Assemblyman James D. Conte, Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio, Ed Braunstein, Gregory Johnson and Arthur Garrison All Sign New York U

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For immediate release: Tuesday July 14th, 2010
Contact: Mark Botnick, NY Uprising, 917-287-0495, [email protected]
Adam Riff, NY Uprising, 805-743-3743, [email protected]

Assemblyman James D. Conte, Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio, Ed Braunstein, Gregory Johnson and Arthur Garrison All Sign New York Uprising Pledge

135 Candidates Have Signed New York Uprising's Pledges to Reform Albany

Today New York Uprising announced that Assemblyman James D. Conte (R -10th AD), Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio (R-149th AD), Ed Braunstein (D), candidate for the 26th AD, Gregory Johnson (R), candidate for the 116th AD and Arthur Garrison (R), candidate for the 126th AD have all New York Uprising's pledges to reform Albany. Pledge singers to date include candidates for Governor, New York State Attorney General, New York State Comptroller, New York State Senate, New York State Assembly and Congress. New York Uprising pledges committing to bring reform to Albany. New York Uprising has sent pledges to all candidates for office in New York State. Congressional candidates have been asked to support non-partisan independent redistricting since they are affected by the lines drawn.

In recognizing these committed candidates Mayor Koch said: "I applaud these candidates as true "Heroes of Reform" for signing the three New York Uprising pledges. This year voters are counting on candidates to commit to specific reforms in advance, these candidates have done. I look forward to working with them to see these reforms swiftly implemented should they be elected."

"This year's endless budget process clearly illustrates the need for the Legislature to enact real and substantive reforms in Albany," said Conte. "In addition to enacting tougher budgeting reforms to protect taxpayers, I look forward to working with NY Uprising and reform-minded legislators to ensure fair redistricting and equal representation," said Assemblyman Conte

New York Uprising, founded by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, is a non-partisan coalition dedicated to reforming New York's dysfunctional state government. It is led by Mayor Koch along with a Board of Trustees that includes former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former NYS Governor Mario Cuomo former NYS Comptroller Ned Regan, former US Congressman Herman Badillo, former Ambassador Felix Rohatyn, former Deputy Mayor Alair Townsend, former Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington, former Deputy Mayor Peter J. Solomon and former Deputy Mayor John Zuccotti.

Pledge signers to date are:

New York State Governor
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) (I)
Rick Lazio (R) (C)
Carl Paladino (R)
Steve Levy (R)

New York State Comptroller
Comptroller Thomas P. Dinapoli (D)
Harry J. Wilson (R)

New York State Attorney General
Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan (R)
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice (D)
State Senator Eric Schneiderman (D)
Assemblyman Richard Brodsky (D)
Sean Coffey (D)
Eric Dinallo (D)

New York State Senate
Regina M. Calcaterra (D) Candidate for 1st SD
Ethan Irwin (D) Candidate for 6th SD
Dave Mejias (D) Candidate for 6th SD
Senator Craig M. Johnson (D) 7th SD
State Senator Shirley Huntley (D) 10th SD
Lynn Nunes (D) Candidate for 10th SD
Senator Frank Padavan (R) 11th SD
Tony Avella (D) Candidate for 11th SD
Assemblyman Mike Gianaris (D) Candidate for 12th SD
Senator Jose Peralta (D) 13th SD
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D) 16th SD
Isaac M. Sasson (D) Candidate for 16th SD
Mike DiSanto (D) Candidate for 22nd SD
Senator Diane J. Savino (D) 23rd SD
Senator Daniel Squardon (D) 25th SD
Senator Liz Krueger (D) 26th SD
Senator Tom Duane (D) 29th SD
Assemblyman Adriano Epaillat (D) Candidate for 31st SD
Mark Levine (D) Candidate for 31st SD
Miosotis Munoz (D) Candidate for 31st SD
Carlos Ramos (D) Candidate for 32nd SD
Senator Pedro Espada (D) 33rd SD
Fernando Tirado (D) Candidate for 33rd SD
Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter (D) Candidate for 33rd SD
Gustavo Rivera (D) Candidate for 33rd SD
Frank Vernuccio (R) Candidate for 34th SD
Senator Suzi Oppenheimer (D) 37th SD
Bob Cohen (R) Candidate for 37th SD
Didi Barrett (D) Candidate for 41st SD
David A. Sager (D) Candidate for 42nd SD
Senator Roy J. McDonald (R) 43rd SD
Luke Martland (D) Candidate for 46th SD
Bob Domenici (R) Candidate for 46th SD
Patricia A. Ritchie (R) Candidate for 48th SD
Senator David Valesky (D) 49th SD
Andrew Russo (R) Candidate for 49th SD
Danny J. Liedka (R) Candidate for 49th SD
Assemblyman Tom O'Mara (R) Candidate for 53rd SD
Assemblyman Jack Quinn (R) Candidate for 58th SD
Michael Kuzma (D) Candidate for 58th SD
Patrick M. Gallivan (D) Candidate for 59th SD
Marc A. Coppola (D) Candidate for 60th SD

