Valletta is the Right Choice to Putnam County in the Assembly
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Over the past year, I have come to know Kathleen Valletta well and I have been impressed by her knowledge as a lawyer and her deep dedication to her clients’ well-being.
As Putnam’s candidate for the 94th Assembly District, Valletta’s goal is to serve the people of her district, to write sound laws and to stand up for the Democratic principles she believes in so deeply. Based on these ideals, she has earned my vote and support.
For over 37 years, Kathleen has served the people of Putnam and neighboring counties with both passion and compassion, excellent legal skills and practical, powerful negotiation abilities. As a local lawyer, she has helped people get through the most difficult times of their lives: divorce, custody battles, estate conflicts and threats to their home and to their small businesses.
Valletta has a profound understanding of why it is essential that a woman has the right and the need to determine when she will – and will not – have children. She has seen what can go wrong when a woman is forced into parenthood at the wrong time or with the wrong partner. Or, even worse, when she is a victim of rape. Her opponent not only lacks this understanding, but has been speaking against women’s rights and spreading absurd, inaccurate disinformation about our current laws.
Valletta’s experience as a lawyer also guides her position on bail reform. She agrees the initial bail reforms went too far, not allowing enough room for judges’ discretion. She points out, however, that according to the Constitution a person is innocent until proven guilty so sending a person to jail before a trial is unconstitutional.
Before recent reforms, affluent people who were arrested were free to carry out their normal lives until the trial, but poor people who couldn’t afford bail were imprisoned, even for minor crimes. When people criticize bail reform, she explains that there have been three amendments to that law giving judges more options for setting bail while still respecting the Constitution’s protections. Her opponent seems to be unaware of these amendments and continues to spread misinformation in order to frighten people into voting for him.
Please join me in voting for Kathleen Valletta for the 94th Assembly District. She will serve the people of her district as she has served her clients – with concern for their well-being and knowledge of the law.
Marsha Waldman
Mahopac
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