PRESS RELEASE:

ALBANY - The Working Families Party today announced 27 endorsements in the Capital Region, after an intensive screening and endorsement process.

“We look at the records of all the candidates in each race and endorse the ones who will put working families first when it counts,” said Karen Scharff of the Capital Region WFP “Voters know that when it comes to cleaning up Albany and standing up for the middle-class, candidates endorsed by the Working Families Party are on their side."

Across the state, more than 400 candidates applied for the Working Families Party endorsement. Party members and volunteers conducted hundreds of in-person candidate interviews, asking each candidate their views on issues like fair taxes, green jobs, campaign finance reform and workers rights.

In 2008, the WFP received 159,613 votes on its ballot line, “Row E,” for Barack Obama. The WFP polled over 210,000 votes across the state for its Congressional nominees.

The endorsements are as follows (additional endorsements may be announced in the future):

Office	#	Nomination
Representative	20	Scott Murphy
Representative	21	Paul D. Tonko
Senate	41	Didi Barrett
Senate	43	Joanne Yepsen
Senate	44	Sue Savage
Senate	46	Neil D. Breslin
Assembly	104	John J. McEneny
Assembly	105	Angelo Santabarbara
Assembly	106	Ron Canestrari
Assembly	108	Timothy P. Gordon
Assembly	109	Bob Reilley
Assembly	110	BK Keramati
Town Council	East Greenbush	Philip Malone
Town Council	Stephentown	William Jennings
County Judge	Schenectady Co	Christine Clark
Judge	Town of Scotia	Jason Frament
Mayor Scotia	Town of Scotia	Kris Kastberg
Trustee, Scotia	Town of Scotia	Cathy Gatta
County Judge	Schenectady Co	Vincent Versaci
Judge	City of Schenectady	Mark Blanchfield
Town Council	Rotterdam	Wayne Calder
County Clerk	Schenectady Co	John Woodward
Town Board	Glenville	Ed Rosenberg
Trustee	Town of Scotia	Joe Rizzo
County Judge	Greene Co	Dave Woodin
County Judge	Albany Co	Murray Carr