Thursday, October 30, 2008

Community Tour

With five days left, we're all working hard to make sure our message is out. I'm going to hold a press conference today to talk about my support for minimum wage increases so that workers here in our area can make a better wage. That's really what it's all about - putting dollars in the pockets of our working families so that they can buy things they need like groceries and clothes for their kids. And that helps our economy more than anything else - people being able to spend money so that our local business have revenue coming in the door. This is the cornerstone of American economic policy.

We've also announced a weekend community tour that will continue through Monday night. On the main page of my website, you'll find the schedule. I hope you'll take the opportunity to come out and talk with me, ask questions, and support our campaign. We'll hit 23 locations in three days. Its my last chance to get to every single town and village in the River District.

I hope to see you somewhere on the campaign trail this weekend.
-Addie

Monday, October 20, 2008

Ecomomy, Debate and More

The economy is on the minds of Northern New Yorkers. Walking door-to-door, talking with folks from all over the district, has brought up many good questions about where our country, state, and localities are headed. This is going to be my focus if I get the opportunity to represent the River District in Albany. Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to address this issue in a candidate forum at the Northside Improvement League in Watertown, hosted by AAUW. John Deans did a fantastic job of moderating the debate, asking the questions that were on the minds of North Country residents. Issues ranged from renewable energy and the need to keep more of the energy created in the North Country local in order to power homes and businesses, reducing taxes, and creating jobs. I thank the other candidates for participating in this forum and look forward to addressing the issues with them again tonight at Snell Hall on the Clarkson University Campus in Potsdam.

See you somewhere along the campaign trail.
-Addie

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Constituents, Colleges, and Candidate Forums

These past weeks, I've been in every corner of the district, meeting lots of folks who are struggling to make ends meet each month. The national financial crisis has certainly made its impact here. That's why I think it is so important to bring more good-paying jobs to the North Country and to take advantage of our great colleges and universities. I've met with the leaders of those institutions and they are anxious to partner with New York State to create opportunities for new businesses to locate here. I am ready to work with them to promote these opportunities.

We opened our Canton office recently and have had a tremendous outpouring of help - volunteers calling to get yard signs or to help in any way. That is very humbling, and my message to them is that I'll work hard every day as their Assemblywoman because they are working hard every day on my campaign. I can't thank them enough.

The St. Lawrence County Democratic Committee held their Annual Dinner on Tuesday night, honoring Labor. I've been blessed to receive the endorsement of many Labor organizations around the District and held a press conference to formally thank them. Those organizations represent many employees around the North Country and hard-working trades laborers who produce high-quality work, on-time and within budget. They know they will have a representative who will listen to their concerns and fight for fairness in Albany.

I will be participating in the first of three candidate forums. This one will be at 7PM Tonight (Thursday, October 16th) at the Northside Improvement League. I hope that many of you will come out to support me and to listen to my ideas and how I want to lead this district as Assemblywoman. Next week there is another on October 22nd at Clarkson University and then in Massena on the 23rd.

See you tonight or somewhere along the campaign trail.
-Addie