DC 37's Interesting Endorsements
August 22nd, 2012
The city’s largest public employee union, DC 37, has released its slate of endorsements for the Sept. 13 primary. And, boy, are there are some interesting ones.
Perhaps most noteworthy is their endorsements of Assemblyman William Boyland, who is facing an indictment for federal bribery charges for allegedly soliciting $25,000 from an undercover FBI agent to cover legal expenses from his previous indictment.
Boyland is also being investigated for falsifying travel records for reimbursement, and has earned one of the least admirable records in the legislature. Boyland had one of the worst attendance records of any legislator last year. He introduced no bills in 2011, and only sponsored three this year.
DC 37 is also endorsing Assembylwoman Naomi Rivera, who has recently come under fire for allegedly giving cushy government jobs to her ex-lovers.
“The DC 37 Executive Board endorsed this list of very qualified candidates, following a recommendation by the DC 37 Screening Committee, because of their proven record in support of the issues important to the men and women we represent who work so hard to serve New York,” said DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts in a statement accompanying the endorsements.
A spokesman for DC 37 said they would respond to my inquiries about Boyland’s qualifications “as soon as possible.”
Here is the full list of primary endorsements:
DC 37 Primary Day 2012 Endorsements
Thursday, September 13
ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS
Bronx
77th A.D. Vanessa Gibson
78th A.D. Jose Rivera
80th A.D. Naomi Rivera
86th A.D. Nelson Castro
87th A.D. Luis Sepulveda
Brooklyn
42nd A.D. Rhoda Jacobs
55th A.D. William Boyland, Jr.
57th A.D. Olanike Alabi
58th A.D. N. Nick Perry
60th A.D. Inez Barron
Queens
25th A.D. Jerry Iannece
38th A.D. Michael Miller
40th A.D. Ron Kim
SENATE DISTRICTS
Manhattan
31st S.D. Guillermo Linares
Queens
10th S.D. Shirley Huntley
16th S.D. Toby Ann Stavisky
Brooklyn
18th S.D. Martin Malave Dilan
Bronx
33rd S.D. Gustavo Rivera
By David King on August 22, 2012, 4:44 pmIn category: Albany,Eye on Albany | 2 Comments »
August 28th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Lillian Roberts is a Person-In-Need-Of-Supervision. Her political preferences for this year make me doubt her ability to reason.
April 10th, 2013 at 12:12 am
This is Awesome! Thank you so much.