Brooklyn, NY – Citizen Action of New York, a grassroots membership organization that fights for key issues like fair education funding, quality and affordable health care for all, Fair Elections campaign finance reform, racial justice, and a more progressive tax system, today announced their endorsement of Andrew Gounardes in his campaign to represent the 22nd State Senate District.
“We’ve seen enough pay-to-play politics in New York. Andrew’s commitment to winning publicly financed Fair Elections for New York shows he understands that voters are tired of having their elected representatives bought by big money campaign contributors,” said Té Revesz, a member of the Board of Citizen Action of New York and chair of the Citizen Action of New York City Chapter. “With Andrew Gounardes in the State Senate, we’ll have a partner who we can trust to put our election system back into the hands of the voters.”
“Our 20,000 members around New York State have been fighting for publicly financed Fair Elections for years, trying to end the cycle of corruption in the Capitol,” said Ivette Alfonso, President of Citizen Action of New York. “We can’t afford to wait any longer for the real reform that will make our government work again. Fair Elections is the way we’ll put the people back in charge, and with Andrew representing us in the State Senate, we know we’ll have a true reform champion on our side.”
“I’m proud to have the endorsement of Citizen Action of New York,” said Andrew Gounardes. “Their efforts get big money out of politics is the first step in changing the way Albany works. Together, we will continue to fight for fairer elections and campaign finance reform. Limiting the influence of corporate money in elections will give the people of New York a stronger voice in their government.”
More information about Citizen Action of New York is available at https://citizenactionny.org.
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