On June 12, the Working Families Party of New York released a list of 143 legislative candidates who have received the party’s backing. All are Democrats or Republicans who are also running for a major party nomination. The Working Families organization will do the work of petitioning to get these candidates on the Working Families Party primary ballot.
There will probably also be a few candidates in the WFP primary who are not expecting to be nominees of the major parties.
The WFP has never before had this many legislative nominees in New York. New York elects 212 state legislators each election year. The WFP had 138 legislative nominees in 2006, 139 in 2004, 128 in 2002, and 106 in 2000. In 2006, six of the party’s legislative nominees were not also major-party nominees.
I’m assisting Elmira Mayor John Tonello with his bid for the NYS 53rd District State Senate race. He is running on the Democratic line, and would like to run on the Working Families Party line as well. This district covers the counties of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates and half of Tompkins.
Can you help us with the following:
1. Who are the WFP contact people for the counties named above?
2. How many petition signatures are required across the entire 53rd Senatorial District to get on the WFP line?
We appreciate your assistance.
Rosalie Krajci, Treasurer
Tonello for Senate
953 W. Church St.
Elmira, NY 14905
(607) 738-2831