Welcome from the Chair

Welcome from the Chair
JANUARY, 2012

The importance of the elections in November 2012 cannot be overstated. We need to re-elect President Obama, who continues to move up forward in spite of the obstructionist actions and attitudes of the Tea Party/Republicans. In order to achieve an agenda that increases employment. promotes job creation and restores the health of the middle class in this country, we also need to elect or re-elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate who will break the ability of the Republicans to obstruct through filibuster. We will also be electing representatives to the State Assembly and Senate to work with our Governor to keep the state moving forward on all fronts.

We were supremely successful in the November elections. We helped elect a Democratic Mayor, Svante Myrick, in a three-way race. We now have Democratic Supervisors in eight of our nine Towns, and Democratic majorities in seven of them. I am proud to say that Democratic majorities in Tompkins County government have resulted in open, clean and responsive government..

We intend to bring at least the same level of energy and commitment that resulted in those victories to the 2012 campaign. We temper our work with social events, and share in our commitment to Democratic values of inclusion, openness, responsiveness to constituents, respect for tax dollars, and attention to vulnerable segments of our population.

I encourage you to get involved in this important and rewarding work by calling me at (607) 266-7579, or emailing me at iws2iws2@gmail.com.