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VOCAL ACTION FUND ENDORSES QUEENS CANDIDATES WHO WILL CHAMPION CARE AND COMPASSION IN OFFICE
NEW YORK — Today, VOCAL Action Fund announced its endorsement of a slate of Queens-based candidates for the New York City Council. The Queens candidates endorsed for City Council include:
- Tiffany Caban, District 22
- Shekar Krishnan, District 25
- Julie Won, District 26
“These candidates have led the progressive charge in one of the nation’s largest counties, and the VOCAL Action Fund is proud to stand with them,” said Jon McFarlane, a VOCAL Action Fund leader and Queens resident. “Together, we will navigate the NY City Council and pave the way for the social and criminal justice challenges, past and present. From crafting solutions that will benefit the city’s poorest and most marginalized people, to voicing concerns regarding the corruptive influence of the city’s 1%, these elected officials have demonstrated that their endorsement is well deserved.”
BACKGROUND:
VOCAL Action Fund is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York State by building the power of low-income people directly impacted by these issues. The continued harm from criminalization, incarceration, and the legacy of former Governor Cuomo’s austerity have resulted in a historic number of New Yorkers dying from preventable overdoses, record high homelessness, increased rates of Hepatitis C and emerging HIV clusters. VOCAL Action Fund is committed to supporting political leaders who will: bring equity to democracy, produce viable solutions to reverse generational and systemic harms, and create a caring and compassionate New York State that benefits all New Yorkers.
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