Thies running for the 33rd

posted by shishi
Tue, 11/13/2007 - 10:18am

From email:

As a believer in the power of government, I have worked to improve it from both the inside and the outside. As senior advisor to current Council Member David Yassky for nearly five years, I worked on a wide range of local issues in the 33rd District, as well as many citywide initiatives at City Hall—guiding winning coalitions on affordable housing, education, environment and government reform policy. Today I serve as the Environment Chair of Community Board 1, and as a consultant to some of New York City’s largest non-profit advocacy groups—fighting for better working conditions for blue-collar workers, clean up of the country’s largest terrestrial oil spill in Brooklyn, and against irresponsible development throughout the City.

Categories: 33rd brooklyn Council yassky

Forward Slaps Ford; Draws Line for Yassky

posted by Congress Wire
Thu, 08/10/2006 - 11:15am

The Forward editroializes today on Tennessee State Senator Steve Cohen's Congressional race, and chastises outgoing US Rep. Harold Ford for putting racial politics front and center:

It is important to note that this success [diversity] was not an accident; it is in large part a product of the creation of so-called "minority-majority" congressional districts that would be willing to elect black candidates. But it would be wrong to say that a dedicated public servant like Cohen — with a proven two-decade track record of serving both black and white constituents — is unfit to serve only because of his race.

Question is, can the same be said of Brooklyn's Council Member David Yassky? The Forward certainly thinks so...

You can read the editorial in its entirety, here.