Beth Davidson Announces 20 New Clarkstown Endorsements for NY-17 Democratic Congressional Campaign

Beth Davidson, Rockland County legislator and candidate for Congress in New York’s 17th District, has announced more than 50 endorsements from elected officials, Democratic Party leaders, and community advocates in the Town of Clarkstown. These include over 20 new endorsements adding to the list of more than 200 endorsements for Davidson’s campaign, including the unified backing of Rockland County’s Democratic Party leadership and elected officials in a county that makes up 40% of the district.

“I’m energized by the incredible support from local Clarkstown leaders who know what it takes to deliver real results for our community,” said Davidson. “For nearly a decade in office, I’ve fought to make life more affordable and safer for Hudson Valley families, and I’m ready to bring that same record and determination to defeat Rep. Mike Lawler and clean up the chaos in Washington.”

Davidson’s Clarkstown endorsers include Assemblymember Patrick Carroll; Democratic Committee Co-Chairs David Bruen and Greg Sheehan; Democratic Committee Vice Chair Linda Zebrowski; Democratic Committee Treasurers Alissa Ryan and Donna Held; At-Large Delegates to the County Executive Committee Al Osterlitz and Richard Diaz; County Legislator Aney Paul; Village of Upper Nyack Mayor Karen Tarapata; Nyack School Board President Jen Marraccino; Nyack School Board members Matt Watson, Michael Mark and Elaine Philhower; Dorothy Atzl, nonprofit executive director; Angela Bernhardt, environmental activist; Mark Brownstein, advocate for healthcare and gun safety legislation; community advocates Tiffany Anderson, Sheryl LeRoy, Debbie Yu, Danielle Watson, Barbara Silverstone, Jen Patuto, Tessa Pantuso, Matthew Ortiz, Ilyssa Lapp, Caroline SieckePape, Meryl Hirsch, Sheryl Wilensky, Natalie Carroll, Lynn Ellenbogen and Patricia Esgate; Patricia Cose, retired procurement manager and community advocate; Gina De Felice, community advocate & Clarkstown Town Council Ward 4 candidate; Jeffrey Friedberg, small business owner; Nelcy Garcia De Leon, mother, community advocate and social worker; Terry Goldman, teacher; William Greenhut, emergency physician; Elizabeth Hobson, retired librarian & Central Nyack Civic Association Member; Sondra Holt, retired attorney, former senior ADA, former Rockland County law clerk; Pamela Hudson, retired teacher & environmental advocate; Kate LaRocca, licensed clinical social worker; Howard Lasner, retired healthcare administrator; Janet Leshner, mom of a developmentally disabled daughter & community advocate; Jeffrey McDowell, retired university administrator; Gabrielle Moss, small business owner; Jeremy Patuto, business owner; Cheryl Ross, Chair, Cornerstone Family Health Board of Directors; Bob Stien, small business owner, dad, & grandpa; Kevin Thomsen, founder, Red Trunk Project and Enid Weishaus, small business owner.

Davidson, a longtime Nyack resident and former Nyack School Board Vice President, has built a reputation for bipartisan results on the Rockland County Legislature with a proven track record of defeating Republicans in political campaigns and leading in a divided government. A two-time cancer survivor, she has advocated for affordable health care and reducing the real costs families face. She and her husband, Jeff, moved 20 years ago to Nyack, where they are raising their two children, both of whom attend public school. For more information, visit bethdavidsonforcongress.com