NY Nurse: August 2018

If you have yet to register to vote:

All applications by mail must be postmarked no later than October 12, 2018 and received by a board of elections no later than October 17, 2018.

In-person registration can be done at your local board of elections or a state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act by October 12, 2018.

Notices of change of adress must be received by a county board of elections by October 17, 2018.

CAPITAL REGION

ASSEMBLY

Angelo Santabarbara

Democrat

Santabarbara is running for re-election for NY State Assembly’s 111th District, a seat he has held since 2013. He was a proud sponsor of the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act,” and remains an advocate for nurses across New York state every day. Santabarbara walked the picket lines during the strike at Nathan Littauer Hospital and stood with the nurses at Ellis Medicine during their contract negotiations.

WESTERN NY REGION

SENATE

Timothy Kennedy

Pat Kane, RN, for Assembly

Pat Kane is running for election in District 61. Pat has devoted herself to many causes with passion and intelligence. As NYSNA treasurer, she has overseen our union finances with transparency and professionalism. An RN for 35 years, Pat has worked at Staten Island University Hospital and supported fellow RNs, recently helping win a new contract with employer Northwell Health. All the while Pat has committed herself to the betterment of the lives of the people of Staten Island.

Marisol Alcantara is running for re-election in the New York State Senate representing District 31. When first elected in 2016, Marisol became the first Dominican woman to serve in the State Senate. As a teenager in New York City, Marisol experienced firsthand the inequalities of a healthcare system that failed to distribute resources fairly to underserved communities. Prior to her election, Marisol was a NYSNA staff labor organizer, distinguishing herself with persistent efforts to expand access to care and for safe staffing.

Who could forget Letitia “Tish” James standing ground with us against the closing of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, a closing that threatened the health and safety of thousands of Brooklyn residents? Her fight for the people of Brooklyn did not end there.

By enacting laws, signing executive orders, and making pronouncements on issues that reach into the lives of New Yorkers, Governor Andrew Cuomo has distinguished himself by his principles and actions.

On the all-important matter of a living wage, he signed legislation, the Minimum Wage Act, that incrementally raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, making New York State a leader on the issue of living wage. To assure gender-neutral marriages, he signed the Marriage Equality Act, an essential measure to ensure equality for New York’s LGBTQ communities.