PBA of New York State Announces 2024 Endorsements

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Albany, NY (September 19, 2024) – The PBA of New York State, the union representing 1,100 New York State law enforcement officers, today announced the following endorsements for the 2024 New York State Assembly and State Senate races.

PBA of New York State president, James McCartney, said, “The Police Benevolent Association of New York State and its members are pleased to endorse the following candidates for office based upon their demonstrated and continued commitment to organized labor, public safety, environmental and natural resource protection, and educational excellence based on the free expression of all beliefs in secure and supportive campus communities.”

In the Senate, the PBA of New York State endorses:

·         Senator Kevin Parker (SD 21), Brooklyn

·         Senator Anthony Palumbo (SD 1), Riverhead

·         Senator James Skoufis (SD 42), Cornwall

·         Senator Sean Ryan (SD 61), Buffalo

·         Senator Robert Rolison (SD 39), Poughkeepsie

·         Senator James Tedisco (SD 44), Clifton Park

·         Senator Jeremy Cooney (SD 56), Rochester

·         Senator Pamela Helming (SD 54), Canandaigua

·         Senator Alexis Weik (SD 8), Bohemia

·         Senator Peter Harckham (SD 40), Peekskill

·         Senator Jake Ashby (SD 43), East Greenbush

·         Senator George Borrello (SD 57), Jamestown

·         Senator Dean Murray (SD 2), Patchogue

·         Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (SD 9), Valley Stream

·         Senator Michelle Hinchey (SD 41), Kingston

·         Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (SD 23), Staten Island

·         Senator Jack Martins (SD 7), Mineola

·         Senator Monica Martinez (SD 4), Hauppauge

·         Senator Joseph Griffo (SD 53), Utica

·         April McCants-Baskin for Senate (SD 63), Buffalo

In the Assembly, the PBA of New York State endorses:

·         Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato (AD 23) Queens

·         Assemblymember Harry Bronson (AD 138) Rochester

·         Assemblymember Monica Wallace (AD 143), Cheektowaga

·         Assemblymember Pamela Hunter (AD 128), Syracuse

·         Assemblymember Brian Miller (AD 122), New Hartford

·         Assemblymember Sam Berger (AD 27), Flushing

·         Assemblymember Karen McMahon (AD 146), Williamsville

·         Assemblymember Carrie Woerner ( AD 113), Saratoga Springs

·         Assemblymember Patrick Burke (AD 142), West Seneca

·         Assemblymember Steve Stern (AD 10), Melville

·         Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh (AD 112), Ballston Spa

·         Assemblymember Christopher Tague (AD 102), Catskill

·         Assemblymember John Mikulin (AD 17), East Meadow

·         Assemblymember Brian Manktelow (AD 130), Lyons

·         Assemblymember David DiPietro (AD 147), East Aurora

·         Assemblymember Eric “Ari” Brown (AD 20), Cedarhurst

·         Assemblymember Joseph Angelino (AD 121), Binghamton

·         Assemblymember Michael Durso (AD 9), Massapequa Park

·         Assemblymember Josh Jensen (AD 134), Rochester

·         Assemblymember Donna Lupardo (AD 123), Binghamton

·         Assemblymember Gina Sillitti (AD 16), Port Washington

·         Assemblymember Matt Simpson (AD 114), Queensbury

·         Assemblymember Michelle Solages (AD 22), Valley Stream

·         Assemblymember Matt Slater (AD 94), Yorktown

·         Andrea Bailey for Assembly (AD 133), Geneseo

·         Andrew Molitor for Assembly (AD 150), Fredonia

ABOUT the PBA of New York State: Established in 2011, the Police Benevolent Association of New York State (PBA of New York State), is a law enforcement labor union representing the interests of approximately 1,100 members of the New York State Agency Police Services Unit (APSU).  The PBA of New York State is the exclusive bargaining agent for the New York State University (SUNY) Police, the New York State Environmental Conservation Police, the New York State Park Police, and the New York State Forest Rangers.  Our members police and protect New York State’s public universities and colleges; state parks and historic sites; and they enforce state laws and protect our lands and forests and ensure environmental safety and quality throughout the state.

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