Koch Endorses Latimer in 37th State Senate District Race
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch announced that he has endorsed Democratic Assemblyman George Latimer in the 37th state Senate District race.
Koch cited Latimer’s long record of bipartisan accomplishments for Westchester taxpayers, including significant tax reductions and spending controls while serving as chairman of the County Board of Legislators and as a member of the Assembly. Latimer is taking on Republican Bob Cohen in the matchup that will determine who will succeed longtime senator Suzi Oppenheimer.
“As the former Mayor of New York City, I recognize that in order to serve the people effectively, you must make tough decisions and to do so you need the trust of the people you represent,” Koch said in a statement released on Tuesday. “George Latimer has earned that trust and I believe when he says that he has and will continue to lower taxes for Westchester families, he will do just that.”
Latimer pledged to continue working in a bipartisan fashion to lower taxes.
“Ed Koch is still as tough, honest and outspoken a leader as New York has ever seen,” Latimer said. “His work making government more functional and open to the public by working well with the entire community, rather then just his party, is a model that I have followed my entire career. Just like Mayor Koch identified and solved problems during his administration in a bipartisan fashion, I will continue to address the number one concern on many Westchester residents minds by working hard to relieve the burden placed on Westchester taxpayers.”
Latimer has served in the Assembly since 2004. Prior to that he was a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, including serving two terms as its chairman.
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