Due to the resignation of 5 elected officials in recent months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for Special Elections on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. In addition to the Primary Elections for the political parties, there will be Special Elections to fill the unexpired terms of the legislators who have left office. All of the endorsed candidates were interviewed by President Logan and his decision to endorse them was ratified by the Advisory Board. All of these candidates have excellent records of public service and have pledged support for positions on the issues that are most important to CSA. We urge you to support:
| 9th Congressional District (Bklyn/Queens) |
David Weprin (D) |
| 23rd Assembly District (Queens) |
Phillip Goldfeder (D) |
| 27th Assembly District (Queens) |
Mike Simanowitz (D) |
| 54th Assembly District (Brooklyn) |
Deidra Towns (Community First) |
| 73rd Assembly District (Manhattan) |
Dan Quart (D) |
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| In addition, CSA supports: |
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| 28th Council District (Queens) |
Ruben Wills (D) |
Last year, we supported Councilman Ruben Wills in a Special Election to fill the term of a deceased councilmember. On September 13th he is running in a Democratic Primary in preparation for an election in November to fill the remainder of the term. During the year that he has been in office, Councilman Wills has supported the CSA agenda and had participated in many events with ELI and the Retiree Chapter. We urge you to support Councilman Ruben Wills in the Primary.
The CSA Endorsement Policy
The union reserves the right to endorse any candidate from any party in any local or state race. CSA supports candidates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to public education, childcare and labor issues. All candidates who wish to be considered for an endorsement must contact CSA’s Governmental Relations Department and submit their requests in writing.
Once a candidate's name has been submitted for consideration, he or she will be given an opportunity to share his or her education and labor-related platforms. CSA will send out a union questionnaire to be filled out and returned by the candidate.
Upon its return, some candidates will be endorsed based solely on the questionnaire. For other candidates, CSA will hold screenings, which could be in the form of an interview conducted by CSA members as part of a candidate screening committee.
The union’s officers review details from those conversations/responses, and combined with research and recommendations from our members, lobbyists and staff, make a recommendation for endorsement.
Recommendations are then presented to the CSA Advisory Committee for approval. If approved, a resolution of endorsement from the Advisory Committee is presented to the Executive Board for approval.
To request an endorsement, or to suggest someone for endorsement, please call or email Herman Meritt, Director of Governmental Relations & Political Affairs, (718) 852-3000 or herman@csa-nyc.org.
For last year's endorsements, please see below.
The candidates listed
HERE, have been endorsed by CSA for the primary and the general election. Each candidate has consistently supported issues that are important to CSA and have proven to be staunch allies of our union and its members. We urge you to support these candidates as well as the candidates you believe will strengthen our schools and communities.
