SD 23 (Staten Island) Diane Savino (D), Incumbent SD 26 (Manhattan) Liz Krueger (D), Incumbent SD 29 (Manhattan) Thomas Duane (D), Incumbent SD 30 (Harlem) Bill Perkins (D), Incumbent SD 31 (Upper Manhattan/Bronx) Adriano Espaillat (D), Open SD 33 (Bronx) Gustavo Rivera (D), Challenger SD 34 (Bronx/Westchester) Jeffrey Klein (D), Incumbent SD 35 (Westchester) Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D), Incumbent SD 37 (Westchester) Suzi Oppenheimer (D), Incumbent SD 38 (Orange/Rockland counties) David Carlucci (D), Open SD 40 (N. Westchester/Putnam counties) Michael Kaplowitz (D), Open SD 41 (Columbia/Dutchess counties) DiDi Barrett (D), Challenger SD 42 (Sullivan County) David Sager (D), Challenger SD 43 (Rensselaer/Saratoga counties) Joanne Yepsen (D), Challenger SD 44 (Schenectady) Susan Savage (D), Challenger SD 46 (Albany) Neil Breslin (D), Incumbent SD 49 (Onondaga/Oneida/Madison counties) David Valesky (D), Incumbent SD 50 (Onondaga county/Syracuse) Kathleen Joy (D), Challenger SD 53 (Tompkins/Chemung/Steuben counties) Pamela MacKesey (D), Open SD 55 (Monroe County) Mary Wilmot (D), Challenger SD 56 (Rochester) Robin Wilt (D), Challenger SD 58 (Buffalo) Tim Kennedy (D), Challenger SD 60 (Buffalo) Antoine Thompson (D), Incumbent New York State Assembly AD 1 (Suffolk) Marc Alessi (D), Incumbent AD 2 (Suffolk) Fred Thiele (I), Incumbent AD 3 (Suffolk) Robert Calarco (D), Challenger AD 4 (Suffolk) Steven Englebright (D), Incumbent AD 11 (Suffolk) Robert Sweeney (D), Incumbent AD 13 (Nassau) Charles Lavine (D), Incumbent AD 16 (Nassau) Michelle Schimel (D), Incumbent AD 25 (Queens) Rory Lancman (D), Incumbent AD 26 (Queens) Ed Braunstein (D), Open AD 28 (Queens) Andrew Hevesi (D), Incumbent AD 35 (Queens) Jeffrion Aubry (D), Incumbent AD 36 (Queens) Aravella Simotas (D), Open AD 37 (Queens) Catherine Nolan (D), Incumbent AD 39 (Queens) Francisco Moya (D), Open AD 42 (Brooklyn) Rhoda Jacobs (D), Incumbent AD 52 (Brooklyn) Joan Millman (D), Incumbent AD 60 (Staten Island/Brooklyn) Janele Hyer-Spencer (D), Incumbent AD 61 (Staten Island) Matthew Titone (D), Incumbent AD 65 (Manhattan) Micah Kellner (D), Incumbent AD 66 (Manhattan) Deborah Glick (D), Incumbent AD 67 (Manhattan) Linda Rosenthal (D), Incumbent AD 69 (Manhattan) Daniel O’Donnell (D), Incumbent AD 73 (Manhattan) Jonathan Bing (D), Incumbent AD 75 (Manhattan) Richard Gottfried (D), Incumbent AD 76 (Bronx) Peter M. Rivera (D), Incumbent AD 80 (Bronx) Naomi Rivera (D), Incumbent AD 81 (Bronx) Jeffrey Dinowitz (D), Incumbent AD 82 (Bronx) Michael Benedetto (D), Incumbent AD 92 (Westchester) Thomas Abinanti (D), Open AD 95 (Rockland County) Ellen Jaffee (D), Incumbent AD 98 (Sullivan County) Aileen Gunther (D), Incumbent AD 101 (Ulster/Columbia counties) Kevin Cahill (D), Incumbent AD 102 (Ulster/Dutchess counties) Joel Miller (R), Incumbent AD 104 (Albany) John McEneny (D), Incumbent AD 106 (Albany/Rensselaer) Ronald Canestrari (D), Incumbent AD 108 (Rensselaer/ Albany/Columbia/Greene counties) Tim Gordon (I), Incumbent AD 109 (Saratoga/Albany counties) Bob Reilly (D), Incumbent AD 114 (Plattsburgh/North Country) Janet Duprey (R), Incumbent AD 116 (Utica/Rome) RoAnn Destito (D), Incumbent AD 120 (Syracuse) William Magnarelli (D), Incumbent AD 121 (Onondaga County) Al Stirpe (D), Incumbent AD 122 (North Country) Brian McGrath (D), Open AD 126 (Binghamton) Donna Lupardo (D), Incumbent AD 131 (Rochester) Harry Bronson (D), Open AD 135 (Monroe County) David Koon (D), Incumbent AD 144 (Buffalo) Sam Hoyt (D), Incumbent Download and print a copy here: http://prideagenda.org/CampaignsandElections/2010ElectionCenter/2010Endorsements/tabid/570/Default.aspx -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. 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