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PPNCAFPC Voter Guide 2016 8.5X11 PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NASSAU COUNTY ACTION FUND AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NASSAU COUNTY ACTION FUND POLITICAL COMMITTEE 2018 VOTER’S GUIDE UNITED STATES SENATE * About the Voter Guide’s Score District Candidate Score Endorsement The Planned Parenthood of Nassau County N/A Kirsten Gillibrand (DEM,WFP,IND,WEP) 100% ENDORSED Action Fund is the political arm of Planned UNITED STATES CONGRESS * Parenthood of Nassau County and is a not-for-profit 501(C)(4) organization that District Candidate Score Endorsement engages in legislative education and electoral CD2 Liuba Grechen Shirley (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% ENDORSED activity, including voter education campaigns, CD3 Tom Suozzi (DEM,WFP,IND,WEP,REF) 100% ENDORSED grassroots organizing, and legislative advocacy. The Action Fund encourages public CD4 Kathleen Rice (DEM,WEP) 100% ENDORSED and political support for reproductive health NEW YORK STATE SENATE + and rights such as: access to birth control, District Candidate Score Endorsement evidence-based sexual health education, emergency contraception access, and access SD5 Carl Marcellino (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR to safe and legal abortion. James Gaughran (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% ENDORSED SD6 Kemp Hannon (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR The Planned Parenthood of Nassau County Action Fund and the Planned Parenthood of Kevin Thomas (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% ENDORSED Nassau County Action Fund Political SD7 Elaine Phillips (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR Committee endorses 100% pro-women’s Anna Kaplan (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% ENDORSED health candidates for political office. In this scoring system, 100% indicates complete SD8 John Brooks (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% ENDORSED alignment with Planned Parenthood’s public Jeffrey Pravato (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR policy positions. “NR” indicates that a SD9 Todd Kaminsky (DEM,WFP,IND,WEP,REF) 100% ENDORSED candidate did not return a Candidate Questionnaire. Francis X. Becker, Jr. (REP,CON) NR + NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY Additional, reliable information sources may District Candidate Score Endorsement occasionally be used, including documented public statements, information on a AD 9 Christine Pellegrino (DEM,WFP,IND,WEP) 100% ENDORSED candidate’s website, and endorsements from Michael LiPetri (REP,CON,REF) NR other groups who support or oppose Planned AD13 Charles Lavine (DEM,WFP,WEP,REF) 100% ENDORSED Parenthood’s public policy positions, in the rating and/or endorsement process. Andrew Monteleone (REP,CON) NR AD14 David McDonough (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR Candidates are listed by district with Michael Reid (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% ENDORSED incumbents first, with the exception of AD18, AD15 Michael Montesano (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR which has no incumbent. Allen Foley (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% ENDORSED Political Party Key AD16 Anthony D'Urso (DEM,WFP,IND,WEP,REF) 100% ENDORSED DEM = Democrat Byron Divins (REP,CON) NR REP = Republican AD17 John Mikulin (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR CON = Conservative WFP = Working Families Party Kimberly L. Snow (DEM,WEP) 100% WEP = Women’s Equality Party AD18 Taylor Raynor (DEM,WFP,WEP,REF) 100% ENDORSED G = Green Party James Lamarre (REP,CON) NR IND = Independence Party REF = Reform Party AD19 Edward P. Ra (REP,CON,IND,REF) NR William B. Carr (DEM,WFP,WEP) 100% AD20 Missy (Melissa) Miller (REP,CON,IND) NR Juan Vides (DEM) NR Jack Vobis (WEP,REF) NR AD21 Brian Curran (REP,CON,IND) NR Judy Griffin (DEM,WFP,WEP,REF) 100% ENDORSED AD22 Michaelle Solages (DEM,WFP,IND,WEP,REF) 100% ENDORSED Gonald Moncion (REP,CON) NR * | Endorsed by PPNC Action Fund 540 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550 Paid for by the PP Nassau County Action Fund and not authorized 516-750-2666 • www.ppncaf.org by any candidate or candidate’s committee. + | Endorsed by PPNC Action Fund Political Committee Paid for by the PP Nassau County Action Fund Political Committee @Planned Parenthood Nassau County Action and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. @PPNCAction.
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