The Westchester Putnam Central Labor Body AFL-CIO endorsed candidates in the 2012 races Thursday, supporting Democrats across the board. The candidates were chosen for their committment to labor, officials in the union orgranization said. “The men and women of the Westchester Putnam Central Labor Body will continue to work with… Read More →
Westchester County Legislature candidate Carmen Gomez Goldberg got endorsements this past weekend from two of her fellow Republicans — Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone and former Gov. George Pataki. Gomez Goldberg is running for the legislature’s 17th District in southwest Yonkers, which is currently held by county Legislator Jose Alvarado, a… Read More →
Assemblyman Mike Spano, D-Yonkers, announced today that he will receive a mayoral endorsement at 12:30 p.m. from the Black Democrats of Westchester and the Hispanic Democrats of Westchester at the steps of Yonkers City Hall. Spano, the Democratic-backed candidate, faces a challenge in the Sept. 13 primary election from Robert… Read More →
Mount Vernon Comptroller Maureen Walker, a Democrat, got an endorsement from the CSEA Southern Region PAC in her mayoral campaign to unseat Mayor Clinton Young, she announced today. “Maureen Walker has proven herself to be a trusted fiscal steward over her nearly 20 years working for the city,” said CSEA… Read More →
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins endorsed Mount Vernon Mayor Clinton Young for a second term on Friday. “I am here with Mayor Young because I believe in him and am proud of what he has already accomplished,” Dinkins said in a statement released by Young’s campaign. Young said… Read More →
Republican Senate hopeful Bob Cohen of Scarsdale knocked Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, D-Mamaorneck, today for her endorsement from the left-leaning Working Families Party. The group’s for-profit arm, Data and Field Services, is under investigation for possible violations of New York City’s elections laws during the 2009 mayoral campaign. The Democratic candidate… Read More →
They come from opposite ends of the state, but they agree on making Sen. Eric Schneiderman attorney general. Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins is backing Schneiderman for attorney general, the Manhattan Democrat’s campaign announced today. Schneiderman, who has been on the defensive after his driver hit a parked… Read More →
Yonkers City Council candidate Virgina Perez announced endorsements today by the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association, the Yonkers Captains, Lieutenants and Sergeants Association and the Yonkers Uniformed Officers Association. Perez is running on the Conservative, Independence and Working Families lines against Democrat Wilson Terrero, who only beat her in the primary… Read More →
Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick announced today that he will receive endorsements from several unions on Thursday at an 11 a.m. on the steps of City Hall. Lesnick will be joined by union leaders and members from: Teamsters Local #456; Yonkers CSEA # 9169; Yonkers SEIU Local #704 –... Read More →
Incumbent Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick got an endorsement from the city’s two firefighter unions today. “Having the joint endorsement of our two Yonkers firefighters unions is a seal of approval from the brave firefighters of our department who put their lives on the line everyday to ensure our… Read More →
