Harckham on the Right Side of Pressing Issues of the Day
This is a confession: before 2016, I sometimes voted only for the top of the ticket and occasionally even skipped an off-year election. Today, I know better. If you’re like I used to be, please change your ways, as I have. Keep your fingers moving and vote in all the races, including the contest for New York State Senate. Re-elect Pete Harckham.
What I understand now and failed to think about back then is shared values. I’m proud of the accomplishments of the state legislature since Pete was elected. In particular, I’m delighted with his vote to protect a woman’s right to choose. He’s also led the fight to curb the opioid crisis. In fact, he chairs the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. What’s more, he obtained more than $27 million for us – our district – for infrastructure, schools, first responders, parks, libraries and clinics. In Brewster alone, where I live, he secured $200,000 toward the renovation of our historic theater.
If we get a new president in Washington, I’d like the reasonableness Joe Biden will bring with him to be mirrored in our bit of the state through Democratic-elected officials like Pete Harckham. And if there is no change at the top, it will be even more important for sanity to reign here. I prize honesty, hard work and commitment to our community. That’s what we’ll have when he gets back in.
Gail Carson Levine
Brewster
