To the Editor:
Recently, I read that State Assemblywomen Claudia Tenney brought charges against one of her primary challengers George Phillips in the race to replace Richard Hanna. Assemblywomen Tenney in meetings I have attended touts herself off as a voice for the people. But after reading what she did to George Phillips, she clearly isn’t the voice for senior citizens.
These recent events show she would rather silence senior citizens than be a voice for them. According to the paper, congressional candidate George Phillips was out getting his petitions signed and encountered two separate senior citizens who wanted to support him but were unable to sign his petition because they were physically unable, and both of them needed to have their powers of attorney sign for them.
After Mr. Phillips submitted his petitions to be on the Republican ballot for the June 28 primary, Assemblywoman Tenney, rather than working for her constituents in Albany or campaigning for Congress, spent her time dragging Mr. Phillips into court to try and play games to throw him off the ballot.
We need a leader, not a lawyer. This is not the kind of person that I would like to have representing me; I want a representative who will be the voice for all people.
Scott Stannard, Cortland