The full list is too long to include here, but here are just a few of the progressive leaders we are working to send to Albany in this Tuesday’s Democratic primaries:

• Lori Boozer (55th Assembly District) – Lori is a housing advocate who has spent her entire life fighting to secure economic and housing justice for those in need. She’s a proud representative for NOLSW/UAW local 2320 who has helped rebuild homes, protected legal rights for victims, and worked with struggling families to find jobs. Lori loves her home and her community in Brownsville, and she would be a true public servant who would fight for all of us.
• Rubain Dorancy (20th Senate District) – As a community advocate and former teacher, Rubain has long been committed to the core progressive values of equality and justice. Born and raised in Crown Heights, he has served as Community School Board Vice President and a senior administrator in the NYC Department of Education. We know he will take his values with him to Albany to represent the families of his district.
• Senator Tim Kennedy (63rd Senate District) – Tim is a lifelong resident of western New York who has done a great job representing one of the most diverse districts in in the state while also being a champion for our progressive issues. A former healthcare professional and union member, he has worked in office to bring jobs to western NY, raise the minimum wage, and protect vulnerable populations.
• Pete Sikora (52nd Assembly District) – Pete is a community leader, consumer advocate, and union economist for CWA — and on nearly every major progressive fight in the last twenty years, from preventing the lead poisoning of New York City’s children, to standing up to reckless developers, to working to stop outrageous tuition hikes for CUNY and SUNY, he has worked side-by-side with WFP to fight for our values.
• Dell Smitherman (19th Senate District) – Dell is an unyielding advocate for working families who knows firsthand the importance of economic security. A lifelong Brooklyn resident who grew up in East New York and has spent most of his life in the district he is now running to represent, he is the former Political Coordinator of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and has devoted the last 18 years of his life to representing working and middle class New Yorkers.

These candidates — and others — want to lead the charge next year in Albany to make our progressive vision a reality. But they won’t get there unless we do everything we can to support them in Tuesday’s primaries.

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