19th City Council District Paul A. Vallone (D) My name is Paul Vallone and I am a Democrat proudly running for NYC Council! I have been married for 19 years, have 3 wonderful children and 18 years ago we chose this community to raise our family. I am running for New York City Council to RECLAIM, RESTORE and RESPECT. First we need to RECLAIM our council seat, which has been an embarrassment to our entire district. We need to RESTORE Integrity and Trust — words not associated anymore with politics. There must be a sacred trust between elected officials and the community they represent, and I am proud to continue this bond the Vallone family has provided for over three generations. And I pledge RESPECT for our community. I will fight for our quality of life, which is why we all chose this community to raise our children. And that means we must be safe! Without public safety we have nothing. We must support and restore critical funding to strengthen the size of our police department. This is why I am proud to have earned the respect and endorsements of the Lieutenants, Detectives and Fire Marshall Associations. We must continue to preserve our residential communities and keep our school districts the best in the City. We must also fight to reduce tax dollars and protect our small businesses. How many tax increases, assessments, water and sewer increases, tickets and fines can any business or homeowner endure? I proudly serve with many of you in our youth sports programs; as members of Community Board 7; as founding President of our Bayside-Whitestone Lions Club and as members of our Clinton Democratic Club. I am honored our District Leaders, our local Elected Officials and our Queens Democratic Party stand together and endorse our campaign. This is the unity and strength I bring to our community. Together let's RECLAIM our 19th NYC Council seat! Reprinted as supplied by the candidate. Participating in the Campaign Finance Program. .