Catherine Lederer-Plaskett responds in The Journal News: Gina Arena, who is running for the fourth time, is definitely NOT pro-choice. She has shared her staunch anti-choice views in her answers on the Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion — Choice Matters questionnaire and in her follow-up interview in 2019. Choice Matters sends its questionnaire to each … Read more
New York’s 2024 Primary Day is now in the rearview mirror. The big news of the night: ProChoice Voter-endorsed George Latimer won the Democratic Primary, defeating the incumbent, in CD 16 which encompasses part of the north Bronx and the 12 cities, towns and villages in southern Westchester. Although there is a Republican anti-choice opponent running in … Read more
NYS Assembly District 92 (Mount Pleasant, northern Yonkers, most of Greenburgh) Two candidates – Tom Abinanti and MaryJane Shimsky – are running for election to the Assembly. Abinanti is seeking to reclaim his seat, lost to Shimsky two years ago. Both candidates are rated 100% Pro-Choice by Choice Matters. Tom Abinanti has played a unique … Read more
The New York Equal Rights Amendment will be on the ballot this November! After passing in the NYS legislature in 2022 and 2023, it will go to NY voters on November 5, 2024. This comes at a critical time in US history when state legislatures across the country are passing draconian abortion bans and attacking … Read more
CLICK HERE TO READ THE PROCHOICE VOTING GUIDE! Explanation/Opinion/Policy WCLA – Choice Matters requires ALL candidates to submit a completed questionnaire in each election cycle in which a candidate is running. As explained in the Endorsement Policy at wclapac.org and prochoicevoter.org, WCLA PAC and ProChoice Voter use WCLA – Choice Matters’ ratings of the … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW: LEE ZELDIN IS A RADICAL ANTI-CHOICE EXTREMIST. Zeldin is endorsed by Susan B Anthony Pro-Life [sic] America because of his perfect ANTI-CHOICE voting record in Congress. Below is his secret questionnaire for Life News which includes that if elected governor, Zeldin will support: >Defunding Planned Parenthood. >Requiring “Informed Consent for a … Read more
On June 28th, the following candidates won their primaries. Governor of New York State: Kathy Hochul (D) Lt. Governor of New York: Antonio Delgado (D) Assembly District 95 Dana Levenberg (D) Assembly District 92 MaryJane Shimsky (D)
We should all be able to agree that an elected official or candidate can “evolve”. They can decide that a position they held at an earlier time is no longer what they believe today. We can, in some instances, even applaud that transformation. But we should also be able to agree that an elected official or candidate cannot … Read more
WCLA PAC Endorses Kathy Hochul for NYS Governor! “WCLA PAC is proud to endorse Kathy Hochul for Governor of New York State. At a time when the US Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade and states across the country are banning abortion, New York needs a champion – and that’s Kathy Hochul. She is proving herself … Read more