Teamster Local 237 Endorsements November 2008 General Election U.S. President & Vice President: Barack Obama, Joseph Biden U.S. Congress District Candidate Representing 1 Timothy H. Bishop (D/WF) Suffolk 2 Steve J. Israel (D/I/WF) Suffolk 3 Peter T. King (R/I/C) Suffolk 4 Carolyn McCarthy (D/I/WF) Nassau 5 Gary L. Ackerman (D/I/WF) Queens 6 Gregory W. Meeks (D) Queens 7 Joseph Crowley (D/WF) Queens, Bronx 8 Jerrold L. Nadler (D/WF) Manhattan, Brooklyn 9 Anthony D. Weiner (D/WF) Queens, Brooklyn 10 Edolphus Towns (D) Kings 11 Yvette Clark (D/WF) Brooklyn 12 Nydia M. Velazquez (D/WF) Brooklyn, Manhattan 13 Michael McMahon (D/WF) Staten Island/Brooklyn 14 Carolyn B. Maloney (D/WF) New York, Queens 15 Charles B. Rangel (D/WF) New York 16 José E. Serrano (D/WF) Bronx 17 Eliot L. Engel (DL/WF) Bronx, Westchester 18 Nita M. Lowey (D/WF) Westchester 19 John Hall (D/I/WF) Westchester, Duchess, Rockland New York State Senate District Candidate Representing 1 Kenneth P. LaValle (R/C/I) Suffolk 2 John J. Flanagan (R/C/I) Suffolk 3 Caesar Trunzo Sr. (R/C/I) Suffolk 4 Owen H. Johnson (R/C/I) Suffolk 5 Carl L. Marcellino (R/C/I) Nassau, Suffolk 6 Kemp Hannon (R/C/I) Nassau 7 Craig M. Johnson (D/WF) Nassau 8 Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R/C/I) Nassau, Suffolk 9 Dean G. Skelos (R) Nassau 10 Shirley L. Huntley Queens 11 Frank Padavan (R/C/I) Queens, Bellerose, Whitestone 12 George Onorato (D) Queens 13 Hiram Monserrate (D/WFP) Queens 14 Malcolm A. Smith (D/WF Queens 15 Serphin R. Maltese (R/C/I) Queens 16 Toby Ann Stavisky (D/W) Queens 17 Martin Malave Dilan (D) Kings 18 Velmanette Montgomery (D/WF) Kings 19 John L. Sampson (D/WF) Kings Paid for by Teamster DRIVE (Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education) PAC not 1 authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Teamster Local 237 Endorsements November 2008 General Election 20 Eric L. Adams (D/WF) Kings 21 Kevin S. Parker (D/WF) Kings 22 Martin J. Golden (R/C) Kings 23 Diane M. Savino (D/WF) Staten Island, Kings 24 Andrew J. Lanza (R/I) Staten Island 25 Daniel Squadron New York/Kings 26 Liz Krueger (D/WF) New York 27 Carl Kruger (D) Kings 28 José Serrano (D/WF) Bronx 29 Thomas Duane (D/L/WF) New York 30 Bill Perkins (D/WF) New York 31 Eric T. Schneiderman (D/WF) New York/Bronx 32 Ruben Diaz Sr. (D) Bronx 33 Pedro Espada ((D) Bronx 34 Jeffrey D. Klien (D/I/WF) Bronx, Westchester 35 Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D/WF) Westchester 36 Ruth Hassell-Thompson (D/WF) Bronx, Westchester 37 Suzi Oppenheimer (D/WF) Westchester 38 Thomas P. Morahan (R/C/I/WF) Orange, Rockland 39 William J. Larkin Jr. (R/C) Orange, Ulster 40 Vincent L. Leibell III (R/C/I) Putnam, Westchester 41 Stephen M. Saland (R/C) Columbia, Dutchess New York State Assembly District Candidate Representing 1 Marc S. Alessi (D/I/WF) Suffolk 2 Fred Thiele Jr. (R/I/C/WF) Suffolk 3 Patricia A. Eddington (D/I/WF) Suffolk 4 Steven Englebright (D/I/WF) Suffolk 5 Ginny Fields (D/I) Suffolk 6 Philip Ramos (D/I/WF) Suffolk 7 Michael Fitzpatrick (R/C) Suffolk 8 Philip Boyle (R/I/C) Suffolk 9 Andrew Raia (R/C/I) Suffolk 10 James Conte (R/C/I/WF) Nassau, Suffolk 11 Robert Sweeney (D/I/WF) Suffolk 12 Joe Saladino (R/C/I/WF) Nassau 13 Charles D. Lavine (D/I/WF) Nassau 14 Robert Barra ((R/IC/WF) Nassau 15 