KIRK SWANSON ENDORSED BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN-NYC PAC

In the 73rd Assembly district’s most significant endorsement to date, the New York City chapter of The National Organization for Women (NOW) announced their support today for Democrat Kirk Swanson.

“Kirk Swanson has spent years fighting for the issues that matter to women. As a State Assemblymember, Kirk will be one of the most vocal activists for equal rights. There is much work to be done in the years ahead, and we could have no better ally than Kirk Swanson working with us in Albany,” said NOW-NYC President Matthea Marquart.

“As the East Side’s next State Assemblymember, I will fight for women’s rights on two fronts. The first will be to aggressively push for new legislation. I will work tirelessly with NOW-NYC in this effort. The second front is to ensure better enforcement of current laws. Many of the laws on the books in New York State protect women in principal, but without sufficient funding for enforcement, these laws do not accomplish their stated goals. I look forward to working with NOW-NYC to move New York State in the right direction,” said Swanson.

Kirk Swanson has built a widespread coalition of support for his State Assembly campaign. In addition to the National Organization for Women-NYC, Kirk has been endorsed by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, former Mayor David Dinkins, and several of the most prominent members of the New York State Assembly and New York City Council. Kirk Swanson has also been unanimously endorsed by the New York State AFL-CIO, unanimously supported by the New York City Central Labor Council and designated by the Working Families Party – making him the only Democratic candidate who also has a third party line for November. Swanson also has the support of over four dozen major public and private sector labor unions.

Kirk Swanson’s campaign is focused on the need for reform in New York State’s government. Swanson is the only candidate who has made specific proposals addressing this need. His Ten Year Plan For Reforming New York State’s Government is the foundation of Swanson’s substantive, issues-based campaign for the Upper East Side’s Assembly seat.