David Nachbar is a strong supporter of LGBT rights who has made it clear that he will not stand for any kind of discrimination. In his previous position as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Bausch & Lomb, Nachbar helped the company achieve a perfect score from HRC's Corporate Equality Index by extending equal benefits to the domestic partners of employees.
Nachbar told The Albany Project that he is running because "right now we're at a very important point of time, an important moment of choice, and that is that we can choose between staying down the path that we're on right now - a path which has failed - or we can choose to take a new direction." Nachbar would lead the charge in the Senate in the direction of equality for all New Yorkers. In his Pride Agenda candidate questionnaire, he could not have been any clearer in his support of the LGBT community when he said: "I believe that the civil rights issue of our time is equality for the LGBT community, and I will unequivocally support any measure that will contribute to full equality for LGBT people under the law."
In addition to his commitment to vote for issues like marriage equality, banning discrimination against transgender people and making schools safe for LGBT youth, Nachbar would take the extra step to co-sponsor these bills. In his candidate questionnaire, he also expressed a strong desire to do whatever it takes to advance equality for the LGBT community, including holding press conferences, hosting and attending forums, meeting with constituents, and working together with the Pride Agenda.
Nachbar has proven to be a progressive on key social issues. This endorsement shows that he will have a great standing among the LGBT community and will defend their interests and he has also shown that he is pro-choice with endorsements from NY ChoicePAC and NARAL Pro-Choice New York.
