NYSNA endorsements in contested primaries
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
Democrat
Kennedy is running for re-election for NY State Senate District 63, a seat in Buffalo he has held since 2013. He is a strong supporter of the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act”, and the “NY Health Act”, and we are thrilled to endorse him for re-election.
HUDSON VALLEY REGION
SENATE
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Democrat
Stewart-Cousins is running for re-election for the NY State Senate in the 35th District in Westchester County, a seat she has held since 2012. She is a longtime supporter of safe staffing and the New York State Nurses Association, and in May of 2015 lobbied alongside nurses and unions for the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act” and the “NY Health Act.”
SENATE
David Carlucci
Democrat
Carlucci is running for re-election for the NY State Senate in the 38th District in Westchester and Rockland counties, a position he has held since 2011. He proudly cosponsored the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act” and the “NY Health Act” and continues to be a strong advocate for the New York State Nurses Association. Carlucci has stood side-by-side with the nurses at Westchester Medical Center and Nyack Hospital in their contract struggles and advocated for the Haitian nurses who were blatantly discriminated against in an advertisement for a nursing position in a Rockland newspaper.
NEW YORK CITY
Bronx
ASSEMBLY
Karines Reyes
Democrat
Reyes is running for a vacated seat in NY State Assembly District 87 in the Bronx. As an RN at Montefiore’s Weiler Hospital, there is no one better qualified to understand the issues facing NYSNA members and act as an advocate for better quality healthcare than her.
Queens
SENATE
Tony Avella
Democrat
Avella is running for re-election for NY State Senate District 11 in Queens. He is an ardent supporter of the NYSNA and supported the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act” and the “NY Health Act.”
SENATE
Jose Peralta
Democrat
Peralta is running for re-election for the NY State Senate District 13 in Queens. As a huge advocate for Elmhurst Hospital, which is in his Senate district, he supported the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act,” and will continue to fight for nurses’ rights.
ASSEMBLY
Brian Barnwell
Democrat
Barnwell is running for re-election in NY State Assembly District 30 in Queens. As the son and brother of two NYSNA members, he has spoken at NYSNA events where he demonstrated his support for nurses across New York State and cosponsored the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act.”
ASSEMBLY
Aridia Espinal
Democrat
Espinal is running for re-election for NY State Assembly District 39 in Queens. She is a strong supporter of the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act” and the “NY Health Act.”
Manhattan
SENATE
Marisol Alcantara
Democrat
Alcantara is running for re-election in NY State Senate District 31 in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. As a former labor organizer for NYSNA, she is a proud sponsor of the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act” and the “NY Health Act.”
ASSEMBLY
Carmen de la Rosa
Democrat
De La Rosa is running for re-election in Assembly 72nd District in Upper Manhattan and was the second woman to represent the 72nd District. Assemblymember De La Rosa is a sponsor for the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act.” She is an advocate for immigrant rights and criminal justice reform.
Brooklyn
SENATE
Jesse Hamilton
Democrat
Hamilton is running for re-election in NY Senate District 20 in Central Brooklyn. A member of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, he has sponsored the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act”, the “NY Health Act,” and has been a strong supporter of Interfaith Hospital, Maimonides Hospital and Kings County Hospital Center.
ASSEMBLY
Rodneyse Bichotte
Democrat
Bichotte is running for re-election in NY Assembly District 42 in Central Brooklyn. A former 1199SEIU organizer, Bichotte has been a cosponsor of the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act.” A member of the Health Committee, Assemblymember Bichotte has been a strong supporter of nurses and affordable healthcare for New Yorkers.
ASSEMBLY
Diana Richardson
working families party
Richardson is running for re-election in NY Assembly District 43 in Central Brooklyn. A cosponsor of the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act” and a member of the Mental Health Committee, Assemblymember Richardson has been a strong advocate of nurses and affordable healthcare for New Yorkers.
ASSEMBLY
Mathylde Frontus
Democrat
Frontus is running for the open seat in NY State Assembly District 46 in South Brooklyn. She is a proud supporter of unions and the issues facing the nursing community. She will be a strong advocate for safe staffing and single payer healthcare legislation.
Staten Island
SENATE
Diane Savino
Democrat
Savino is running for re-election in NY State Senate District 23 on Staten Island and in South Brooklyn. She has been a fierce believer in increasing the quality of healthcare, including supporting nurses through the “Safe Staffing for Quality Act” and the “NY Health Act.”
ASSEMBLY
Pat Kane
Democrat
NYSNA Treasurer Pat Kane is running in NY State Assembly District 61 on Staten Island. As a union advocate and registered nurse, there is no one more qualified than her to advocate and fight for nurses and patients in Albany.
Ashley Zanatta
Republican
Zanatta is running in NY State Assembly District 62 on Staten Island. As a self-described healthcare advocate, she has demonstrated her fierce support for nurses all across the state.
LONG ISLAND
ASSEMBLY
Earlene Hopper
Democrat
Hopper is running for re-election in NY State Assembly District 18. She is a supporter of safe staffing legislation and a longtime supporter of nurses.