Rob R. Walker (R/I/C/WF) Nassau 16 Michelle Schimel (D/I/WF) Nassau 17 Thomas McKevitt (R/C/I) Nassau 18 Earline Hill Hooper (D/WF) Nassau 19 David McDonough (R/I/C/WF) Nassau 20 Harvey Weisenberg (D/I/WF) Nassau 21 Thomas Alfano (R/I/C/WF) Nassau 22 Ellen Young (D/I/WF) Queens 23 Audrey Pheffer (D/WF) Queens Paid for by Teamster DRIVE (Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education) PAC not 2 authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Teamster Local 237 Endorsements November 2008 General Election 24 Mark Weprin (D/WF) Queens 25 Rory I. Lancman (D/WF) Queens 26 Ann Margaret Carrozza (D/WF) Queens 27 Nettie Mayersohn (D) Queens 28 Andrew Hevesi (D/WF) Queens 29 William Scarborough (D/WF) Queens 30 Margaret Markey (D) Queens 31 Michelle Titus (D/WF) Queens 32 Vivian Cook (D/WF) Queens 33 Barbara Clark (D/WF) Queens 34 Michael Den Dekker (D) Queens 35 Jeffrion Aubry (D/L) Queens 36 Michael Gianaris (D/WF) Queens 37 Catherine Nolan (D) Queens 38 Anthony Seminerio (D/C/R/I) Queens 39 José Peralta (D/WF) Queens 40 Inez Barron (D/WF) Kings 41 Helene Weinstein (D/WF) Kings 42 Rhoda Jacobs (D) Kings 43 Karim Camara (D/WF) Kings 44 James Brennan (D/L/WF) Kings 45 Steven Cymbrowitz (D/WF) Kings 46 Alec Brook-Krasny (D/WF) Kings 47 William Colton (D/WF) Kings 48 Dov Hikind (D) Kings 49 Peter Abbate Jr. (D/WF) Kings 50 Joseph R. Lentol (D) Kings 51 Felix Ortiz (D/WF) Kings 52 Joan Millman (D/WF) Kings 53 Vito Lopez (D) Kings 54 Darryl Towns (D/WF) Kings 55 William F. Boyland (D/WF) Kings 56 Annette Robinson (D) Kings 57 Hakeem Jeffries (D/WF) Kings 58 N. Nick Perry (D/WF) Kings 59 Alan Maisel (D) Kings 60 Janele Hyer-Spencer (D/I/WF) Kings, Richmond 61 Matthew Titone (D/WF) Richmond 62 Louis Tobacco (R/I/C) Richmond 63 Michael Cusick (D/I/C/WF) Richmond 64 Sheldon Silver (D/L/WF) New York 65 Micah Z. Kellner (D/WF) New York 66 Deborah Glick (D/WF) New York 67 Linda Rosenthal (D/WF) New York 68 Adam Clayton Powell (D) New York 69 Daniel J. O'Donnell (D) New York 70 Keith Wright (D/WF) New York 71 Herman Farrell (D) New York 72 Adriano Espaillat (D/L/WF) New York 73 Jonathan Bing (D/WF New York 74 Brian Kavanagh (D/WF) New York 75 Richard Gottfried (D/WF) New York 76 Peter M. Rivera (D/WF) Bronx Paid for by Teamster DRIVE (Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education) PAC not 3 authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Teamster Local 237 Endorsements November 2008 General Election 77 Aurelia Greene (D/WF) Bronx 78 José Rivera (D) Bronx 79 Michael Benjamin (D/WF) Bronx 80 Naomi Rivera (D) Bronx 81 Jeffrey Dinowitz (D/L/WF) Bronx 82 Michael R. Benedetto (D/WF) Bronx 83 Carl E. Heastie (D/WF) Bronx 84 Carmen Arroyo (D) Bronx 85 Ruben Diaz Jr. (D/WF) Bronx 86 Luis M. Diaz (D) Bronx 87 J. Gary Pretlow (D/I) Westchester 88 Amy Paulin (D/I/WF) Westchester 89 Adam Bradley (D/WF) Westchester 90 Sandra Galef (D/I) Westchester/Putnam 91 George Latimer (D/WF) Westchester 92 Richard Brodsky (D/WF) Westchester 93 Michael Spano (D/C/WF) Westchester 94 Kenneth Zebrowski (D/WF) Rockland 95 Ellen C. Jaffee (D/I/WF) Rockland 96 Nancy Calhoun (R/C) Orange, Rockland Paid for by Teamster DRIVE (Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education) PAC not 4 authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee..