Yonkers Insider: Pro Choice Voter: BEFORE you go out to vote - Early Voting Endorsements/Pro-Choice Candidates/Anti-Choice - Federal & State.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ENDORSEMENT <> ProChoice Voter Endorsements Federal Congressional District #16  Westchester County: Eastchester, parts of Greenburgh, Mamaroneck, Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, Pelham, City of Rye, Scarsdale, Yonkers; plus parts of the Bronx. ELIOT ENGEL- ENDORSED! a True Fighter for Reproductive Freedom

Federal Congressional District #17  In Westchester County: Cortlandt, parts of Greenburgh, Harrison, Mt. Kisco Village/Town, Mt. Pleasant, New Castle, North Castle, Ossining, Peekskill, Rye Town, parts of Scarsdale, White Plains, parts of Yorktown; plus Rockland County. THE  SIX (6)  PRO-CHOICE CANDIDATES These 6 candidates has been rated "pro-choice". No candidate has been endorsed. To enable you to make a more informed decision, we are providing information about individual candidates' records. Only one holds elected office, so we have sought out additional information to shed some light. DAVID BUCHWALD, elected to the NYS Assembly in 2012, has a proven track record supporting comprehensive reproductive rights, co-sponsoring a lengthy list of bills, including the Reproductive Health Act, Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act, "Boss Bill" (prohibits employment discrimination based on an individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decisions), and Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act. Buchwald has been endorsed in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 by WCLA PAC, Choice Matters' New York State political action committee. ALLISON FINE, who is an outspoken advocate for comprehensive reproductive freedom, served as Chair on the NARAL ProChoice America Board, during the Kavanaugh hearings, playing an important role in the fight. (NARAL Board Member 2015, Vice Chair 2016-2017, and Chair 2018-2019). MONDAIRE JONES is a Medicare for All advocate who is committed to making comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including abortion, an integral component of all healthcare legislation. He has promised on his website not to support any bill that does not include abortion coverage. ADAM SCHLEIFER explains his commitment to protecting women's reproductive rights and repealing the Hyde Amendment as personal. Members of his extended family are OB-GYN doctors who have provided abortion services over the years here in Westchester and across the country. EVELYN FARKAS, a supporter of Roe v. Wade and opponent of the Hyde Amendment, supports both public and private healthcare options but does not provide any details on her website about committing to ensure that reproductive healthcare is covered - a problem that has grown dramatically under the Trump Administration. ASHA CASTLEBERRY-HERNANDEZ is committed to protecting Roe v. Wade but provides no details.   *Anti-Choice Carlucci is a dangerous opportunist. As a founding member of the IDC*, starting on his first day in office and for the next 7+ years, he aligned himself with the NYS Senate Republican Caucus and successfully blocked crucial legislation that the Senate Democratic Caucus tried to pass, including the Reproductive Health Act and the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act.  For more information, click here: ProChoiceVoter.org, Reject the Candidacy of IDC Co-Founder for Congress – 2020 and Planned Parenthood tells the IDC where to get off! <>

WCLA PAC New York State Democratic Primary ENDORSEMENTS NYS Senate #34 Westchester County: parts of Mt. Vernon, Pelham; plus parts of the Bronx. ALESSANDRA BIAGGI  NYS Senate #38 Westchester County: Ossining; plus Rockland County: Clarkstown, Orangetown, Ramapo. ELIJAH REICHLIN-MELNICK NYS Assembly #91 Westchester County: Mamaroneck, parts of New Rochelle, Rye (City & Town). STEVE OTIS NYS Assembly #92 Westchester County: Greenburgh & Mt Pleasant. TOM ABINANTI NYS Assembly #93 Westchester County: Bedford, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mt. Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, No. Salem, Pound Ridge, parts of White Plains.  THE  FIVE (5)  PRO-CHOICE CANDIDATES These 5 candidates has been rated "pro-choice". No candidate has been endorsed. To enable you to make a more informed decision, we are providing information about individual candidates' records. Only one holds elected office, so we have sought out additional information to shed some light. KRISTEN BROWDE is an attorney, and a former news reporter, anchor,  and award-winning journalist. She presently serves on several boards including the New York State Commission on Women and Girls and Westchester County Women’s Advisory Board. CHRIS BURDICK, an attorney, currently serves as full-time Supervisor of the Town of Bedford, a post to which he was elected in 2013. He has a proven track record on critical issues including the climate crisis, immigration, housing, and clean water infrastructure - and recognizes that access is key to advancing women's reproductive healthcare here in New York. JEREMIAH FREI-PEARSON is a civil rights attorney and founding partner of a public interest class action law firm with a history of pro bono work that includes advocacy at the Mexican border to fight against the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their families. MARK JAFFE, an attorney, serves as the President and CEO of the Greater NY Chamber of Commerce. His campaign website is the only one of these five candidates that makes no mention of women or any aspect of women's healthcare. ALEX ROITHMAYR has served as Community Liaison and Chief of Staff in Assembly District 93 for Assemblyman Buchwald.