Published in Gay City News on October 27, 2016 Ten months after the Empire State Pride Agenda abruptly announced it was folding up its tent and with a presidential election looming that will also determine control of the State Assembly and Senate in Albany, two new political action committees have stepped into what would otherwise have been a political void …
Todd Kaminsky (D) for Senate District 9
Todd is the Democratic incumbent in this district on the southwest corner of Long Island. By a slim margin, he won the Special Election in April, replacing disgraced Republican majority leader Dean Skelos. Todd has been endorsed by TransPAC. He is a co-sponsor of GENDA and, as an Assembly Member, voted for both GENDA and the Conversion Therapy bill. In …
Terry Gipson (D) for Senate District 41
Terry Gipson is challenging Republican incumbent Republican Senator Sue Serino in this Hudson Valley district. Previously, Terry held the seat before losing his re-election campaign in 2014. As Senator, Terry was a co-sponsor of GENDA and the Conversion Therapy bill, and he had indicated his support for the Child-Parent Security Act. He also voted for the Dream Act and the …
Roxanne Persaud (D) for Senate District 19
State Senator Persaud is the incumbent representing this Brooklyn district who assumed office in late 2015, replacing Senator John Sampson. When she was in the Assembly, she voted for GENDA and the Conversion Therapy bill. She has been endorsed by Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club of NYC.
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) for Senate District 35
Senator Stewart-Cousins is the incumbent representing this Westchester district. She is the Senate Minority Leader and will likely have significant influence during the next legislative session. In 2014, in her candidate questionnaire to the Pride Agenda, she expressed her support for GENDA, the Conversion Therapy bill and the Child-Parent Security Act. She also voted for SONDA, the the Marriage Equality …
Toby Ann Stavisky (D) for Senate District 16
Senator Stavisky is the incumbent representing this Queens district. She has a long record of support for LGBTQI rights. She voted for the Marriage Equality Act in 2011. She is currently a co-sponsor of GENDA, the Child-Parent Security Act and the Conversion Therapy bill. She also voted for the Dream Act and the Safe Act. Senator Stavisky has been endorsed …
Daniel Squadron (D) for Senate District 26
Senator Squadron is the incumbent representing this district that straddles Manhattan and Brooklyn. He is the lead sponsor of GENDA and is a co-sponsor of the Child-Parent Security Act and the Conversion Therapy bill. He also voted for the Marriage Equality Act, the Dream Act and the Safe Act. Senator Squadron has been endorsed by Stonewall Democrats of NYC and …
Jose M. Serrano (D) for Senate District 29
Senator Serano is the incumbent representing this Manhattan district. He is a co-sponsor of GENDA, the Conversion Therapy bill, and the Child-Parent Security Act. He also voted for the the Marriage Equality Act, the Dream Act and the Safe Act. Senator Serano has been endorsed by Stonewall Democrats of NYC, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club of NYC, and the Gay …
Gustavo Rivera (D) for Senate District 33
Senator Rivera is the incumbent representing this Bronx district. He is a co-sponsor of GENDA and the Conversion Therapy bill. He also voted for the the Marriage Equality Act, the Dream Act and the Safe Act. He has been endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats of NYC and Jim Owles Liberal Independent Democrats of NYC.
Bill Perkins (D) for Senate District 30
Senator Perkins is the incumbent representing this northern Manhattan district. He is a co-sponsor of GENDA, the Conversion Therapy bill, and the Child-Parent Security Act. He also voted for the the Marriage Equality Act, the Dream Act and the Safe Act.