Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 89

I am proud that the New York Times called me "the kind of outsider Albany needs," and Mayor Ed Koch made me one of the first "Heroes of Reform." I have also received the coveted "Circle of Friends" award from the New York Farm Bureau.

My candidacy has been endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters of New York, the Public Employees Federation AFL-CIO, Veterans For NY PAC, the Sierra Club, the National Federation of Independent Business, New Yorkers for Growth PAC, the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, the Police Conference of New York, the Westchester County Department of Public Safety PBA, the NYS Association of PBAs, the Fraternal Order of Police of Westchester County, the Fraternal Order of Police of New York, the Westchester County Police Retired Officers Association, the Police Retirees of White Plains, the Port Authority Police PBA, the Detective Investigator's Association, the Detective's Endowment Association, the Police Chiefs Benevolent Association, the Bridge & Tunnel Benevolent Association, Iraq Veterans for Congress PAC, the Westchester Hispanic Law Enforcement Association, the Westchester Correction Officers Benevolent Association, and the New York State Troopers PBA.

I am proud to have been endorsed by the Building and Construction Trades Council of Westchester and Putnam Counties NY-AFLCIO, which represents the interests of over 35,000 Union construction workers working and living in Westchester. This endorsement includes Asbestos Workers Local 91, Boilermakers Local 5, Bricklayers & Allied Crafts Local 5, Bridge Painters Local 806, the Empire State Regional Council of Carpenters, the Untied Cement Masons' Union, Dockbuilders Local 1456, Electricians Local 3 and Local 363, Elevator Constructors Local 1, Glaziers Local 1281, the Ironworkers District Council, Ironworkers Local 40, Local 417 and Local 580, Building Laborers Local 235, Road Laborers Local 60, Lathers Local 46, Metal Polishers Local 8A-28A, Millwrights Local 740, Operating Engineers Local 15, Local 30 and Local 137, Painters District Council No. 9, Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons' Local 530, Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 21, Resilient Floor Coverers Local 2287, Riggers Local 197, Road Sprinkler Fitters Local 669, Roofers & Waterproofers Local 8, Sheet Metal Workers Local 38 and Local 137, Teamsters Local 456, Local 813 and Local 814, and Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Local 7.

I am also endorsed by the Affiliated Police Associations of Westchester County, which consists of 53 Police Benevolent Associations in Westchester County, and represents all of the Police Benevolent Associations in the 89th Assembly District, including the Bedford PBA, the Harrison PBA, the Lewisboro Town PBA, the Mount Kisco PBA, the New Castle PBA, the North Castle PBA, the Pound Ridge PBA, the White Plains PBA, the Metropolitan Transit Authority PBA, NYS Park Police PBA, the NYS University Police PBA, the Westchester County SOA and the Westchester County DA Investigators PBA.

I also received the endorsement of the NYS Association of PBAs (the largest Police Conference in the State) which includes the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the New York Police & Fire Retirees Association, the NYC Captains Endowment Association, the NYC Deputy Sheriffs, the NYC District Attorneys Office PBA, the NYC Housing Police Retirees, the NYC Lieutenants Benevolent Association, the NYC Retired Transit Police Officers' Association, the NYC Sergeants Benevolent Association, and the NYC Patrolman's Benevolent Association.

I am also honored to be endorsed by the the Grand Council of United Emerald Societies, which includes the Department of Education Emerald Society, the Department of Sanitation Emerald Society, the FDNY Emerald Society, the NYC Correction Department Emerald Society, the NYC Housing Authority Emerald Society, the NYC Parks & Recreation Emerald Society, the NYC Transit Authority Emerald Society, the New York State Courts Emerald Society, the New York State Corrections Emerald Society, the Telephone & Communications Emerald Society, the Transit Police Emerald Society, the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Emerald Society, as well as the Westchester Firefighters Emerald Society and the Westchester Police Emerald Society.