Tenants PAC has endorsed Democrat JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, Jr. for New York State Senate in the 15th State Senate District in western Queens (Middle Village, Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach) in the election scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Joe Addabbo is a pro-tenant member of the New York City Council. He is running against nine-term Republican-Conservative incumbent Serphin Maltese, who has a perfect anti-tenant record in the State Senate. In the last election in November 2006, Maltese nearly lost his seat to a political unknown who ran without any support from the Democratic Party and yet came within about 800 votes of defeating Maltese. There are a large number of rent-regulated apartments in the district. Tenants PAC will reach out to tenant voters with phone banking, door knocking and targeted mailings. Tenants PAC has also pledged to raise $9,400 (the maximum allowed under state law for PAC contributions to State Senate candidates for this election cycle) for a contribution to Addabbo for Senate.

Tenants PAC encourages you to donate to and support Joe Addabbo in this crucial race. Make your check payable to Addabbo for Senate and send it to:

Addabbo for Senate
159-55 102nd Street
Howard Beach NY 11414

(Write Tenant Supporter on the memo line of your check.)

PLEASE NOTE: Contributions to political candidates are not deductible from federal income tax (nor are contributions to Tenants PAC).

To volunteer, call Addabbo for Senate at (718) 848-3434.

Tenants PAC also encourages you to donate to and support the following candidates (on the memo line of your check, write Tenant Supporter):

State Senate:

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

35th State Senate District - Westchester County

Send check payable to Friends of Andrea Stewart-Cousins to:

Friends of Andrea Stewart-Cousins
P.O. Box 1107
Yonkers, NY 10702

Craig M. Johnson (D)
7th State Senate District - Nassau County

Send check payable to Friends of Craig Johnson to:

Friends of Craig Johnson
c/o Michael Tobman
195 Adams Street, apt 14J
Brooklyn, NY 11201

As the newest Democratic members of the New York State Senate, the Republicans have targeted Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Craig Johnson for defeat in November 2008. Both Stewart-Cousins and Johnson need to build up their war chests to withstand a Republican attack. Tenants PAC urges you to support them.

Updated 3/08/08