New York State Assembly
Assembly Republican Leader Brian M. Kolb (R) 19th AD
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I) 2nd AD
Assemblyman Dean Murray (R) 3rd AD
Rob Carlarco (D) Candidate for 3rd AD
Assemblywoman Ginny Fields (D) 5th AD
Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick, (R) 7th AD
Assemblyman Philip Boyle (R) 8th AD
Assemblyman Andrew P. Raia (R) 9th AD
Assemblyman James D. Conte (R) 10th AD
Assemblyman Michael A. Montesano (R) 15th AD
Assemblyman Dave McDonough (R) 19th AD
Jeff Tobak (D) Candidate for 20th AD
Joshua Wanderer (R) Candidate for 20th AD
Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D) 22nd AD
Bob Friedrich (D) Candidate for 24th AD
John Duane (D) Candidate for 26th AD
Vince Tabone (R) Candidate for 26th AD
Steve Behar (R) Candidate for 26th AD
Ed Braunstein (D) Candidate for 26th AD
Joe Fox (D) Candidate for 28th AD
Aleksander Powietryznki (R) Candidate for 28th AD
Assemblyman William Scarborough (D) 29th AD
Jeremiah Frei-Pearson (D) Candidate for 36th AD
John Ciafone (D) Candidate for 36th AD
Aravella Simotas (D) Candidate for 36th AD
Assemblyman Michael G. Miller (D) 38th AD
Donna Marie Caltabiano (R) Candidate for 38th AD
Francisco Moya (D) Candidate for 39th AD
Peter E. Cipriano (R) Candidate for the 49th AD
Lucretia Regina-Potter (R) Candidate for the 49th AD
Doug Biviano (D) Candidate for 52nd AD
Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D) 57th AD
Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer (D) 60th AD
Nicole Malliotakis (R) Candidate for 60th AD
Assemblyman Louis Tobacco (R) 62nd AD
Assemblyman Micah Z. Kellner (D) 65th AD
Robert J. Rodriguez (D) Candidate for 68th AD
Guillermo Linares (D) Cadidate for 72nd AD
Assemblyman Jonathan Bing (D) 73rd AD
Luis Sepulveda (D) Candidate for 76th AD
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D) 88th AD
Assemblyman Robert J Castelli (R) 89th AD
Mark Rodriguez (D) Candidate for 83rd AD
Assemblywoman Sandra R. Galef (D) 90th AD
Assemblyman George Latimer (D) 91st AD
Jim Borkowski (R) Candidate for 99th AD
Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro (R) 103rd AD
Assemblyman George Amedore (D) 105th AD
Gerard Parisi (R) Candidate for 105th AD
Steven F. McLaughlin (R) Candidate for 108th AD
James Whalen (R) Candidate for 109th AD
Assemblyman James Tedisco (R) 110th AD
BK Keramati (D) Candidate for 110th AD
Assemblyman William Magee (D) 111th AD
Gregory Johnson (R) Candidate for 116th AD
Doug Forsythe (R) Candidate for the 118th AD
Phil LaTessa (D) Candidate for 119th AD
Sam Roberts (D) Candidate for 119th AD
Jane Fahey-Suddaby (D) Candidate for 119th AD
Brian McGrath (D) Candidate for 122nd AD
Ken Blankenbush (R) Candidate for 122nd AD
Assemblywoman Donna A. Lupardo (D) 126th AD
Arthur Garrison (R) Candidate for 126th AD
Assemblyman David Koon (D) 135th AD
John D. Certto (R) Candidate for 138th AD
Assemblyman Sam Hoyt (D) 144th AD
Joe Golombek (D) Candidate for 144th AD
Assemblyman James P. Hayes (R) 148th AD
Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio (R) 149th AD

United States Congress
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D) NY-4th
Congressman Ed Towns (D) NY-10th
Michael Allegretti (R) Candidate for NY-13th
Michael Grimm (R) Candidate for NY-13th
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D) NY-14th
Reshma Sujani (D) Candidate for NY-14th
Joyce Johnson (D) Candidate for NY-15th
Yoni Kleinlander (D) Candidate for NY-17th
Paul Wasserman (R) Candidate for NY-18th
George Phillips (R) Candidate for NY-22nd
Richard Hanna (R) Candidate for NY-24th
Michael Giuliano (R) Candidate for NY 28th

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