Paul Tonko, the former assemblyman who is now the front-runner to become the new congressman in New York's 21st congressional district, announced today that he has endorsed Don Barber.
State Senate candidate Don Barber (D-Caroline) accepted congressional candidate Paul Tonko's (D-Amsterdam) endorsement today. Tonko, the popular former Assemblyman and favorite to win the 21st Congressional seat, praised Barber for his stands on quality, affordable universal health care and energy policy.
"Don Barber has stood up to the powerful insurance lobby and made a strong argument that we need a publicly-funded, privately delivered universal health care plan. I have backed a similar proposal for many years because it is fiscally responsible and will deliver quality health care to every single New Yorker. Don Barber's vision of a new alternative energy economy and energy independence for New York is the sort of change we need in energy policy. I've worked with Don for a long time, and I know how committed he is to improving the lives of working people. That's why he has my full support."
Barber thanked Tonko for his backing. "Paul Tonko has tremendous support in the district for a reason. He is a leader with a long-range vision to build a better quality of life for all New Yorkers. He believes, as I do, that health care is a right, not a commodity that should be for sale. And we are on the same page as far as energy policy. By building a new alternative energy economy, we can build a sustainable local economy that will resist the kinds of global economic shocks we're experiencing right now."
This was a great gesture from Tonko, whose congressional district does overlap with Barber's state senate district.
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