Attorney General Andrew Cuomo endorsed Brookhaven Town Supervisor Brian X. Foley today. From the campaign release:
Farmingville, NY - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today endorsed Brian X. Foley for State Senate in his race against 36-year incumbent Caesar Trunzo. Cuomo's endorsement comes on the heels of other positive developments in Foley's campaign including endorsements from Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Hillary Clinton and Governor David Paterson.
"I'm supporting Brian X. Foley for Senate because he will be a senator who puts working families' interests over special interests," said Attorney General Cuomo. "In these uncertain times, we need Brian's integrity and common-sense approach to government in Albany. He turned around Brookhaven, and I look forward to working with him to turn around our great State."
Thanks to endorsements like Cuomo's and wide-ranging support from voters, the Foley for Senate campaign is picking up crucial momentum heading into Election Day. Voters are concerned with Caesar Trunzo's record of supporting special interests over the needs of Suffolk families. Trunzo has voted against making insurance companies cover mammograms and cervical cancer screenings, despite Long Island having the highest rate of breast cancer in the country. He has crowned himself the King of Pork Barrel spending, bragging about using his pork barrel slush fund to secure support from voters, even as New York faces record budget deficits and the country confronts an economic crisis.
"We need a fighter who will stand up to special interests' influence," said Foley. "I am running for Senate so we can change the broken system in Albany and make our government work for working families right here in Suffolk County."
Yesterday, Foley also picked up the endorsement of Islip Supervisor, Phil Nolan. This i significant because Foley's power base is in Brookhaven while Trunzo's is very much centered in Islip. Such visible support from the other of the district's twin cities is a very good sign.
UPDATE: Andrew Cuomo is going to headline a "Rally for Change" for Brian Foley on Saturday:
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to Headline Rally for Change with Brian X. Foley
Date: Saturday November 1, 2008
Time:
10:30 am
Location:
95 East Main St.
Patchogue, NY 11772
Who:
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
Supervisor Brian X. Foley
Congressman Tim Bishop
Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will join State Senate Candidate Brian X. Foley, Congressman Tim Bishop, Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington and hundreds of local voters at a Rally for Change on Main St. Patchogue.
On the web: Brian X. Foley for State Senate. |
