{"id":74936,"date":"2016-11-06T22:52:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T03:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74936"},"modified":"2016-11-06T21:04:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T02:04:57","slug":"officials-across-22nd-district-strongly-endorse-kim-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74936","title":{"rendered":"Officials across 22nd District strongly endorse Kim Myers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Endorsements praise Myers’ local leadership, bipartisanship<\/i><\/p>\n

Gaining momentum heading into the election, Congressional candidate Kim Myers picked up the endorsements of another round of elected leaders throughout the 22nd District. The local elected officials pledge their support and encourage their friends and allies to vote for Myers\u00a0on Tuesday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

New endorsements have come from:<\/p>\n

NYS Senator David Valesky (53rd District – Madison, Oneida, Onondaga counties) who says,\u00a0“Kim\u00a0Myers is a fighter who will work hard to help bring jobs to the district, focus on education and farming,\u00a0and\u00a0preserve Social Security\u00a0and Medicare as our next Congresswoman. She is the right person to send to Washington because she’ll\u00a0 show up and work across party lines to represent ALL the hard-working people of the 22nd Congressional district.”<\/p>\n

NYS Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (123rd District – Broome County) who says, “Kim Myers has been a lifelong advocate for our community. From her time as a small business owner to her service on the Vestal School Board and Broome County Legislature, Kim has shown the judgment and commitment to be a very effective Congresswoman. In a time of partisan politics, we need someone like Kim who will reach across the aisle to help all of us. I look forward to having Kim as a partner in Washington.”<\/p>\n

Mayor of Cortland Brian Tobin who says, “These are challenging times, and\u00a0the\u00a0people we need to send to\u00a0Washington are ones who know what it is like at the local level. Kim Myers is going to help our country navigate the challenges we face with intelligence, compassion, and determination.”<\/p>\n

Myers expressed her appreciation for the endorsements and pledged to work every day with these leaders to improve the lives of the families of the 22nd District. “I’m honored and humbled by the support of these dedicated public servants across Upstate.\u00a0 As a local elected official myself, I know how much time and effort they put in to benefit the community, and I’m grateful for their support as we approach Election Day,” said Myers. “When I get to Washington, I’ll work with them every day to invest in our communities and create the conditions to help the economy grow, businesses to create jobs and provide a quality education for our children.”<\/p>\n

Full list of elected leaders who have endorsed Kim Myers for Congress below:<\/p>\n

Broome County:<\/u>
\nMary Kaminsky, Broome County Legislature, District 14
\nMark Whalen, Broome County Legislature, District 15
\nConrad Taylor, Binghamton City Council, District 3
\nDani Cronce, Binghamton City Council, District 4
\nJustin MacGregor, Binghamton City Council, District 7
\nJohn Schaffer, Town of Vestal Supervisor<\/p>\n

Chenango County:<\/u>
\nJames McNeil, Chenango County Board of Supervisors, City of Norwich, Wards 1,2,3<\/p>\n

Cortland County:<\/u>
\nJohn Troy, Cortland County Legislature, District 1
\nMaryAnn Discenza, Cortland County Legislature, District 6
\nMichelle Mastropolo, Cortland City Common Council, Ward 1
\nKathryn Silliman, Cortland City Common Council, Ward 2
\nGary Thomas, Cortland City Common Council, Ward 3
\nWilliam Carpenter, Cortland City Common Council, Ward 5<\/p>\n

Madison County:<\/u>
\nWilliam Magee, NYS Assemblyman (121st District – Madison, Oneida, Otsego counties)
\nWilliam N. Zupan, Town of Cazenovia Supervisor, Madison County Board of Supervisors
\nEve Ann Shwartz, Town of Hamilton Supervisor, Madison County Board of Supervisors
\nJames S. Goldstein, Town of Lebanon Supervisor, Madison County Board of Supervisors
\nRoger D. Bradstreet Sr., Town of Nelson Supervisor, Madison County Board of Supervisors
\nLewis Carinci, Madison County Board of Supervisors, City of Oneida Wards 4,5,6
\nAl Cohen, Oneida Common Council, Ward 1
\nLeo Matzke, City of Oneida Mayor<\/p>\n

Myers was previously endorsed by many Oneida County elected leaders and organizations, as well as New York’s two U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, in addition to EMILY’s List, the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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