White Plains CitizeNetReporter - CSEA ANNOUNCES WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS

Anonymous writes "WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-JOURNAL. From the CSEA. October 7, 2003: Diane Hewitt, Southern Region President of CSEA/AFSCME Local 1000, Gary Conley, President of CSEA Westchester Local 860 and Jack McPhillips, President of CSEA Westchester County Unit 9200, today announced the union’s endorsements for the Westchester County Legislature elections.

The endorsed candidates, listed by legislative district, are as follows:

District 1: George Oros (R)
District 2: No endorsement
District 3: John Nonna (D)
District 4: Mark Fang (R)
District 5: William Ryan (D)
District 6: No endorsement
District 7: No endorsement
District 8: No endorsement
District 9: No endorsement
District 10: No endorsement
District 11: James Maisano (R)
District 12: Tom Abinanti (D)
District 13: No endorsement
District 14: Bernice Spreckman (R)
District 15: Louis Mosiello (R)
District 16: No endorsement
District 17: Jose Alvarado (D)

All 17 legislative district seats face election on November 4 to two-year terms. The endorsed candidates have received CSEA’s endorsement for election after a thorough review process that included interviews with the CSEA Westchester Local 860 Political Action Committee, a body that includes Conley, McPhillips and other officers from both Westchester Local 860 and the Westchester County Unit. The union bases its endorsements on candidates’ support for and willingness to fight for issues that impact working families.

“I’m proud to support these candidates, and they should be proud to have earned our union approval,” Hewitt said. “ They now have the support of the workers who plow our roads on Christmas Day, who keep our schools clean and safe for our kids, who care for our poor and elderly, and who provide the countless other services necessary to keep this county running. These candidates truly support working families.”

“CSEA’s support has made the difference between winning or losing elections in several cases,” Conley said. “ We are 14,000 members strong in Westchester. As public employees, we struggle to provide needed and quality services to all residents. In return, we expect our elected leaders to fight for us as public servants, active community members and taxpayers. James Maisano, Bill Ryan, Jose Alvarado and our other endorsed candidates have proven themselves by fighting on our behalf. It’s unfortunate that too many others have taken our work – and our support – for granted. They failed to earn our endorsement.”

“Candidates all pretend to be our best friend, but when times get tough, they hide behind delays and lip service,” McPhillips said. “My members are tired of excuses on why politicians broke their promises and couldn’t help workers and working families. We know and trust those candidates we’ve endorsed. For those we didn’t and have endorsed in the past, they must regain and earn that trust through action, not excuses.”

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