Endorsements 2017!
- Supreme Court Justice
9TH Judicial District
Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange Counties
CHRISTI ACKER
- Westchester County Court
GEORGE E FUFIDIO JR
- Westchester Family Court
ARLENE GORDON-OLIVER - Westchester County Executive
GEORGE S LATIMER - Westchester County Clerk
TIMOTHY C IDONI *
WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE
- District 1
Peekskill, Buchanan, parts of Yorktown and Cortlandt
NANCY S VANN
- District 2
Mt. Kisco, Bedford, North Salem, Lewisboro, Pound Ridge and part of Somers
KITLEY S COVILL - District 3
North Castle, Pleasantville, & parts of Briarcliff Manor, Harrison, Mt. Pleasant, Ossining & Sleepy Hollow
DAREN B TOLZ
- District 4
New Castle & parts of Yorktown, & Somers
MICHAEL KAPLOWITZ*
- District 5
Scarsdale, parts of White Plains
BENJAMIN BOYKIN II*
- District 6
Rye Brook, Port Chester, & parts of Harrison & Rye Town
NANCY E BARR
- District 7
Rye City, Mamaroneck Town, Larchmont, & parts of Harrison, the Village of Mamaroneck, New Rochelle & Rye Town
CATHERINE F PARKER* - District 8
Elmsford, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown & parts of White Plains, Greenburgh & Mt. Pleasant
ALFREDA WILLIAMS* - District 9
Croton, Town & Village of Ossining, parts of Briarcliff Manor & Cortlandt
CATHERINE BORGIA* - District 10
Tuckahoe & parts of New Rochelle & Eastchester
DAMON R MAHER - District 12
Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington & parts of Greenburgh
MARYJANE SHIMSKY* - District 13
Parts of Mt. Vernon
LYNDON WILLIAMS* - District 15
Bronxville & parts of Yonkers & Eastchester
RUTH WALTER
To be endorsed by WCLA PAC, the candidate must receive an A+ from WCLA – Choice Matters. The complete 2017 Endorsement Policy appears below. Those who are rated pro-choice but not endorsed, and those that are rated anti-choice will also appear in the WCLA PAC 2017 Voting Guide. Look for it in your mailboxes in the third week of October!
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WCLA PAC Voter Endorsement Policy, 2017
WCLA PAC makes its endorsements based on the candidate ratings made by the Board of Directors of WCLA – Choice Matters.
WCLA PAC’s endorsements are determined case by case. To be considered for endorsement, candidates must complete and return the Organization’s questionnaire and participate in an interview if requested. All endorsements are made on a strictly non-partisan basis. The questionnaires, incumbents’ and opponents’ records, leadership, and helpfulness during the legislative session are all reviewed. Consistency between candidates’ actions, interviews and questionnaire responses is important.
Each race is voted separately. Incumbents may be endorsed over pro-choice challengers if they have consistent voting records and have established a reputation for strong leadership and extra effort in advancing access to abortion and contraception. Non-incumbents may be endorsed if they have demonstrated leadership on the issue.
Endorsement is considered only for those who unequivocally support:
- Access to abortion and contraception for all women, unimpeded by laws, restrictions, or regulations
- Strict confidentiality for all reproductive health care;
- Coverage by public and private insurance of abortion and contraception.
Judicial candidates: To be eligible for endorsement, judicial candidates must participate in an interview if requested, and neither seek nor accept the Right to Life Party nomination.